BLACK COFFEE WINS AWARD
Black Coffee has won the 2016 Deep House DJ of the Year award at the 2016 International DJ Awards. The awards ceremony was held in Ibiza and he was up against some stiff competition. Unable to attend, Black Coffee sent his acceptance speech via Instagram thanking all fans and his team.
Black Coffee is no stranger to winning top international honours, he won a BET award for Best International Act: Africa earlier this year and he won two awards at the 2015 edition of the International DJ Awards in the Breakthrough and Dance nations categories.
What a champ!
MINNIE AND SOMIZI TO HOST ESSENCE FEST
ESSENCE Festival will be making it’s way to Durban shores this year and we can’t wait! The multi-day entertainment, empowerment and cultural event will feature international performers and speakers who will entertain and inspire, as well as a host of local artists and experts.
Somizi took to Instagram to announce that he will be hosting the festival alongside Minnie Dlamini.
The festival, an African first, will be taking place from the 8th to the 13th of November 2016.
MARIA’S DRUG BAN CUT
Maria Sharapova was banned from tennis after testing positive for banned substance meldonium in March this year but it seems her career will soon be back on track. The Court of Arbitration for Sports has reduced her two-year drug ban to 15 months. This now means she will be back in action in time for the French Open in May 2017.
Soon after the ruling, her racket sponsors “Head” congratulated the star for her reduced suspension with a tweet reading
“Congratulations to Maria Sharapova” along with the hashtag #WeStoodWithMaria.
Social media did not allow them to get away with this, and many tweeted their frustrations.
Too soon “Head”, too soon!