SA: SiBi featured on Apple Music Up Next

Up Next is Apple Music’s global artist programme geared towards identifying, showcasing and elevating rising talent. The announcement coincides with the release of SiBi’s five-track EP Riverside on which she pays homage to her birthplace, the Vaal.

The EP also explores SiBi’s fearless commitment and dedication to her craft by incorporating stylistic elements of US artists Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill. Riverside features guest appearances from TBO, Tyler ICU, Parlemo and 3Two1.

SiBi has been featured on Apple Music’s South African Up Next playlist. The curated compilation of music features a dynamic class of new and emerging artists, hand-picked by Apple Music’s editors around the world. It is genre agnostic and represents a selection of artists that Apple Music’s global editors are passionate about and eager to expose to a larger audience. 

“I'm so grateful to be an Apple Music Up Next artist,” SiBi said. “This is humbling and crazy. This journey has been amazing. I've been around the world a few times without leaving the house and it’s just the beginning.”

Born Sibongile Tshabalala, SiBi’s music is a fusion of trap and R&B. It is based on deeply relatable issues and raw emotion.