Black Coffee to headline Madison Square Garden show in October
South African Grammy Award winning DJ Black Coffee announced on Friday that he will headline a show at Madison Square Garden in New York this October. He becomes be the first South African artist to do so. Taking to his social media to make the announcement, he said, “It’s always been one of my biggest […]
Costa Titch has passed away, age 28
Costa Titch died on Saturday night after he collapsed on stage at Ultra Music Festival in Nasrec. His family have confirmed the news with a statement released on social media through his management company, T-Effect. “It is with deep pain that we find ourselves having to acknowledge his passing at this time,” the statement said. […]
Burna Boy Reflects On His Relationship With AKA After His Death
Nigerian mega-star Burna Boy recently took to Instagram to share a snippet of a tribute song he wrote for AKA after the latter’s death on 10 February 2023. Burna Boy and AKA have a long and complicated history, as the two were once frequent collaborators, who later turned into each other’s nemesis. In the song, […]
Rihanna Concert That Was Interrupted By A Football Game Saw Her Biggest Day In Apple Music History
Rihanna recently performed the half-time show at the Superbowl on Sunday night, also known as the Rihanna concert that was interrupted by a football game. The show marked her return to the stage for the first time in seven years and it was a daunting experience. She told Nadeska Alexis of Apple Music at the […]
AKA has passed away at age 35
Beloved South African rapper, AKA, has passed away. The Forbes family released a statement early Saturday morning confirming the news of his tragic passing. AKA was shot dead on Friday the 10th February outside of a venue on Florida Road in Durban where he was scheduled to perform. “It is with extreme sadness that we […]
And the Grammy Award goes to…
That’s a wrap for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards! Full of performances and history-making GRAMMY wins, the 2023 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 65th GRAMMY Awards, was one of the biggest nights in music history — ever. Below is the complete list of the winners and nominees for the 2023 GRAMMYs. General Field 1. Record Of The Year Award to the […]
Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman & Nomcebo Zikode Win Grammy For Best Global Music Performance
South African singer, record producer and businessman Zakes Bantwini along with South African flautist, producer and composer Wouter Kellerman, and South African singer and songwriter Nomcebo Zikode made SA proud on Sunday, 5th February when their song “Bayethe” was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance. The collaboration resulted in the three artists […]
MTV Africa Brings The Love & Hip Hop Concept To South African Shores With Love & Hip Hop SA
The first quarter of the year in the reality TV space is getting off to a fine start. This follows the announcement that MTV Africa will be airing a version of the popular VH1 format global hit reality show Love & Hip Hop, setting it in South Africa. A first for Africa, the show will […]
MTV Base Hottest MCs list for 2022 is out
For over a decade now, the MTV Base Hottest MCs List has remained as one the most talked about mainstream yearly fixture in the South African hip hop calendar. While the jury is still out regarding whether the list still holds the same esteem it once did, there’s no denying that each time the list is revealed, it […]
K.O’s Smash Hit “SETE” Continues To Soar As It Reaches 10 Million Streams
The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA), which publishes The Official South African Chart (TOSAC), has recognised K.O’s smash hit “SETE” as having reached an impressive 10 million streams. K.O released “SETE”, featuring Amapiano star Young Stunna and fellow rapper Blxckie, in August 2022. It was released as the second single off the then upcoming 4th album […]
Amapiano enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe with DBN Gogo, Sino Msolo, Kamo Mphela, Young Stunna and Busiswa
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to hit our screens next week and the soundtrack for the movie has dropped today. Some of SA’s favourite artists feature on it as amapiano has officially made it into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first single released off the soundtrack marked Rihanna’s return to music after a six […]
In celebration of Brenda Fassie, her catalogue has been released on digital services
One of the true homegrown global superstars of South African music, Brenda Fassie, was born on this day (3 November) in 1964. Having passed away on 9 May 2004, just a few months shy from her 40th birthday, the iconic musician would be turning 58 years old today. In honour and celebration of this momentous […]