It’s an entertainment-packed weekend around Kigali and upcountry,  with a number of headliners looking to light up the country with entertaining performances.

Throughout this week, there have also been showbiz news that have been making rounds.

The New Times looks at the most trending showbiz stories that shaped this week.

Clement, Knowless in Europe for holidays

After a busy six months recording music at Kina Music, producer Clement Ishimwe and his wife Knowless Butera are off to Europe to enjoy the their holidays.

The couple left Kigali for Brussels on Friday, and were on Saturday spotted hanging out on the beach. Reports indicate that, during their stay, they are also attending the Afro Nation festival going on in Portugal.

The lovebirds are among the celebrity couples in the country that do their best to keep their life private away from the media ever since they got married in 2016.   

Danny Vumbi loses mother

Singer Danny Vumbi might be going through the toughest times of his life following the passing of his mother earlier this week.

The cause of her death is not known yet but people in the deceased’s neighborhood reportedly linked it to witchcraft. However, the singer quickly dismissed the rumors in a speech he delivered after the burial.  

The likes of Bruce Melodie, Producer Element and Mico The Best were among artists who attended the burial of Vumbi’s mother held at the singer’s birthplace in Kinyebebe, a centre located in Kabatwa Sector of Nyabihu District.  

Miss Rwanda Kayibanda Aurore spotted in town

It’s been about six years since US-based Miss Rwanda 2012 Aurore Kayibanda Mutesi last appeared in her home country.

The beauty queen in town and was spotted at Camp Kigali watching French Zouk musician Slai and Uganda singer Lilian Mbabazi performing live at Friday’s Kigali Jazz Junction concert.

She returns in the country for the first time, since her breakup with ex-husband Egide Mbabazi last year, which marked the end of three years since the couple vowed to spend the rest of their life in a marriage that took place in the United States back in March 2018.

It remains unclear whether Kayibanda is up to something in the country, other than just visiting her family.

Did Kevin Kade try to escape re-arrest?

Fast-rising artiste, Kevin Kade, has said that going out of the country last year had nothing to do with any attempt to avoid re-arrest days after he and Davis D were released from detention.

The duo was suspected for defilement, but were later released after the court did not find enough evidence confirming the allegations.

Kade traveled to both Dubai and Kenya Days after his release and reports earlier this year suggested that he left the country to avoid being detained again for the case.

However, the singer dismissed the rumors saying that he was out of the country to work on his music projects after the court made it clear that he never met the girl, identified as Shazz, who he was alleged to have defiled.