Award-winning South African musician Tyla has won a second Grammy award in the Best African Music Performance category. She won it for "Push-to-Start", released as part of her debut album. In 2024, Tyla also won the same award for her global hit Water. She became the first to win the category twice.

Tyla beat out stiff

Three decades after his death, the legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has made history as the first African artist to receive a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Recording Academy said that Fela is being honored posthumously for his contribution to modern Nigerian Afrobeats and for inspiring many global singers. Fela's radical blend of politics, performance, and pan-African groove

Zimbabwe's music scene is in mourning following the death of Sungura legend Nicholas Zakaria, affectionately known as the Madzibaba. He was 66.

Zakaria was a founding member of the Khiama Boys, renowned for his masterful guitar skills and inspirational voice, and a mentor to many artists, including Alick Macheso.

His family described him as a "talented musician and beloved member of our

Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first Black African performer selected for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The five-time Grammy-winning singer from Benin was named among the 2026 honorees alongside stars like Miley Cyrus, Timothée Chalamet, and Shaquille O'Neal. Kidjo received the honour after making music for more than four decades and releasing 16 albums.

She joins Charlize Theron as

Nigerian singer Tems has been announced as the headliner for the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup final halftime show, set to take place at MetLife Stadium in New York on July 13. 

Global Citizen, the producers of the show, will broadcast the star-studded performance live and free on DAZN.com, allowing fans around the world to tune in. She will be joined on stage by Colombian hitmaker J Balvin and American pop star

Sarah Aderibigbe, professionally known as Ayra Starr, has won the 2025 BET Award for Best International Act at the 25th annual ceremony at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, United States.

She triumphed over a competitive field of nominees, including Tyla (South Africa), Rema (Nigeria), Black Sherif (Ghana), Uncle Waffles (Eswatini),

Senegalese-American singer Akon has sparked controversy after claiming he played a pivotal role in the rise of Afrobeats, the globally acclaimed music genre that originated in West Africa.

In an interview with American talk show host Sherri Shepherd, Akon suggested that his work in Nigeria in the late 2000s, citing early

The death of Sungura musician Tatenda Pinjisi has sparked public outrage over Zimbabwe's deteriorating healthcare system, fueled by a viral video that showed him pleading for a basic painkiller and medical staff using phone flashlights during a power outage.

Tributes and questions around his death 

A new inscription in the southern African language lxam has been carved into Rhodes House at Oxford University, acknowledging the suffering and labor of those who contributed to Cecil Rhodes' wealth.

The lxam inscription was carved by UK stone mason Fergus Wessel, who works in response to a longstanding English Arts and Crafts tradition. The inscription's handcrafted aspect responds to the saying's

Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, has won the 67th Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance. Tems emerged victorious in a fierce competition, beating fellow countrymen Burna Boy, Asake, Wizkid and Yemi Alade, and Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay. 

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