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Doha Debates Examines How Entertainment Shapes Us Today
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Doha Debates Examines How Entertainment Shapes Us Today

In a new episode, leading thinkers and students debate whether today’s entertainment elevates us or pulls us into distraction. Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates continues its flagship debate series with a new episode that examines how modern entertainment shapes our attention, creativity, and everyday well-being. Moderated by Dareen Abughaida, the debate brings together three influential thinkers to ask whether today’s entertainment landscape is enriching us—or overwhelming us. This week’s debate features Marya Bangee, Senior Advisor at the Pop Culture Collaborative; Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University and author of Dopamine Nation; and Nicholas Carr, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Shallows. For Bangee, the power o...
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World leaders and industry icons unite under BRIDGE Alliance to empower the future of media, entertainment and content
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World leaders and industry icons unite under BRIDGE Alliance to empower the future of media, entertainment and content

A new international alliance of policymakers, creative leaders, and innovators has come together under the banner of BRIDGE Alliance to advance inclusivity, investment, and sustainable development in the global media, entertainment and content economy. Headquartered in the UAE, BRIDGE Alliance stands as a first-of-its-kind global body chaired by H.E. Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed. It brings together an influential board comprising former heads of state, global leaders, policymakers, and CEOs from the media, communication, technology, finance, and creative sectors. The founding board includes HRH Princess Lamia bint Majed Al Saud, CEO of Rotana Media Group and Secretary-General of Alwaleed Philanthropies; H.E. Macky Sall, fourth President o...
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Sista Afia rocks TGMA Xperience concert in Takoradi
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Sista Afia rocks TGMA Xperience concert in Takoradi

Songstress Sista Afia delivered an outstanding performance at the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) Xperience Concert in Takoradi, Western Region. The 2025 TGMA Best Highlife Artiste nominee delivered a high-energy performance on stage, engaging thousands of music fans. She showed her singing abilities and stage presence by performing songs such as "Weather", "Jeje", and "Asuoden", among others.  The audience’s reaction to Sista Afia’s performance was overwhelmingly positive as fans expressed their excitement through social media platforms, sharing videos and comments that highlighted her ability to connect with the crowd. The event served as a platform for her to showcase her artistry and engage with fans, contributing to the overall success of the concert. The 20...
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Fate of Our Old, Ageing and Youthful Ghanaian Musicians
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Fate of Our Old, Ageing and Youthful Ghanaian Musicians

Our illiterate but very knowledgeable forefathers or ancestors, proverbially, had this to say, ‘’ The one who carries an orphan with a heavy load to walk through the muddy path does nothing but worsens his or her sorrow’’. The entertainment scene in Ghana, just as partisan politics, had tuned into something else as only the luckiest artiste or musician who makes hit songs are accorded the utmost recognition. This is not the situation elsewhere as with all due respect, ordinary music makers have their fairest share of the due with regards to royalties, once their livelihood is dependent on music as a career.  This reminds me of the one-week observance of late Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, as in the perfection of peace may her soul and that of all departed musicians and ar...
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