BBC 3D on hold

The BBC is to suspend 3D programming for an indefinite period due to a “lack of public appetite” for the technology.
Kim Shillinglaw, the BBC’s head of 3D, said it has “not taken off” with audiences who find it “quite hassly”. The BBC began a two-year 3D

Will.i.am album flops

Will.i.am has criticised record label Universal over the lack of success for last year’s winner of The Voice. Leanne Mitchell’s debut single did not even reach the top 40, while her album recently missed out on the top 100. The Voice coach and star of The Black Eyed Peas told the Radio

Flo Rida not father to Gloria’s son

Flo Rida’s DNA tests confirm he is not the father of Gloria Holloway’’s two-year-old boy, and will not have to pay her child support.
The rapper – real name Tramar Dillard – was embroiled in a paternity dispute with Gloria Holloway, who filed

Pippa plays love game @ Wimbledon

Pippa Middleton returned to Wimbledon . . . but seemed more interested in boyfriend Nico Jackson than the tennis
Tennis fan Pippa Middleton returned to Wimbledon for the men’s semi-finals. The 29-year-old had attended the first day

Zim artists shine at the Biennale

AFTER a well-received debut run at the 54th Biennale, Zimbabwe returned for the 55th edition participating under the banner, “Dudziro: Interrogating the Visions of Religious Beliefs”. The exhibition is built from works by five stylistically different artists, all bearing a unique outlook on

Nox drops compilation album

Zecheaus Nemadire Arts Correspondent
URBAN groover Enock Guni, affectionately known as Nox, is back in the music limelight with a 20-track album compilation featuring regional and international artistes.
Simply titled “Ice and Roses Riddim”, the album features heavyweight local dancehall and urban grooves

Gospel musician echoes Makandiwa

Zecheaus Nemadire Arts Correspondent
The gospel music fraternity is fast growing into a hub of female musicians. Tracy Pfumai is one of the fastest growing gospel musicians to ever grace the country with her vocal prowess. The United Family International Church member dropped a six-track sizzling album titled “Deliverance” that

Douglas Chimbetu to launch DVD

Arts Correspondent
Dendera musician Douglas Chimbetu will at the end of this month launch a DVD for his two popular songs “Vahosi” and “Chipsen” off the album “Tsimba”.
Chimbetu said he had already finished working on the video for the song “Chipsen” and was finalising the

Carl Joshua to share stage with SA comedians

Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
Celebrated comedian Carl Joshua Ncube is set to share the stage with two of South Africa’s renowned comedians, Chris Forrest and Mark Banks, at the 7 Arts Theatre in Harare this weekend. Forrest has been at the forefront of South Africa’s comedy scene for almost a decade. His unique dry sense

Make or break for Macheso ‘rebels’

Problem Masau Arts Correspondent
As the make or break show for Extra Kwazvose continues to draw close with only four days left, the social media have gone viral with music fans commenting on the group’s anticipated debut show. The group’s debut show will be held at Chitungwiza Aquatic Complex this Friday, in a high-octane

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