Yanga’s Famous Friends Concert Guaranteed To Be A Family Affair of SA Hip Hop
Starting off as an attempt to prove a point – that South African hip hop is not dead – Yanga Chief organised an event that aimed to showcase South African hip hop in all its splendour. Aptly calling it “Famous Friends” the first edition of the event was held on the 4th of September in […]
The Sobering Podcast Launches New Show Focused On Creatives, CCTV
SA’s favourite hip hop podcast, The Sobering, has launched a new series focused on the stories of creatives in SA. Dubbed CCTV, the new series “is a platform brought to you by the Sobering for people to share their creative journeys with the world.” Jay Carson is the first guest on Creative Conversations TV and […]
South Africa Based Artist & Producer TRESOR Gets A Production Placement On Drake’s Certified Lover Boy Album
Internationally recognised singer, songwriter, producer and multi award-winning musician, TRESOR, received writing and production credits on Drake’s album Certified Lover Boy for his contribution on the song “Fountain” featuring Nigerian songstress Tems. TRESOR, who’s based predominantly in South Africa, is no stranger to the international music scene having achieved two number #1 singles in Italy […]
Women’s month exhibition shines spotlight On Black Transgender Women
To commemorate Women’s Month in South Africa, an exhibition titled Layers of a Black Transgender Woman presented & curated by Transgender Activist Yaya Mavundla opened on Saturday the 14th of August at Constitution Hill’s Women’s Jail. The exhibition supported by Constitution Hill, Access Chapter 2 and Ingram’s is set to create a conversation of inclusivity, showcasing different layers of women, […]
New Dates Have Been Announced For Three Day Festival “For The Youth Weekender”
Soulistic Agency has announced new dates for their three day festival For The Youth Weekender. This show was previously scheduled for the weekend of 18 June 2021 as a Youth Day celebration but had to be postponed due to pike in Covid-19 infection rates in the Gauteng province that resulted in a tightening of lockdown […]
The Ongoing Braai Show Legal Debacle Adds Another Facet To The Longstanding AKA & Cassper Feud
Rapper AKA finds himself embroiled in yet another controversy. This time it involves a TV show he was a host of in the past, The Braai Show. According to a letter that was submitted to the SABC, in March 2020 AKA and MakhuduCom Media entered into a partnership to produce content for AKA’’s independent channel […]
Artists on Apple Music Can Now Celebrate Shareable Milestones With Fans
Apple Music will be rolling out a new iOS feature in Apple Music for Artists called Shareable Milestones that will provide artists with the tools to easily share key milestones and successes with their fans on social media directly from the Apple Music for Artists app. Artists love sharing key moments of their careers with […]
SAMPRA’s Impending Legal Tug Of War With The SABC Over Unsettled Artist Royalties
Artists may end up being the hardest hit casualties in an impending legal tug of war between the South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA) – which is a collective management organisation that administers Needletime Rights on behalf of recording artists and record labels, and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) after the former organisation […]
Nasty C Is Africa’s Sole Representative On The Tokyo Olympics Official Song “Colorful”
Nasty C continues to make strides in what’s turning out to be a very fruitful year for him. A recent announcement revealed that the Durban native is the only African artist on the line up of 14 artists from across the globe who have made it onto the official 2021 Tokyo Olympics song, “Colorful”. Taking […]
South Africans Heartbroken as the TicketPro Dome Closes
South Africans have taken to social media with heavy hearts to relive their memories of the Ticketpro Dome. This comes as RX Venue Management announced that the country’s largest indoor arena has been sold to a third party which does not operate in the event space. In a statement released on Twitter, they said, “It […]
Kanye West Holds Private Listening Session In Las Vegas For ‘Donda’, Touted As His Best Album In Years
Reports are that Kanye West’s upcoming album, Donda, is so good, some are already calling it his best album in years. On Sunday, 18 July 2021, the “Through The Wire” hit maker hosted a private and exclusive – strictly invite only – listening session for his upcoming album in Las Vegas. Despite strict rules that […]
Pouring Back Into Youth Empowerment: The Story of Galelo Africa
You’re in your first year of varsity with a head full of dreams. Your excitement for the future is palpable and you find yourself gravitating towards another first year with similar ideas and you become fast friends. Your name is Kamohelo Mothibedi, his is Buntu Mdaka and these are the origins of what would later […]