South African singer Tyla won three awards - Best Afrobeat, Best African Act, and Best R&B - at the MTV Europe Music Awards. She is the first African artist to win three MTV ... Read more »
South African women's rights activists have started a petition to stop controversial U.S. singer Chris Brown from performing in December. The advocacy group Read more »
Award-winning musician Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has taken aim at fellow singer David Adeleke, also known as Davido, sparking yet another war of words on so Read more »
In 1997, South Africa's most famous music star had a huge hit. Brenda Fassie's Vulindlela became a national pop anthem, played especially at weddings and ... Read more »
Over 60 thousand people witnessed the first-ever, 3-day Hey Neighbour music festival held in Pretoria, South Africa from the 8th to the 10th of December. U.S. Rapper Kendrick Read more »
Multi-award-winning singer Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has passed away at a Johannesburg hospital. She was best known for her soulful voice and her hit ... Read more »
Grammy award-winning DJ and producer Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as Black Coffee, gave a lecture at Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts, after the success of ... Read more »
The South African documentary, Music is My Life, based on the legendary singer Joseph Shabalala and iconic Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been selected as the country's official Read more »
Afro-pop star Garry Mapanzure has been laid to rest in Masvingo. Mapanzure died in a car accident at the age of 25. The singer was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to ... Read more »
Sixto Rodriguez, the legendary singer-songwriter has died at the age of 81. He passed away on August 8, 2023, after suffering a stroke. Rodriguez began his music career in the ... Read more »
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