23 Dec 2021Top African songs of 2021 – part 1Another year has passed defined by COVID-19’s ‘new normal’. The year 2021 was a challenging one for...By Ano Shumba
24 Nov 2021West African stars up for Grammys 2022West African artists including Ghana’s Rocky Dawuni and Benin’s Angélique Kidjo , as well as...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
18 Oct 2021Call for entries: Song contest for West African musiciansSubmissions are ongoing the Nescafé One Song 2 competition for West African musicians.By Gabriel Myers Hansen
04 Aug 2021Sheer Music announces six new signings from West AfricaSouth Africa’s Sheer Music Publishing this week announced that it was expanding its pan-African...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
17 May 2021Call for registration: Free masterclass for songwriters in...Emerging and established songwriters in Anglophone West Africa are invited to register for the next...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
21 Apr 2021Facebook announces Creators campaign in West AfricaFacebook this week announced a programme to spotlight the stories of leading content creators in...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
08 Mar 2021Phiona Okumu opens up about Spotify’s West Africa strategyDespite Ghana and Nigeria constituting key African music markets, the two West African countries...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
31 Dec 2020West African artists to watch in 2021West Africa has habitually supplied the biggest stars in African pop. For decades, the region has...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
09 Sep 2020Call for registrations: Songwriting masterclass in West...African Export-Import Bank, the organizer of the Cookout Africa Songwriting masterclass, is calling...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
04 Aug 2020Call for entries: Nigerian Songwriting CompetitionThe annual Nigerian Songwriting Competition (NSC) is accepting entries from amateur and...By Lucy Ilado
08 Jan 2020Call for applications: Art Moves Africa researchers in West...Art Moves Africa (AMA) is recruiting a team of researchers living or working in West Africa for its...By Lucy Ilado
18 Dec 2019Best African songs of 2019 – part 1In 2019, African artists continued to make major strides by signing big deals, winning top awards,...By Ano Shumba