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 […]
Brown Dash’s Mthandazo Wabolova Is Released for Streaming on Digital Service Providers
Keeping with the odd yet welcomed trend of works by deceased artists being uploaded on streaming platforms way later than they should have been, late kwaito great Brown Dash’s seminal album Mthandazo Wabolova is the latest to receive such treatment. Released in 2004, it was Brown Dash’s sophomore album after his star-making debut, 2002’s Puff ‘N Pass. With his […]
Lelowhatsgood is Joined by Dee Traits For Musical Debut Next Level EP
Popular international DJ and jack of ‘most’ trades, Lelowhatsgood is making a foray into music with his musical debut, Next Level EP, alongside Dee Traits. In the past months, the DJ has teased at new music, by including unreleased songs of his into his DJ sets. Now this August he has finally announced that he […]
Listen to Trap Money Therapy, Nikki Newlands’ New Mix Series
Hailing from Durban, Johannesburg-based hip hop DJ, Nikki Newlands has steadily built a name for herself in the city’s music scene. Now known as one of, if not the most booked female hip hop DJ working currently, the DJ recently launched a new mix series called Trap Money Therapy. The series is aimed at uncovering […]
A Recap of The SA Music Awards Winners for 2022
The entire list of winners for this year’s SA Music Awards (SAMAs), which is the 28th edition of said awards, were announced at a ceremony held at the Sun City Superbowl in Rustenburg on 28 August. The award ceremony consisted of two legs, with the first group of winners being announced at the same venue […]
Jägermeister’s Night Embassy brings Kombonation’s Kaofela Kaofela to life this weekend
Jägermeister’s Night Embassy has returned to Joburg nightlife. The mission? A residency programme centred around ‘Freiraum’, a space for unbridled self-expression and unlimited creativity. They relaunched on the 15th of June by hosting an epic party down at the Old JSE Building in Newtown, with sets by DBN Gogo, Blxckie, and ByLwansta. The mission continues […]
The SA Music Awards nominations for 2022 are out
On June 7th, the 28th annual SA Music Awards nominees were announced during a nomination party held in Randburg, Johannesburg. The event was also shared via livestream on the SAMAs YouTube account and was attended by A-list celebrities, some of whom were announced as nominees as well. The SAMAs were last hosted in person two […]
Blxckie celebrates the anniversary of B4Now and is awarded 10 plaques
On Friday the 20th May Blxckie hosted friends, family and industry peers for an evening celebrating the anniversary of his debut album B4Now. Reflecting on the impact his music has made in the industry with Ms Cosmo and Siya Metane, M4Entertainment and Africori awarded Blxckie with 10 plaques for achieving Gold, Platinum and Double Platinum […]
WATCH: Skhandaworld’s Welcome To The Planet Mini-documentary
Following their 2021’s partnership with Universal Music Africa, the SKHANDAWORLD collective released a compilation album titled, Welcome To The Planet which featured a star-studded cast including the likes of AKA, Tshego, Cassper Nyovest and Nadia Nakai. This year, continuing on the momentum they garnered since the inception of the collective in 2020, they have released a mini-documentary of the same name as the compilation, which […]
Hip-hop artist, Dj Citi Lyts has died
The hip-hop community was this morning stunned as news reports started to pour in announcing the passing of DJ Citi Lyts, who was shot 8 times in the early hours of the Monday morning in Dube, Soweto. The popular hip-hop DJ, whose real name is Sandile Mkhize was shot and killed this morning in an […]