{"id":2975,"date":"2026-08-14T13:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=2975"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:16:32","slug":"the-ben-urges-youth-to-distinguish-fame-from-genuine-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/14\/the-ben-urges-youth-to-distinguish-fame-from-genuine-support\/entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ben urges youth to distinguish fame from genuine support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-5-1024x782.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-5-1024x782.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-5-300x229.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-5-768x587.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-5.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singer Mugisha Benjamin, known as The Ben, has urged young people to make the most of opportunities created by social media while learning to distinguish between online attention and genuine support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The singer made the remarks Thursday night, Aug. 13, 2026, while appearing on \u201cMeet Me Tonight,\u201d a segment of the Gen-Z Comedy Show that features established figures sharing their experiences with young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ben said today\u2019s youth have more opportunities to build careers than artists of his generation, who largely depended on radio and access to established journalists to gain exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are many opportunities. We started when radio stations were the main platform,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He cited songs that have gained popularity on social media without being played on radio, urging young people to use the platforms responsibly and pursue positive content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is easy for someone to grow today if they do good things, but you should also know the difference between being followed and being loved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ben also recalled difficulties convincing his mother to support his decision to pursue music, saying musician Muyoboke Alex helped him gain her support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He began his music career in 2008 with \u201cAmaso ku maso\u201d and has spent 18 years in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also announced that his long-awaited song \u201cInshaAllah\u201d would be released Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Mugisha Benjamin, known as The Ben, has urged young people to make the most of opportunities created by social media while learning to distinguish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,28,38,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current_affairs","category-entertainment","category-facts_on_rwanda","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2975"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2977,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2975\/revisions\/2977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}