13 May 2026
Spotify has reported that South African artists generated more than R504 million (about $30.6m) on...
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13 May 2026
Boiler Room has opened applications for Broadcast Lab #14, an open call programme supporting...
13 May 2026
South African singer-songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla will release a new single titled ‘Walila’ on 15...
13 May 2026
The Pulitzer Center has opened applications for its Global Reporting Grants, a rolling funding...
13 May 2026
The Accelerate Africa Start-up Programme has opened applications for its 2026 cohort, inviting...
13 May 2026
Nigerian Afropop artist Tunde2Deep has released a new single, ‘DANCIA’, featuring fellow Nigerian...
13 May 2026
The National Arts Festival will return to Makhanda from 25 June to 5 July 2026, presenting a...
13 May 2026
Veteran South African publicist and DJ Maria McCloy has died at the age of 50.
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21 Mar 2026
Grammy-nominated Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara returned on 27 February...
20 Mar 2026
Tumi Molekane has always been a rare kind of rapper. As Stogie T, he writes with a level of...
27 Feb 2026
In today’s turbulent global political landscape, The Brother Moves On acts as a voice for those...
18 Feb 2026
One of the most unconventional and interactive love song campaigns in recent memory, Pro Heed’s ‘...
17 Feb 2026
Donald and Amanda Black , two of South Africa’s most revered voices, finally come together on ‘...
11 Feb 2026
Afrocentric neo-soul continues to gain momentum within Johannesburg’s alternative music scene, and...
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13 May 2026
From Gqeberha, singer, rapper and songwriter AV Raincandy (born Aviwe Mampondo) is steadily carving...
12 May 2026
By Tinashe Mushakavanhu Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan...
08 May 2026
The music industry has a long memory when it comes to technological disruption. We have lived...
28 Apr 2026
The African Live Entertainment Conference (ALEC) 2026 convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, from...
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22 Apr 2026
By Iwan Pienaar Nomayirha, known as Yirha, does not approach music from a single angle. She builds...
22 Apr 2026
South African soul singer Lira returned to the stage at Gold Reef City on 18 April with a deeply...
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