Johnnie Walker toasts to African Music Excellence at Trace Awards 2025
The Trace Awards 2025, proudly sponsored by Johnnie Walker, took centre stage in Zanzibar, delivering an unforgettable night of music, culture, and celebration. As a champion of African creativity and progress, Johnnie Walker honored the continent’s biggest stars, recognizing the relentless passion and artistry shaping the global music scene while leading critical conversations on the […]
Marcus Harvey’s Stay Low Renaissance
Beloved contemporary R&B and neo-soul singer Marcus Harvey has signed a new deal with Stay Low, a Johannesburg based record label and management company, which falls under the greater Steyn Entertainment umbrella. This comes after years of making waves as an independent artist who has garnered a cult following amongst music aficionados who see him […]
SAMA nominations are in and AKA leads them for 2023
The Soweto Theatre in Jabulani, Soweto played host to the music industry as the SAMA nominations were announced. Albums and singles released between 1 February 2022 and 14 April 2023 were considered for SAMA29. The late AKA leads the pack with a tally of no less than seven nods for his album Mass Country in […]
A-Reece is taking his talents on the road with countrywide Reece Effect tour
A-Reece is gearing up for a new album release, but before he does, he’s taking his talents on the road. The Reece Effect, A-Reece’s tour circuit, will be coming to Durban, Cape Town, Joburg and Pretoria soon, with more dates to be announced in the coming weeks. The rapper recently headlined The SOMNYAMA Show alongside […]
Nasty C announces that girlfriend Sammie Heavens’ is pregnant with Fire in The Booth performance
Nasty C is the latest guest to grace Fire in The Booth, the Apple Music hosted show by Charlie Sloth in the UK. In the second of his performances, the South African rapper announced that his long term girlfriend, Sammie Heavens is pregnant. This is the second time that Nasty C has made an appearance […]
The SOMNYAMA Show is coming and A-Reece will be headlining alongside Blxckie
Blxckie has announced that he’ll be taking to the stage for The SOMNYAMA Show together with A-Reece later this month. With the title taken from his moniker, The SOMNYAMA Show will be taking place on the 23rd June at the Hearty Collective in Cape Town. One of SA’s most loved, Blxckie was one of the […]
Sjava takes us into his world with new documentary, The Evolution of Sjava
Sjava has recently closed off the first leg of the Isibuko Tour in Durban and has celebrated the milestone in his career with the release of a documentary titled “The Evolution of Sjava.” He begins the video talking about how he began making music, saying, “It’s always been music. According to my granny and aunt, […]
K.O takes his career to a new level hosting his first live concert at Con Hill
One of SA’s finest rappers, K.O has announced that he will host his first ever live concert at Constitutional Hill on July 29th. While live performance is an art that he’s intimately acquainted with, this will be the first time the rapper has a show dedicated to his work and catalogue over the years. He […]
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 […]