Apple Music today announces the latest featured artist in its new platform, Africa Rising as Nigerian songstress and producer, Tems (real name Temilade Openiyi). “I’m blessed to be the next rising artist out of Africa, especially during times like these,” […]
To mark World Mental Health Day (10 October), Spotify has revealed streams for playlists related to mental health have jumped nearly 50% since the start of the pandemic. Spotify has always placed an emphasis on the importance of mental health […]
Amapiano undoubtedly continues to be one of Africa’s most prolific genres. Rooted in the Kwaito era the genre is seeing exciting cross-regional and diaspora experiments and collaborations, which have sprung up from Lagos, Accra, Johannesburg, London and New York signalling this […]
Succeeding in the music business is like personal relationships; the more time and effort you invest in it, the more successful you will be, says South African music legend and Academy Award nominee Caiphus Semenya. Speaking in the final episode […]
South African R&B Rising Star, Langa Mavuso, is unveiled by Moziak Magazine as he opens up about the process from hurting to healing in his debut, self-titled album, LANGA, supported by Johnnie Walker. “It’s been an honest retelling of journeys through […]
Greeting fans earlier this year, Aubrey Qwana’s hit single Molo has reached over 10 000 units sold across Apple Music, Spotify and iTunes. The single, which is the first song off of his newly release EP Imvula Mlomo – has perpelled Aubrey Qwana and has […]
To celebrate the 60th year of Nigerian independence, Apple Music is launching Oshe Naija (meaning Thanks Nigeria in Yoruba), a month-long campaign to honour Nigeria’s rich musical history. The Oshe Naija collection will feature the hottest new Nigerian releases, classic Nigerian albums, Artist […]
Nabihah and Ziyaad Plaatjes, founders of iloveza.com, announced the Top 20 Finalists for their first annual SMME Competition – The After Fajr Grind Awards. iloveza.com is South Africa’s only information highway and online store. The two founders who have also been struggling like many […]
Apple Music today announces the second featured artist in its Africa Rising program as South African-born Congolese rapper and singer, Manu WorldStar (real name Emmanuel Mutendji). “I feel really blessed and honoured. We worked so hard on this project and the […]
