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ACE RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO VISUALS FOR SUMMERTIME FT ANATII     Bringing some much needed heat this winter, Glitterati Records hitmaker Ace has officially released the visuals for his much anticipated music video for his summer-kissed hit single “Summertime” featuring Anatii. Currently playlisted on multiple national and popular radio stations across the country, such as Ukhozi fm, Metro fm, 5 fm, Yfm, Gagasi fm and Touch HD, the “Summertime” music video is set to invade TV music channels this July.  Having directed the music video himself Ace says he can’t wait for the release of the final product, which he says will be worth the wait.   Shot in Johannesburg and Capetown the video back drop is a tropical summer theme, infused art direction with bright color palettes. Boasting a flawless fusion of afro-beats and hip-hop, Ace surely has a monster smash on his hands with "Summertime". The Pan-African artist has proven himself a formidable...

MELO B JONES RELEASES DEBUT EP ‘THE START’   Melo B Jones is a 20-something year old singer/songwriter living and creating music in the vibrant city of Johannesburg.  We have all been waiting for Melo B Jones’ debut, now Jozi’s queen of Boom Bap Soul has delivered her EP ‘The Start’, which is available here via Stay True Sounds  https://itunes.apple. com/za/album/the-start-ep/ id1214621781 After her appearance on X Factor back in 2014, Melo has been busy crafting her sound, performing everywhere from Braamfontein to Switzerland and featuring on work by some of South Africa’s favourites: from Crazy White Boy to Ill Skillz and Kid Fonque & D-Malice’s new rkls project. This is just ‘The Start’ for Melo, who is at the beginning of a career and doing what she loves, soul singing! The origins of the name stem from the personal journey that she feels encapsulates everything her sound stands for.  “Melo” is derived from her first name, Boit...

The Kwazulu Natal Film Commission last night announced the nominees for the 2017 installment of the Simon ‘Mabhunu’ Sabela Film and Television Awards. The event, attended by the ‘who’s who’ of the film and television industries, stakeholders including government officials and media was held at a special dinner at Musgrave in Durban. The awards have been scheduled to take place on the 15th of July 2017 at the Durban Convention Centre, where all the winners will be revealed. 23 awards will be handed out to winners who were carefully selected through an extensive adjudication process. Full List of the Simon ‘Mabhunu’ Sabela Awards Nominees Best Emerging Director 1. Kundai Vera  – Stranger Danger 2. Jabu Dlamin  – This Love 3. Sphamandla Mngoma – Prince Best Actress – TV 1. Cebile Mlaba – Alliance 2. Nomzamo Mbatha – Isibaya 3. Leleti Khumalo – Uzalo 4. Dawn Thandeka King – Uzalo 5. Thembi Nyandeni      Isibaya Best Actor – TV...

MISS SOUTH AFRICA DEMI-LEIGH NEL-PETERS LAUNCHES UNBREAKABLE INITIATIVE ______________________________ __________ Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters celebrates her  22nd birthday  on Wednesday  (June 28) with the launch of her campaign Unbreakable. Nel-Peters introduced the initiative at a glittering party held in her honour at the weekend by sponsors Sun International and Cell C, at the glamorous Altitude at Time Square at Menlyn Maine in Pretoria. Explains Demi-Leigh: “The Unbreakable campaign aims to educate, uplift and empower South African women. This they can start to do by taking care of themselves and making wise decisions.” Nel-Peters was inspired to launch Unbreakable because of the attempted hijacking she experienced earlier this month: “It was an awful experience but I knew how to handle the situation in the best possible way because I had done a defensive driving course as well as a workshop for women that focused on everything from hijacking and robbe...

M-Net gives The Voice SA talent another chance  M-Net has decided that none of the five remaining talent in The Voice SA will be going home this  coming Sunday . In addition, M-Net has also given Luke Lovemore and PJ Pretorius, who received the fewest votes in the previous two weeks, the option to return to the show. As such, the voting lines have been closed. The decision was made in the interests of fairness and transparency, after M-Net was alerted about alleged paid-for marketing efforts (boosted posts) on some talent’s personal social media accounts. Paid-for marketing, which is against the rules of the competition, can cause voting spikes which could provide an unfair advantage. This prompted M-Net to conduct an investigation into the way in which these efforts could have affected the outcome of the voting results. It was ascertained that only the past two voting periods, in which Luke Lovemore and PJ Pretorius left the competition, could have been affected. ...

VUZU AMP TV PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS – JULY 2017 Issued by Thandeka Mqaba for Vuzu Amp SATURDAY 01 JULY Kingin’ With Tyga Season 2 at  17h30 [Episode 4 – Playground Fit For A Mini- King] Tyga's 3-year-old son, King, loves monster trucks, but Tyga's Hollywood Hills mansion isn't suited for King's mini-monster trucks. The Bachelorette Season 13 at  18h00 [Episode 5] A single bachelorette dates multiple men over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find her true love. Savanna Newcomer Showcase at  20h00 [Special]   From the iconic Soweto Theatre stage, catch South Africa's newest comedians fight to be crowned the funniest newcomers at the Savanna Newcomer Showcase. SUNDAY 02 JULY Doubt Season 1 at  17h00 [Episode 5 – Not A Word] Golden Globe-nominee Katherine Heigl stars as a successful defence lawyer in this legal drama, where a case is complicated by her feelings for her client- a surgeon on trial for m...