02 Jan 2026
MTV has closed several music-only video channels across the UK, Europe and South America, ending...
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02 Jan 2026
Nigerian Afrobeat artist Shoday has released a new single titled ‘Paparazzi’, featuring FOLA. The...
31 Dec 2025
Spotify stock is set to close 2025 at around $581 per share, marking a significant increase from...
30 Dec 2025
Sound Stock has launched a new royalty-free audio platform, positioning itself as the largest AI-...
30 Dec 2025
Direct-to-fan platform Bandcamp has paid out a total of $154 million to artists and labels through...
30 Dec 2025
Apple Music has partnered with Sony to offer PlayStation Plus subscribers up to three months of...
29 Dec 2025
The global value of music copyright rose to a record $47.2 billion in 2024, according to a new...
29 Dec 2025
Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) has renewed its direct music publishing agreement with TikTok,...
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13 May 2025
‘Goodbye Goldfish’, the closing track of M. Rumbi’s introspective EP Mambo ni machungu is a...
25 Apr 2025
In an era where electronic music continues to blur borders and genres, Angolan producers DJ...
22 Apr 2025
Carisa Dias emerges as part of a dynamic new wave of Cabo Verdean artists reshaping the sound of...
20 Mar 2025
Zimbabwean artist Feli Nandi continues to charm fans following the release of her single, ‘Muranda...
17 Mar 2025
M.anifest ’s footing among Ghana’s best rappers has long been anchored in a playbook that...
10 Mar 2025
Kenyan indie artist M. Rumbi ’s latest single, ‘Another Mess I Make’, marks the first release from...
Features
31 Dec 2025
Each year, the African music industry bids farewell to influential voices, executives and creatives...
30 Dec 2025
2025 marked a pivotal year for Zee Nxumalo, establishing her not only as a leading musical artist...
30 Dec 2025
From early 2000s dance floors in Tanzania to the inner workings of major record labels, Joel Joseph...
22 Dec 2025
On a dusty field, chants rise before Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine , steps...
19 Dec 2025
By Paul Onanuga Few Nigerian popular musicians have shown as much versatility and staying power as...
11 Dec 2025
If you look at the South African gig calendar over the last few years, you would be forgiven for...
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