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UMG sues DistroKid over alleged copyright infringement, deceptive practices

UMG sues DistroKid over alleged copyright infringement, deceptive practices

SA: Free the Jazz to showcase emerging talent on Heritage Day

SA: Free the Jazz to showcase emerging talent on Heritage Day

SA: Bontle Modiselle, Robot Boii and Baba Mthethwa to host Scorpion Kings Live

SA: Bontle Modiselle, Robot Boii and Baba Mthethwa to host Scorpion Kings Live

Sun-El Musician confirmed for ACCES 2026 in Joburg

Sun-El Musician confirmed for ACCES 2026 in Joburg

Nigeria: Yemi Alade drops ‘IT’S YEMI ALADE’ album

Nigeria: Yemi Alade drops ‘IT’S YEMI ALADE’ album

Linda Sikhakhane announces South Africa, US tour for fifth album

Linda Sikhakhane announces South Africa, US tour for fifth album

Nigeria: Rema releases new single ‘Oh No’ ahead of new project

Nigeria: Rema releases new single ‘Oh No’ ahead of new project

SA: Tumi Musiq prepares new single ‘Many Phases’

SA: Tumi Musiq prepares new single ‘Many Phases’

UMG, ElevenLabs announce AI music licensing partnership

UMG, ElevenLabs announce AI music licensing partnership

Sean Paul to perform in Pretoria in December

Sean Paul to perform in Pretoria in December

SA: Khuzani receives Cultural Icon Award at Oxford leadership summit

SA: Khuzani receives Cultural Icon Award at Oxford leadership summit

SA: Digital Maskandi compilation brings established and emerging artists together

SA: Digital Maskandi compilation brings established and emerging artists together

NEFCISA
NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud of its partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Strategic Implementing Partner (SIP) for its Social Employment Fund (SEF). Through this collaboration, MIAF is running a national programme that is creating jobs, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening South Africa's creative industries — in line with the SEF's overarching goal to generate work for the common good and build community value through employment, social contribution, and inclusive economic participation. Operating under the banner NEFCISA (National Employment Facility for Creative Industries in South Africa), the initiative is recruiting and training participants, matching them with host organisations, and has already placed 1 500 workers across the country — surpassing its original target of 1 000. NEFCISA is delivered through a network of 20 host organisations spanning five provinces, who are actively hosting participants and contributing to work for the common good across South Africa's creative and cultural industries. Key Objectives: Support employment and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Offer skills development and training programmes. Foster partnerships between public and private creative sectors. Promote South African creativity at both provincial and national levels Foster community development through social contribution.

ACCES
ACCES

ACCES Conference and Showcase Festival is Africa's leading music industry gathering, bringing together the people shaping the future of the continent's music business. Artists, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers and cultural leaders from across Africa and around the world come to ACCES to build partnerships, exchange ideas, discover talent and create new business opportunities. Since its launch in 2017, ACCES has become the continent's premier platform for professional exchange and music market development. Combining a high-level conference with a curated showcase festival, networking, exhibitions and industry programmes, ACCES offers a unique space where creativity meets business and where African music connects with the global industry.

Gender@Work
Gender@Work

Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a three-year training programme aimed at upskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector. Launched by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in April 2019, the programme is connected to the MIAF’s ACCES music conference – a pan-African event held in a different African country every year. This connection enables the programme to reach new participants in a different African country every year. The programme marks the beginning of a more concerted effort by the Foundation to support the participation and inclusion of women in all facets of its programmes and the music sector in Africa as a whole. Over the three years, the programme will aim to address gender imbalances in the sector through training, lobbying, facilitating knowledge exchange and dialogues that foster the interest of women. The broader objectives of the programme are to: Provide industry training for women on critical music industry skills, focusing on: Stage management Electronic music production and recording Music business management Technical knowledge Provide an opportunity for both professional and aspiring women to benefit from the Music In Africa network and its broad range of activities in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Provide a solution-based platform in the form of a round table at ACCES with a view to identify challenges, discuss opportunities and lobby for the interests of female practitioners. Offer participants the opportunity to benefit from programmes offered by MIAF’s partners. Increase access to educational materials. Integrate participants in the broader ACCES programme to maximise experience and exposure to the industry. Record and present training materials on the www.musicinafrica.net, including but not limited to tutorials, templates and other best-practice materials. Communicate women-based themes that support the initiatives and messages of the programme. MAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training in first country (Ghana): In the first year, participants will be trained on all aspects of stage management by a team of experienced stage managers from 10 to 17 November 2019. The programme will offer robust classroom training as well as practical, hands-on training in which participants will also be given the opportunity to manage various aspects of the ACCES performance programme. Training in second country: The second training iteration will take place at ACCES 2020 when the programme will diversify its course to include music production lessons and training on other music business topics. A round-table platform will also be introduced to coincide with the ACCES programme. Training in third country: The third training iteration will take place at ACCES 2021 in a different country, offering an advanced course. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED?  As a participant, facilitator or trainer: The programme enrolls up to 12 trainees every year. All opportunities are advertised publicly on this website, and will be added to this page. Please keep checking this page for new calls (below under UPDATES & CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES). As a partner Please contact Claire Metais at [email protected]. APPLY The call for applications for 2020 will be announced soon. The Music In Africa Gender @ Work programme is made possible with the support of the Prince Claus Fund, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.

Sound Connects Fund
Sound Connects Fund

For cultural and creative practitioners and organisations operating in southern Africa, access to funding remains a major challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a massive impact on government policy, spending and the economy in general, and has seen spending on culture being moved further down the list of priorities. Further, the cultural and creative industries repeatedly cite four main areas where investment is needed for growth, which are increased visibility, mobility including access to new markets, finance and support structures.

Instrument Building And Repair Project
Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

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Davido conquers MTV EMAs

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Davido ran for the Best African Act Award alongside Babes Wodumo (South Africa), C4 Pedro (Angola), Nasty C (South Africa), Nyashinski (Kenya) and Wizkid (Nigeria).

He upstaged fellow Nigerian artist Wizkid who won the Best West African Artist Award, for which Davido was also a nominee, at the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in Lagos, Nigeria, on the same day.

Sunday’s two EMAs have put Davido’s trophy count at 31 since he broke into the music industry in 2012. The US-born singer has also become the third artist to win both the Best African Act Award at the BET Awards and the  EMAs. D’banj and 2Baba are the only other artists who have accomplished this feat. 

Davido did not attend the EMAs due to the Angolan leg of his 30 Billion World Tour on Saturday.

It has been a successful year for Davido. He made the Forbes Most Bankable Artists in Africa list at No 8 in May, and became the most followed African celebrity on Instagram with a remarkable 5.2 million followers.

His YouTube videos have also achieved resounding success. ‘Fall’ has garnered 33.8 million views since June and ‘If’ is sitting on 50.2 million since its release in February. On Saturday he released the video for ‘FIA’, which already has more than 700 000 views.

Watch the video for ‘FIA’ below:

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Full list of EMA winners

Best African Act

  • Babes Wodumo (South Africa)
  • C4 Pedro (Angola)
  • Davido (Nigeria)
  • Nasty C (South Africa)
  • Nyashinski (Kenya)
  • Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best Song

  • Clean Bandit ft Sean Paul and Anne-Marie ­– ‘Rockabye’
  • DJ Khaled ft Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – ‘Wild Thoughts’
  • Ed Sheeran – ‘Shape of You’
  • Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft Justin Bieber – ‘Despacito’ (Remix)
  • Shawn Mendes – ‘There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back’

Best Artist

  • Ariana Grande
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Taylor Swift

Best Look

  • Dua Lipa
  • Harry Styles
  • Rita Ora
  • Taylor Swift
  • Zayn

Best New

  • Dua Lipa
  • Julia Michaels
  • Khalid
  • Kyle
  • Rag’n’Bone Man

Best US Act

  • Fifth Harmony
  • DJ Khaled
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Taylor Swift

Best Pop

  • Camila Cabello
  • Demi Lovato
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Taylor Swift

Best Video

  • Foo Fighters – Run
  • Katy Perry ft Migos – ‘Bon Appetit’
  • Kendrick Lamar – ‘Humble’
  • Kyle ft Lil Yachty – ‘iSpy’
  • Taylor Swift – ‘Look What You Made Me Do’

Best Live

  • Bruno Mars
  • Coldplay
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Eminem
  • U2

Best Electronic

  • Calvin Harris
  • David Guetta
  • Major Lazer
  • Martin Garrix
  • The Chainsmokers

Best Rock

  • Coldplay
  • Foo Fighters
  • Royal Blood
  • The Killers
  • U2

Best Hip Hop

  • Drake
  • Eminem
  • Future
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Post Malone

Best Alternative

  • Imagine Dragons
  • Lana Del Rey
  • Lorde
  • The XX
  • Thirty Seconds to Mars

Biggest Fans

  • Ariana Grande
  • Justin Bieber
  • Katy Perry
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Taylor Swift

Best Push

  • Hailee Steinfeld
  • Jon Bellion
  • Julia Michaels
  • Kacy Hill
  • Khalid
  • Kyle
  • Noah Cyrus
  • Petite Meller
  • Rag’n’Bone Man
  • SZA
  • The Head and The Heart

Best World Stage

  • The Chainsmokers
  • DNCE
  • Foo Fighters
  • Kinds of Leon
  • Steve Aoki

Worldwide Act Winners

  • Lil’ Kleine – The Netherlands
  • C. Tangana – Spain
  • Babymetal – Japan
  • Alma – Finland
  • Davido – Nigeria
  • Stormzy – UK & Ireland
  • Lali – Argentina
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