As African music continues to gain international traction, digital platforms focused on regional genres are attracting ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

A lady’s TikTok video from Oppi Platteland captures her love for Afrikaans music, leaving South Africans in stitches and ...

At the 2024 Video Music Awards (VMAs), South African singer Tyla made waves with her performance and acceptance speech after winning the “Best Afrobeat” award for her hit song, “Water.” This moment ...

"I can’t wait to celebrate the incredible music that comes out of Africa, which has inspired me throughout my career," the music star says. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor DJ Khaled will serve ...

Tyla's mission is clear. She's setting out to change the geography of pop stardom. "It's something I feel like the industry is lacking," the singer declares. "An African pop star." Fresh off a year of ...

The academy also announced the best alternative jazz album award and is allowing all Grammy voters, who have limitations in the number of categories they can vote in, to put their bids in for ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.

Africa is wide open for music streaming. Swedish streaming behemoth Spotify has spread its footprint to more than 40 African countries, adding many this year to the handful where it had been available ...

Afrobeats star Tiwatope Omolara Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage has spoken on the direction of African music.While speaking at the Oxford Africa Conference, Tiwa noted the drop in the growth of ...