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At a time of huge uncertainty across all sectors, many are trying to understand the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the workforce. In the creative industries there is a strong ambition to understand the impact upon public venues, freelance workers and micro-businesses as these sectors are directly threatened by the …

The temporary lockdown in some parts of Ghana and the total lockdown in some parts of the world. Have really altered a number of businesses and life in general. With gigs canceled, tour buses parked and concert halls shutdown, the development is affecting musicians and the many accompanying staff in …

When Kanye West stood on the VMA Awards stage to give his speech after Taylor Swift presented him with the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award some years ago. He didn’t only sound contradicted, he looked contradicted. Because he didn’t understand why an artist would release an album, go on a sold-out …

Showbiz is about the show and the business. But unfortunately in our part of the world, we tend to focus more on the show and leave the business to take care of itself. But the hard truth is that, the business won’t take care of you if you don’t take …

The advent of the Internet and the exponential development of new technologies have drastically changed our lives. For the music industry, especially in Africa, Ghana to be precise, the Internet has brought with it a deep and progressive change that is affecting every aspect of the sector. The global internet boom (3.81 billion Internet …

Following up on the release of his most recent project dubbed Running With Men On Horses,  most promising and fast-rising music act, Yung Pabi, took the next step to embody the project and unleash it on stage in acts and scenes of musical plots of unforgettable experiences. Enjoy our review …

Reefer Tym Says One Day The Music Industry Will No Longer Be A Popularity Contest.The musician tweeted that soon artists will get back to making good music.While stacking massive numbers are impressive, it’s not the only thing that makes an artist great. In today’s social media-driven culture, the measure of …

All things being equal, 50% of Ghanaians will pay for the music they love. Poll was live on 5micsGh.com from 18th – 20th February.  As stated early on free is not always illegal. Some artists for personal reasons may put out their songs for free downloads. The poll was mainly …

First and foremost, free is not always illegal. Some artists for personal reasons may put up their songs for free downloads. Whereas in some circumstances free downloads are alternatives to the paid version of the music. Do people really buy music because they want to, or because there are no …

Per the G.O.O.D Music album release marathon’s tracklist, Ghanaian multipleaward-winning artist, Guru is giving us four albums in one month. Yes, a songday and let’s say an album every week, from the same artist. The rollout has been going on as scheduled and publicized and since we arestill in February …