SARKODIE DOMINATES GLOBAL iTUNES CHARTS WITH 'HIGHEST' ALBUM

#1 ON iTUNES GHANA ALBUM CHARTS IN 24 HOURS

 

#2 ON iTUNES NIGERIA ALBUM CHARTS IN 24 HOURS

 

#7 ON iTUNES US HIP-HOP/RAP ALBUM CHARTS IN 24 HOURS

 

#13 ON iTUNES UK HIP-HOP/RAP ALBUM CHARTS IN 24 HOURS

 

'HIGHEST' ALBUM OUT NOW VIA SARKCESS MUSIC & DICE RECORDINGS

 

Stream + Download Here: http://radi.al/SarkodieHighest

 

In less than 24 hours upon its release on Friday, September 8, Highest, the

fifth studio album from Sarkodie, one of Africa's biggest rappers, was dominating iTunes album charts globally, with groundbreaking chart positions across iTunes charts in America, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and Switzerland among others.

 

Upon release, the Highest album shot to the top of the iTunes album charts in Ghana, and landed the #2 spot on the iTunes album charts in Nigeria. The album also reached the top 20 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap album charts in both the UK and US, landing at #13 and #7 respectively. In other parts of the world, the album gained massive strides as well, reaching the top 30 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap album charts in Canada and Switzerland.

 

Packed with 15 brand new songs, 3 interludes and a bonus track, Sarkodie's Highest album had already been setting the pace even before its release, with a landmark UK press tour and support from the biggest global tastemakers including Noisey, BBC 1Xtra, MTV, Hunger Magazine, Capital Xtra, and Radar Radio, to mention a few.

 

The chart-topping album features major homegrown and international collaborations, with the likes of long-time friend and producer Jayso, UK’s very own Big Narstie, Victoria Kimani (Kenya), Moelogo (UK), renowned spoken word artist Suli Breaks (UK), Korede Bello (Nigeria), Praiz (Nigeria), Yung L (Nigeria), Joey B (Ghana), Jesse Jagz (Nigeria), Flavour (Nigeria) and Bobii Lewis (UK).

 

Sarkodie's Highest album is out now via Sarkcess Music and Dice Recordings, purchase it here.

 

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MAMA 2015 REVEALS NOMINEES...DAVIDO LEADS WITH THREE NOMINATIONS

VIMN Africa and MTV Base have revealed the nominations for the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards and guess what, the list has over 16 Nigerian acts dominating 11 of the 13 categories available.The revelation was made at a star-studded reception at Harem, Johannesburg, South Africa and had some of the nominees including Seyi Shay, Black Motion, Bucie, Diamond Platnumz and several media personalities in attendance.

The battle is now set as Davido andWizkid will battle for the Best Male category while Yemi Alade will face Seyi Shay for the Best Female category. Other Nigerian nominees include Flavour, P Square, Olamide, Phyno,Mavins, Nneka, Basket Mouth and OC Ukeje.

Log on to www.mama.mtv.com to see the full nomination list and how to vote for your favourite artiste.

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SARKODIE, MAJID MICHEL, SAMINI, BASKETMOUTH FOR GHANA’S SPECIAL EDITION OF MTV’s BIG FRIDAY SHOW

This week’s episode of Nigeria’s number one weekly program, the Big Friday show storms the city of Accra in Ghana. Following the long line of Ghana’s finest who have graced the award-winning show, Ghanaian artiste, Samini will be this week’s studio guest. The popular act will talk about his career and answer questions from fans who want to know all about their favourite artiste in the Ask/Reply segment on the show.

In this week’s teaser, Basketmouth will battle Samini in the art of Reggae but the Ghanaian star will show him how reggae is really done in Ghana. Don’t miss this hilarious episode of the BFS This week’s episode will also feature BET award winner, Sarkodie who pays a surprise visit to a fan, Nana Sakyi Djan planned by Nana’s friend and lucky Glo subscriber, Sharon Manor. Popular Ghanaian actor and ladies’ man, Majid Michel, will get pranked on the show. Tune in to watch the BFS crew play a fast one on the Ghanaian super star.

Upcoming act, Kesse, will also be given this week’s studio challenge. Don’t miss this week’s episode as he will be given a huge bowl of “garri” to drink. Find out if he completes his task and gets the chance to promote himself on the show. The other segments in this week’s episode include The Big Friday Show Vlog segment with favourite vlogger, Stephanie, as well as The Big Friday Show Countdown. Catch the show on Friday on MTV Base at 8:00pm CAT, in Nigeria on STV at 6pm and 11pm, in Ghana on Viasat1 TV at 5pm, in Benin Republic on ORTB at 9:30pm and on AIT in Nigeria at 9:30pm on Wednesday.

Join the conversation on the BFS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MTV.Base.Big.Friday.Show or on twitter @BigFridayShow using the hashtag #BigFridayShow.

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L.O.S featuring BANKY W & SARKODIE - "BAD GUY P (REMIX)" [OFFICIAL VERSION]

In what could undoubtedly be described as the biggest remix of 2013 thus far, Hip-Hop/R&B super groupL.O.S have called upon Mr. Capable himself, E.M.E boss BANKY W and prolific Ghanaian Hip-Hop starSARKODIE for the massive new remix of their latest hit single “Bad Guy P”.

With the original single and accompanying music video receiving rave reviews and on constant heavy rotation on the likes of Beat FM, Rhythm FM and Soundcity among several of your favourite radio and TV stations across Nigeria last year, L.O.S have taken things up a good few notches in only the first month of 2013, with the release of “Bad Guy P - The Remix”…

The resounding remix not only sees the 4-man group L.O.S in sublime form yet again but also finds Banky W impressing with a braggadocios rap verse of his own and highlights Sarkodie as we have come to expect in all of his quick-fire rap glory, over this enthralling Hip-Hop musical milieu produced by L.O.S’ very own YungKillingWtf.

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D'BANJ, WIZKID, SARKODIE, MI CASA AND CAMP MULLA NOMINATED FOR THE 2012 MTV EMA AWARDS

DBANJ AND WIZKID SLUG IT OUT FOR MTV EMA NOMINATION!

Lagos| Nigeria, 18 September 2012: Let the “2012 MTV EMA” festivities begin! MTV has unveiled the nominees for its annual celebration of the biggest musical artists from all over the globe, with reigning pop princesses Rihanna and Taylor Swift topping the list with six and five nods each, respectively. Justin Bieber and Katy Perry have each scored four EMA nominations, followed by a roll call of buzzworthy acts, including Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey and newcomers Carly Rae Jepsen and fun., earning three nominations each.

Taking place at Frankfurt’s historic Festhalle on Sunday 11 November, the nineteenth annual MTV EMA will broadcast live across Africa on MTV Base (DStv Channel 130) on Sunday 11 November at 22:00 CAT and on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Monday 12 November at 21:00 CAT.

Rihanna and Taylor Swift will both compete for the Best Female and Best Pop titles, and will vie against other well-known trend-setters in the brand new Best Look category, which highlights the most unique and eye-catching personal styles emanating from the music world. Rihanna is also up for Best Song and Best Video for her smash hit “We Found Love" and Biggest Fans, while Swift received nods for Best Live and Best World Stage. Hot off his wins last year for Best Male and Best Pop,Justin Bieber could repeat in those two categories, and he also landed nods for Best World Stageand Biggest Fans, while two-time EMA host Katy Perry will battle for Best Female, Best Pop, Best Video for “Wide Awake” and Biggest Fans. Also, given the resurgence of electronic music, MTV is reintroducing the Best Electronic category to honour the biggest names in that genre.

Africa’s hottest contemporary artists could also be in the frame for an EMA award, as Sarkodie, Camp Mulla, Wizkid, Mi Casa and D'Banj fight it out for a slot in the Worldwide Act category, where they will compete against their peers in India and the Middle East (from Monday 15 October).  The final Worldwide Act nominees from each region (Europe, Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa/India/Middle East) will be announced the week of 30 October and the winner will be named at the show in Frankfurt.

Other notable EMA nominees include Lady Gaga, Carly Rae Jepsen, fun., Lana Del Rey, Nicki Minaj, Jay Z and Kanye West, who are each up for three EMA nominations, while Green Day, Gotye, Pitbull, Rita Ora, Flo Rida, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Jack White and One Direction are up for two awards.

MTV will announce EMA performers and presenters at a later date.

The MTV EMA – MTV’s global celebration of the hottest stars in music – features nominees from across genres, recognizes artists from every corner of the world, from the UK to Hungary to India to Australia and everywhere in between, and brings music fans around the globe together for a unique and incomparable experience. For the second year in a row, MTV is inviting fans everywhere to have a say in which artist deserves the Biggest Fans award. Since 30 August, viewers have been voting for their favourite EMA artists from a pool of 20 acts; their votes have helped narrow down the field to the five official nominees announced today. The more fans engage with the EMA content featured on MTV’s digital platforms in the weeks leading up to the show, the more their participation and points can boost the chances for their favourite artist to win the Biggest Fans prize on 11 November.

Beginning today, Monday 17 September, viewers can vote for EMA categories such as Best New, Best Live and more by visiting www.mtvbase.com online. Voting for EMA categories is open now until 23:59 CAT on Friday 9 November 2012.

Here is the list of nominees for the “2012 MTV EMA”:

BEST SONG

Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Call Me Maybe’

Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – ‘We Found Love’

Gotye – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – 'International Love'

fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’

BEST NEW

Rita Ora

fun.

One Direction

Lana Del Rey

Carly Rae Jepsen

BEST FEMALE

Rihanna

Katy Perry

P!nk

Taylor Swift

Nicki Minaj

BEST MALE

Justin Bieber

Kanye West

Flo Rida

Pitbull

Jay Z

BEST POP

Justin Bieber

No Doubt

Katy Perry

Taylor Swift

Rihanna

BEST LIVE

Taylor Swift

Lady Gaga

Jay Z & Kanye West

Green Day

Muse

BEST HIP HOP

Jay Z & Kanye West

Nas

Rick Ross

Drake

Nicki Minaj

BEST ROCK

Linkin Park

Green Day

Muse

The Killers

Coldplay

BEST ELECTRONIC

David Guetta

Swedish House Mafia

Avicii

Skrillex

Calvin Harris

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Jack White

The Black Keys

Arctic Monkeys

Florence + The Machine

Lana Del Rey

BEST VIDEO

M.I.A. – ‘Bad Girls’

Lady Gaga – ‘Marry The Night’

Katy Perry – 'Wide Awake'

Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – 'We Found Love'

PSY – ‘Gangnam Style’

BEST LOOK

Nicki Minaj

Rihanna

Jack White

Taylor Swift

A$AP Rocky

BIGGEST FANS

Justin Bieber

One Direction

Lady Gaga

Rihanna

Katy Perry

BEST WORLD STAGE

Arcade Fire

Arctic Monkeys

B.o.B

Evanescence

Flo Rida

Jason Derulo

Joe Jonas

Justin Bieber

Kasabian

Ke$ha

LMFAO

Maroon 5

Nelly Furtado

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sean Paul

Snoop Dogg

Snow Patrol

Taylor Swift

BEST PUSH

Nov – Foster The People

Dec – Lana Del Rey

Jan – Mac Miller

Feb – Michael Kiwanuka

March – Gotye

April – Rebecca Ferguson

May – fun.

June – Rita Ora

July – Conor Maynard

August – Of Monsters And Men

September – Carly Rae Jepsen

WORLDWIDE ACT

Sarkodie

Camp Mulla

Wizkid

Mi Casa

D'Banj

The “2012 MTV EMA” will air across MTV’s global network of more than 60 channels reaching nearly 700 million households around the world as well as through syndication. In addition, its convergent programming and content will reach the entire interactive community, via MTV’s more than 200 digital media properties around the world. Bruce Gillmer and Richard Godfrey are Executive Producers for the “2012 MTV EMA.” 

The “2011 MTV EMA”, held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was the event’s most watched telecast ever with more than 39 million viewers tuning in to MTV and VIVA channels around the world.  The 18^thannual show saw a double-digit increase year over year with the coveted P12-34 demographic and enjoyed a +29% increase in unique visitors to the EMA website on show day. The “2011 MTV EMA” also drew an impressive total of 158 million votes worldwide, a huge growth of +236% year on year.

For all MTV EMA news and announcements, check out EMA on Facebook, follow us @mtvema  or download the MTV EMA app for free at the iTunes store.  For MTV EMA press materials, please visitpress.mtvema.com or follow us @VIMN_PR.

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