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Accra, Ghana – Africa’s biggest celebration of DJ excellence takes centre stage once again as the 2026 Guinness Ghana DJ Awards, Powered by Smirnoff, officially launches on Saturday, August 1, 2026, marking the beginning of Ghana’s official DJ season.
The launch event, hosted by Eden Gardens Hotel, will unveil the vision for the 2026 edition, introduce this year’s theme, and outline the calendar of activities leading up to the awards ceremony. It also signals the beginning of months of exciting industry engagements, activations, educational initiatives, performances, and competitive events designed to celebrate the DJs and creatives who continue to shape Ghana’s music and entertainment landscape.
This year’s launch comes with an exciting milestone as Guinness Ghana renews its partnership with the Ghana DJ Awards, reaffirming its commitment to championing DJ culture and supporting one of Ghana’s most influential music platforms. The renewed partnership underscores a shared vision of celebrating creativity, inspiring excellence, and deepening the impact of DJ culture across the country.
Over the years, the Guinness Ghana DJ Awards has grown into more than an awards scheme. It has become a highly respected platform that recognizes excellence, inspires innovation, and elevates the role of DJs within Ghana’s creative economy. Produced by Merqury Republic, the awards continue to provide a powerful platform for recognizing the talent, dedication, and influence of DJs who shape Ghana’s sound and entertainment culture.
The 2026 season follows an exciting previous edition that celebrated outstanding achievements across the DJ community, including DJ Sly King being crowned DJ of the Year 2025, a recognition that highlighted his consistency, creativity, reach and contribution to Ghana’s vibrant music scene. As the new season begins, the Guinness Ghana DJ Awards continues its mission of discovering, celebrating, and elevating the next generation of DJ excellence.
The official launch on August 1 marks the first chapter of another exciting journey, one that will culminate in the crowning of Ghana’s finest DJs while showcasing the creativity, influence, and impact of the nation’s DJ community.
Industry stakeholders, partners, media representatives, and members of the public are invited to follow the season as the Guinness Ghana DJ Awards rolls out a series of nationwide activities and experiences that will once again place DJs at the heart of Ghana’s entertainment conversation.
Further details, including this year’s theme, nomination process, event calendar, and key announcements, will be revealed during the official launch.
About the Guinness Ghana DJ Awards
The Guinness Ghana DJ Awards is Ghana’s premier DJ awards scheme dedicated to recognizing and celebrating excellence in DJ culture. Produced by Merqury Republic and powered by Smirnoff, the platform honours outstanding achievements across the DJ industry while creating opportunities for education, collaboration, innovation, and the continued growth of Ghana’s music ecosystem.
Organisers of Rhythms On Da Runway have announced November 28, 2026 as the date for the 16th edition of the event, to be held at the Palms Convention Centre.
This year’s edition, themed: ‘UNBOUND: Because You’ve Got Style’, is focused on breaking barriers in fashion and creating space for all.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of Nineteen57 Events, Shirley Emma Tibilla, affectionately called Cookie Tee, the focus of this edition is to give everyone an opportunity to express themselves without barriers.
She told The Spectator that as a leading fashion brand in the country and beyond, they want to open doors for people regardless of their colour, size and abilities among others.
Described by the BBC as “the biggest cultural exposé in Africa,” Rhythms On Da Runway returns this year as a celebration of fashion, music and individual expression without limits.
Organisers say for years fashion has been shaped by narrow ideas of who belongs on the runway, with certain body types, ages and abilities placed at the centre while many others are left out. UNBOUND seeks to open that picture.
This year’s runway will welcome people with different abilities, backgrounds, body types and personal stories. The theme will influence model casting, the collections, the stories told through the clothes and the way guests experience the event.
Beyond the runway, ‘Unbound’ will create room for young people to learn from established designers, gain practical experience and explore careers within fashion and the wider creative industry.
It will also open conversations around adaptive fashion, accessible event design, talent discovery, mentorship and employment.
The 2026 edition will bring together fashion designers and music stars from Ghana and across the African diaspora, with strong collections, live performances and an all-star cast of celebrity models.
The event will also feature the Black Star Awards, which will honour public figures shaping Africa’s future through leadership and contributions to the continent’s Orange Economy.
Organisers say the list of participating designers, performing artists, award recipients and other event details will be announced in the coming weeks.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Veteran Ghanaian gospel musician Bernice Offei has passed on Saturday August 12, 2026.
She was 63.
The news of her demise flashed through social media on Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief from musicians, fans and members of the Christian community, who have since paid tribute to her distinguished career.
She gained strong reputation as a singer, songwriter and minister whose music transcended generations.
Some of her popular songs include ‘Kaa She Gbeyei,’ ‘It’s By Grace,’ ‘Nyame Kokroko’ and ‘N’adom Ara Kwa.’
Her contribution to the growth of gospel music in Ghana was recognised in 2009 when she won the Best Female Vocal Performance and Songwriter of the Year awards at the Ghana Music Awards, now known as the Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
Beyond music, Mrs Offei distinguished herself in academia and professional life. She attended Achimota School before earning an MPhil in Crop Science from the University of Ghana and a Master’s Degree in Information Technology from University College London in the United Kingdom.
Mrs Offei was married to Prof. Samuel Kwame Offei, a former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, and the couple had two children.
Her death comes days after she was reported missing but was later found safe.
Mrs Offei leaves behind a rich music legacy that continues to inspire faith, hope and resilience among generations of listeners. -GNA
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