One Day Left As Fans Nominate Their Favourites For 13th Groove Awards

Nominations for Groove Awards have been causing ripples of excitement amongst fans as they logged to the Groove website www.grooveawards.co.ke to nominate their favourite artistes and songs for the much anticipated 13th edition of Groove Awards with Safaricom.

With one more day to go, in a first in the history for Groove where the public was invited to participate in the nomination process, artistes are urging fans to nominate them in respective categories. Nominations officially close at midnight of May 31, 2018 and a full list of nominees will be made available on June 6, 2018 at the Groove Nomination Night.

The nomination process and the award categories were this year refreshed to give greater ownership and participation to music fans across the country. Voting will be open to the public from midnight of June 6, 2018 until midnight of  June 23, 2018. This will be followed by the high profile red carpet 13th Annual Groove Awards Gala on  June 24, 2018 where winners will be revealed.

The categories are as below:

•          Artiste of the Year
•          Teens Choice Song of the Year
•          Breakthrough Artiste of the Year
•          Hip-Hop Song of the Year
•          Reggae/Ragga Song of the Year
•          Praise & Worship Song of the Year
•          Collabo of the Year
•          Music Video of the Year
•          Dance Style/Song
•          Media Personality
•          HypeMan / MC of the Year
•          Breakthrough DJ /VJ of the Year
•          Eastern Counties Song of the Year
•          Western Counties Song of the Year
•          Rift Counties Song of the Year
•          Nyanza Counties Song of the Year
•          Central Counties Song of the Year
•          Coastal Counties Song of the Year

Groove Awards With Safaricom 2018 Nominations Officially Open

Nominations are now open for the 13th edition of Groove Awards with Safaricom through the Groove website www.grooveawards.co.ke that will see the public participate in the nomination process for the first time.

Both the nomination process and award categories have been refreshed to give greater ownership and participation to music fans across the country. The 2018 awards categories have been revamped to take into consideration industry research and insights, better reflect the changing landscape of the local Gospel industry as well as take cognisance of global music trends.

By logging on to the website, between May 24 and 3, 2018, fans will have the opportunity to directly nominate their favourite songs and artistes. A full list of nominees will be made available on June 6, 2018, at the Groove Nomination Night. Voting will then be open to the public until midnight on the  June 23, 2018, and will be followed by the high profile red carpet 13th Annual Groove Awards gala on June 24, 2018.

This year, awards will be handed out in the areas of artistry, songwriting, dance, production and media. The categories are as below:

·         Artiste of the Year
·         Teens Choice Song of the Year
·         Breakthrough Artiste of the Year
·         Hip-Hop Song of the Year
·         Reggae/Ragga Song of the Year
·         Praise & Worship Song of the Year
·         Collabo of the Year
·         Music Video of the Year
·         Dance Style/Song
·         Media Personality
·         HypeMan / MC of the Year
·         Breakthrough DJ /VJ of the Year
·         Eastern Counties Song of the Year:
·         Western Counties Song of the Year:
·         Rift Counties Song of the Year:
·         Nyanza Counties Song of the Year:
·         Central Counties Song of the Year:
·         Coastal Counties Song of the Year:

Groove Awards' Engine Revs Up With 'Groove Camp'

Groove Awards is undoubtedly the most prestigious awards ceremony in the region. The event's 13th edition sponsored by Safaricom is officially here and the organisers are putting all stops to ensure that this season is equally unforgettable. The Awards have indeed set precedence of excellence and transparency over the years in how the process and the ceremony has been executed receiving accolades all round.

Driven by its main purpose of shaping culture through positive content and entertainment, Groove has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people and thousands of gospel artistes and industry stakeholders over the years.

This season kicks off with Groove Camp that will be held on Wednesday May 23, bringing together various artistes from across the country, church leaders as well as Gospel industry stakeholders. Groove Camp has been one of the most important arms of the Groove process where artistes spend time in mentorship, praise and worship sessions as well as bonding in outdoor gaming activities.

The road to Groove Awards which will this year take place on Sunday, June 24, breaking the tradition of the Awards being held on June 1, the last couple of years is a culmination of a number of events including Nomination, Voting and Tours. The Awards date is fortunately not the only change, incredibly this year, the public will be part of the nomination process unlike previous years where they have just been involved in the voting process. This means with the Nominations opening from May 24 to 31 through the Groove website http://www.thisisgroove.com, fans will have the chance to nominate their favourite artiste in the various categories.

The most nominated artistes will then make it on the nominations list which will be unveiled in a red-carpet event and voting will open shortly after. The public will then again have a chance to vote in their favourite artiste and winners will be unveiled and feted at the Awards Gala.

Groove continues to raise a platform that helps showcase, celebrate and raise a generation of positive influencers. With its different mediums, it seeks to spread to its different stakeholder’s messages of hope and inspiration while giving them alternative sources of wholesome entertainment.

Held annually in Kenya and Rwanda, Groove Awards honour outstanding excellence in the Gospel Music Industry in the areas of music, production, song writing and media. It has so far honoured over 1,000 artistes and groups and handed out hundreds of Statuettes. 

DStv And GOtv To Air 'The Royal Wedding' LIVE

On Saturday, May 19 this year, DStv and GOtv viewers will have front-row seats to witness Prince Harry walking alongside his brother the Duke of Cambridge Prince William, as he gets ready to say 'I do'. On this day, the world’s eyes will turn to the small British market town of Windsor, to witness the wedding of Royal Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Prince Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle.

This highly anticipated wedding will be aired live on E! Entertainment at 11:00 EAT. ITV Choice will air the wedding live from 09:30 EAT and will also showcase pre-and post-wedding coverage. Also airing the ceremony live are popular news channels Sky News and BBC World News. E! Entertainment returns at 19:00 EAT with the Royal Wedding Rundown, recapping all the highlights from Harry and Meghan’s Royal Wedding.

Leading up to the big day, viewers will be spoiled with an array of content covering this historic event. On Sunday, May 13 at 20:00 EAT on National Geographic, catch Prince Harry’s Story, and on Wednesday, May 16, TLC will take viewers on a journey in The Making of a Royal Wedding also on TLC, viewers get Wild About Prince Harry, a show that will lead to viewers getting to know the Price a whole lot better, this airs on Thursday, May 17.

ITV Choice viewers will experience The Countdown to The Royal Wedding, which will air on Thursday, May 17 at 19:00 EAT followed by Harry & Meghan: A Very Modern Romance on Friday, May 18 at 20:00 EAT. ITV Choice will also showcase a two-part documentary that examines what it is like to be a Royal Wife based on the lived experiences of 100 years of Windsor women, catch The Royal Wives of Windsor on May 24 and 25 at 19:00 EAT.

Meghan and Harry.

The celebrities that have confirmed their attendance for the prestigious event thus far include the Beckhams and some members of the Spice Girls. Other celebrities rumoured to have been invited include Elton John and George and Amal Clooney. In true fairy-tale style, there will be one horse-drawn carriage in the Carriage Procession from St George's Chapel, which will take the newly married couple through Windsor Town returning to Windsor Castle along the Long Walk. A walk that will mark the beginning of the rest of their life in matrimony.

Viewers planning a wedding and those who purely enjoy this content genre can catch Don’t Tell The Bride and Bad Bridesmaids on Sunday, May 13 on BBC Lifestyle. 90 Days to Wed is on TLC on Thursday, May 17 at 19:00 EAT. Say Yes Wedding SOS airs on Sunday, May 20 on TLC while Married At First Sight, airs on BBC Lifestyle on Thursday, May 31.

OPPO Mobile Unveils 6.2-Inch Selfie Expert F7

Selfie Expert Leader, OPPO Mobile has today launched one of its latest smartphones, OPPO F7 that is powered by a 25-megapixel selfie camera, which is supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI), the second iteration technology.

With a Full High Definition plus 6.23 inch, Super Screen design, which is one of the largest mobile manufactured screens in the market, will give the consumers a better interaction through enhanced user interface. Priced at Sh35,990, the newly launched Android 8.1-operated OPPO F7 features a revolutionary camera, attractive Super Full Screen and glossy design and 25 per cent faster high-speed camera experience.

“Our focus has always been on bringing the best photography, selfie experience and design to the Kenyan consumers. We have been leading the selfie industry with our Selfie Expert F series for which we have received immense response, especially from the youths. With the launch of F7 here, we will further strengthen our stand as ‘The Selfie Expert and Leader’ and truly represent our ambition to continue being the leaders in this market,” said OPPO Kenya Brand Director, Jesse Wu.

The F7 plays with the colour aesthetics design launched in solar Red and diamond Black having a rare notch with an improved 2280 x 1080 resolution. With 19:9 aspect ratio and 88 per cent screen to body ratio, this gives a much more colourful, vivid and immersive visual experience, which has been a preference by the youths in the country.

According to Google’s Consumer Barometer, 69 per cent of smartphone users in Kenya, access their mobiles to take photos or videos. F7 caters to this local demand with its state-of-the-art 25MP front camera. At the back, the phone features a 16MP camera with f/1.8 aperture which is paired with a new camera algorithm that can recognise different scenes and change settings accordingly.

With the device, OPPO becomes the first smartphone company to infuse the Sony 576 Sensor with a HDR (High Dynamic Range) function in hardware (Sensor HDR), also having three main upgrades: Smarter AI recognition determining 296 facial positioning spots while taking a selfie, smarter AI beautification and AI leaning with some new features including Vivid Mode and AR Stickers similar to snapchat. Additionally, the device has been infused with 4GB RAM, 64 GB ROM and 3400 mAh power cell with an enhanced OPPO`s own Colour OS 5.0.

 The device will be on pre-order till May 6 this year where it will go officially on sale on all online stores including Jumia and offline stores in Solar Red and Diamond Black. Meanwhile, OPPO has also announced plans to enter European markets later this year as part of its global strategic plan.