Sony Music Africa launches new business skills programme for female music leaders
Partnership with pan-African not-for-profit, Women of Music Business (WOMB), will offer female artists and managers masterclasses on financial literacy, philanthropy and social investment Sony Music Africa has partnered with a not-for-profit pan-African women empowerment platform, The Women of Music Business (WOMB), to launch a new ‘masterclass’ training programme, supporting women working in the African music industry […]
Global Influencer Agency Bloc13 Launched in South Africa
International brand influencer agency Bloc13 has officially launched in Johannesburg, South Africa and has become home to the agency and fashion holding house for brands such as Fashionova, Oh Polly and PrettyLittleThing. The company will further evolve into different segments of entertainment. From podcasting to signing local rising stars including artists and media personalities under its […]
The Art of the Listening Experience with TaoTronics
I was a child of cassette tapes, then CDs – although I don’t recall ever having a CD player. My father said “I love you” with music. As a first-generation American child, the US summer holiday meant new mixtapes from my dad to keep me company as I flew from New York (eventually Washington DC) […]
Priddy Ugly to head up Stay Low x GAS partnership
STAY LOW – Steyn Entertainments Record label and management company – has officially partnered with independent record label Global African Sounds (GAS). Under the terms of the partnership, seasoned musician and GAS founder Priddy Ugly assumes a record label executive position of the venture, alongside Stay Low record label head, Vaughn Thiel. Priddy Ugly, real […]
Wizkid to headline the Friends of Amstel virtual festival
The 2021 edition of the Friends of Amstel festival has been announced and Wizkid is to headline the show. Despite social distancing, Amstel is still bringing friends together with the best in entertainment in weekly performances, streamed and broadcast to your home. Known for his artistry in effortlessly combining Afrobeats sounds with Hip Hop, R&B […]
Nasty C to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
On Friday 26 February, Nasty C will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Together with Ari Lennox, he will perform their collaboration, “Black and White”, off his 2020 album, Zulu Man With Some Power. In June 2020, Nasty C performed his socially-conscious song, They Don’t, on Late Night With Seth Meyers. He returns to American television — […]
Entries for the 2021 SA Music Awards to close soon
If you haven’t yet, now would be a good time to get your entries in for the 2021 South African Music Awards. Entries for South Africa’s premier music award show opened up on the 27th November 2020 and will close at midnight on the 31st January 2021. Music eligible for a SAMA27 nomination must have been […]
MTV Base ranks its Hottest MCs (and new wave artists) for 2020
MTV Base aired one of its flagship properties in December 2020, the Hottest MCs List. Hosted by Ms Cosmo, the panelists for the yearly round-up included Kyeezi, DJ Venom, Nota, DJ Kaymo, Mandisa Ntsinde, and Lula Odiba. With the criteria for the makeup of the list being bars, impact, sales, and intangibles, the panel came […]
Unlocks 2021 with Cardi B has been called off
Castle Lite regrets to announce that it has had to call off Castle Lite Unlocks 2021. This is as a result of the country’s on-going struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic. With the nation currently in the grip of a second wave of the pandemic and confirmed cases on the increase, the South African government has […]
Featuring Riky Rick, Sho Madjozi, and YoungstaCPT, The Ubunifu Space docuseries is a love letter to SA Creativity
The African diaspora music reactions channel have dropped 4/8 episodes from their #UbuOnTour series on Youtube and it’s packed with appearances from South Africa’s A-list entertainers One year after London-based YouTube channel, The Ubunifu Space touched down in South Africa, they share their experiences through an eight-part docuseries titled after their tour campaign, #UbuOnTour. Having premiered on Monday, […]
Virgil Abloh’s collaborative book with Nike is set to document “The Ten”
In 2017, Nike and Virgil Abloh announced a new design project, “The Ten.” Reconstructing 10 Nike footwear designs, he said of the project, “What we’re talking about here is larger than sneakers, it’s larger than design culture. It’s nothing short of state-of-the-art design. These 10 shoes have broken barriers in performance and style. To me, […]
PayIn30, a lifeline for SMMEs during the COVID-19 crisis
When we’re kids, and teachers ask, “What do you want to be one day”, answers like doctor, lawyer, police officer, singer, and the like, are often tossed around. In primary school, asking this is enough. However, perhaps it’s important to start considering “How do you want to be paid” as a valid and necessary question. […]