ALL THOSE FIGHTING ME...THEIR UTTERANCES DON’T MAKE SENSE - CARLOS SAKYI

Carlos Sakyi, the chairman of Ghana music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), a collective society, yesterday told 'Beatwaves' that all those calling for his removal from office are enemies of progress who do not want the development of the Ghanaian music industry.

A section of the stakeholders in the music industry have been on several radio programmes, castigating Carlos Sakyi, K.K Kabobo and others for what they call incompetence, unprofessionalism and lack of transparency being exhibited by (Carlos Sakyi).

Reacting to various defamatory statements made against him, Carlos said he had initially decided not to respond but his silence had rather emboldened them to unleash more fabrications, thus making it necessary for him to react.

He said, “All those fighting me are enemies of progress. They lack a sense of direction. They are fighting a lost battle. I don’t want to listen to them because I’m a focused person. I don’t want to talk about their utterances because they don’t make sense.”

On the accusations of the lack of transparency at GHAMRO, Carlos responded: “The board is very transparent and for the two years that we have operated, we have stayed on course and put money in the pockets of the members. Since we took over we have made progress and stakeholders are happy with our performance.”

Carlos Sakyi, who has worked tirelessly towards the progress of the industry and also improved the royalty collection and distribution system in Ghana, told 'Beatwaves' he had operated with absolute integrity and transparency.

He entreated level-headed stakeholders, some of who are his close colleagues, to restrain the troublemakers within their selfish agenda.

He also warned music owners to beware of the unreliable veteran stakeholders who are creating division by their poisonous sayings, which carried no wight due to their track record of double standards.

It is on record that since Carlos took over as chairman of GHAMRO, there have been consistent unjustified attacks on his image without legitimate basis through the making of false, baseless and irresponsible statements.

Carlos Sakyi and his committed colleagues at GHAMRO are focused on transforming the livelihoods and careers of GHAMRO members and would ensure they earn a good living from the exploitation of their music copyright works.

On the issue of piracy, the chairman of GHAMRO noted that piracy undermined the legitimate market, impoverished music owners and deprived government of tax revenue.

He added that anti-piracy raids would continue unabated throughout the country till the pirates whom he described as “thieves and industry destroyers” were brought to book.

SONNIE BADU TO START WORSHIP TEACHING TOUR

The rainmaker in gospel music, Minister Sonnie Badu is preparing to visit his fans in Houston, Texas with his worship teaching conference
The singer who has proven beyond doubt that he is not just a dynamite when it comes to performing on stage will through tour show his skills as a powerful teacher and preacher of the gospel.

Dubbed the teach me how to worship conference, Minister Sonnie Badu will take the participants through the word of God and minister to souls. The conference which was established five years ago has been relevant to many worship leaders over the years.

According to Sonnie, the decision to organize the conference stems from his realization that the body of Christ needs to know who God is and the power of his might.

“The event is free because I started teaching myself everything when I had no other”, he emphasized. The worship conference is scheduled for March 20th to 23rd 2014 and the venue is the chapel of Restoration, Houston, Texas.

The teach me how to worship conference is free and interested persons should register at www.sonniebadu.com before the event date. The tour will be replicated in other countries at a later time.

Meanwhile, Minister Sonnie Badu and his management wishes to send thank you messages to fans, patrons, sponsors, media partners and all who contributed to the success of his shows; Accra and Kumasi.

“I am grateful for your support, help, patience, prayers and encouragement. God bless you all”, he added.

YVONNE NELSON CLEARS AIR ON SECRET RELATIONSHIP WITH JOHN DUMELO

Her breakup with Nigerian musician, Iyanya, a year ago brewed a lot of media fuss, but Ghana’s sexy actress, Yvonne Nelson, appears to be fantasizing about who her next man will be.

In a new tweet Tuesday touching on her sex life, the multiple award-winning actress suggested she is far from meeting her ‘Adam’ but enjoying her secondary chastity; a year after the break up with boyfriend Iyanya.

“The guy I love...see him only in my dreams... He's only in my head and dreams...will let you know when I meet him one on one,” Yvonne tweeted.

For now, the once Miss Ghana contestant appears to be relishing what she termed “secondary virginity” until she meets the next or perhaps the last man that she would spend the rest of her life with. “But for now, my secondary virginity is still on,” she revealed on twitter with an applause, ostensibly for that feat in her sexual life.

And for those who still may think Yvonne is having a secret relationship with co-actor, John Dumelo, here is her response: “Ok! Now about John Dumelo, I love him like a brother; we go wayyy back! So charley guys relaxxx. Love him tooo much to date him”.

BBA WINNER DILLISH BREAKS UP WITH BOYFRIEND

BBA The Chase winner, Namibia’s Dillish Matthews, may be having a heartbreak after another report of her splitting with Stephen comes up.

Lately, she has been spotted having a romantic dinner with a new guy named Flavour and all pictures of of herself and her beloved Steven on her instagram page has dissappeared.

News of the pair splitting is not new. In 2013, Dillish had to release a photo to prove they were still together when news of their split came up. She shared pictures taken at a friend’s wedding ceremony with him.

There has been no attempt by Dillish to rubbish the recent rumour about thier alleged break-up.

I'M NOT GETTING MARRIED - PAWPAW

Last week the news that Nollywood actor Osita Iheme was getting married to a Ghanaian lady went viral but it has emerged that it is totally false.

Osita, famously known as Pawpaw, has denied the rumoured marriage stating he is already used to such stories since he was the best man at his friend Chinedu Ikedieze (Aki)’s wedding in December 2011.

He has been associated with different ladies since Chinedu got married. Some of the ladies include Ghanaian actress Nana Ama McBrown and London-based model, Brenda Gowon, who was allegedly said to have dumped him in 2008.

Pawpaw, reacting to the married rumour, is quoted to have said: "Na lie! There’s no such thing, they are just rumours." Osita isn't leaving the league of bachelors anytime soon, he is still available.

NO BIG OR SMALL ROLES IN MOVIES – EDDIE NARTEY

Movie director Eddie Nartey says he belongs to the school of thought that believes both minor and major casts work together to make a good movie, and therefore no role is more important than the other.

According to the actor-turned-movie-director, every role is essential in the making of a movie, irrespective of whether it is a major or minor character.

Roles, he said, complement each other, explaining that if Majid Michel plays a lead in a movie without extras to support him, it won’t make sense to viewers.

“There is nothing like big or small roles. Every role in a movie is essential. Even the role of extras in the movie…without them, the movie wouldn’t be what it should. Every character in a movie contributes greatly to the story and the movie as whole. Let me give you an example: If we have Majid Michel playing the major character, what we refer to as the “big role”, and he goes to the market to purchase something. If in that scene we don’t have a lot of extras to depict a market scene, how would the audience accept that scene as a market place when we all know what markets are?

“Take the movie Expendables for instance; a lot of the big actors played as cameo in the movie and those roles were very significant. Indeed there is no small or big role in a movie,” Eddie told News-One on Saturday.

Veteran actor, David Dontoh raised the issue about big and small roles a couple of weeks ago.

“We don’t have small roles and big roles. We actually have small actors and big actors because an actor takes a small role and makes it the biggest, depending upon the story. And so I don’t discriminate in the size of the role I play in a movie, except if it is not challenging enough for me. I will normally like to go in for challenging roles,” he said.

WHY I'M NOT GETTING MOVIE ROLES - ACTRESS HELEN ASANTE

Big things, they say, come in small packages and this couldn’t be a more apt description of petite actress Helen Asante, but, be that as it may, Helen says that her size may be more of a liability than an asset, considering the fact that she keeps getting overlooked for movie roles because of her small stature.

Speaking to Showbiz last weekend, Helen said while film producers and directors all over the world would cast people who had talent, no matter what they looked like, their Ghanaian counterparts insisted on only using people who had a certain look – they all have to be tall, pretty etc.

“They are intimated by my size but I think it really doesn’t matter how you look. With film if you’re a good director and you know what you want from an actor, you can get what you want using make up and costume,” she said.

“There are shorter and uglier people all over the world whose talents are being exploited but that doesn’t happen in this country.”

Helen said she initially didn’t realize her size was a problem when she wasn't getting roles in movies.

According to her, she once heard a producer wanted to cast her in a role but the film director turned her down because he thought she was too “small” to play the role.

“In the beginning I wasn’t getting the whole thing and didn’t understand what was going on but it really hurt me. And way back, I wouldn’t be called for movies and all that not because I wasn't good but because I wasn’t big,” she complained.

But she said, that doesn’t discourage her anymore because she knows her worth and what she is capable of doing. Physically she may be short/small but as any supremely gifted person endeavors to do, she is determined to showcase her God-given talents for the whole world to see.

“I don’t react because I know what I have and I see it as their loss. They are the ones going to lose because a time will come when they’ll need me more than I need them. A time will come that they’ll want me and I won’t be available,” Helen Asante said.

Besides, she believes her small stature would inure to her benefit one day. “The big and tall people would eventually all grow old and I would still be looking pretty and sexy,” she added.

Known for movies such as Somewhere in Africa, Crime to Christ, About To Wed, In The Eyes Of My Husband, to mention but a few, Helen said though she still gets scripts in spite of everything, she doesn’t accept most of the ones that come her way because some of the stories are not challenging enough and also because of poor pay.

Helen, who’s been in the movie industry for almost a decade was born into a family of six and hails from Kyebi in the Easter Region.

She started her education at Snaps Nursery School at Asylum Down, then to Sunset Preparatory School and the Adonai Institution of Radio and TV presentation, where she undertook a six-month course in 2005.

She subsequently enrolled at the Zenith College, where she graduated with a certificate in tourism and hospitality management. Apart from acting, she develops story ideas and writes for producers.

In her final words to her fans, she said she’s got a lot lined up for this year so they should be on the lookout for her.

“Tell my fans not to allow anyone to look down on them and that they should believe in themselves,” she said.