Music is King announces their artist lineup
The international show Music is King recently announced its return and revealed two concerts in two cities this December. Taking place in Johannesburg on 14 December at the Ticketpro Dome and Durban on 15 December 2019 at Kings Park Outer Fields, Music Is King is back to provide an experience in music, art and fashion […]
Shekinah takes Rosefest to her hometown
After her successful first leg of Rosefest Johannesburg which took place on National Women’s Day, Shekhinah invites you to celebrate the success of RoseFest by taking the festival to her hometown as the headline act. RoseFest Durban in association with unlocked.me by NEDBANK, set to take place on the 12th of October 2019 at the […]
The AKA Orchestra: eThekwini
AKA has unveiled the official date and venue for his second Orchestra show, set to take place on November 2nd at the ICC Arena in Durban. Teaming up with Durban’s very own Afrotainment and urban events promoter Vertex Events, AKA will bring the worlds of hip hop and classical music together with the talents of […]
Nasty C, Sarkodie, and Falz make history as first African nominees at BET Hip Hop Awards 2019
BET International today announced the launch of a new category to honor artists from around the world during the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019. Artists from Africa, Europe and Canada will compete for the Best International Flow Category during the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019. The announcement of the Best International Flow category is the […]
Cutting The Wax featuring ByLwansta
What Cutting the Wax is a series of live recorded sessions aimed at exposing local Durban musicians. Conceptualised and produced by Paul Jones and Ryan van Rooyen (Roots Up), the goal of these sessions is to expose 031 talent to a wider, online market, as well as provide the artists with high quality audio and […]
DJ Sliqe releases mini documentary titled “Jiggy Talk”
Following the release of his two track EP, Kennel Room, Sliqe has gone on to dissect what the “jig” is by touching on multiple facets of the popular term. In a short documentary, the DJ along with Farx and Zingah (who are featured on the EP) speak about the cadence we hear on Kennel Room. […]
Burna Boy and Sjava added to AFROPUNK Joburg 2019 lineup
Big news! #AFROPUNKJoburg has added Burna Boy, Sjava, The Kwani Experience, and more to their 2019 lineup. Announcing the headline acts and first wave of artists added to the lineup earlier this year, they’ve added a few African giants to our Afropunk Joburg experience for 2019. Burna Boy has had an incredible year; releasing his […]
Apple Music reveals the top performing artists on the service
Apple Music is celebrating four years in Africa and with that have announced the top performing artists on the service both in South Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa over the past four years. Artists like Black Coffee, Nasty C, Burna Boy, AKA, Cassper Nyovest, Sjava, Sun-El Musician dominate locally whilst Ed Sheeran, Drake and Khalid are […]
Moonchild Sanelly, Busiswa, DJ Lag, Anatii & Bubele Booi feature on the Lion King soundtrack
The Lion King’s live action 2019 remake releases in cinemas today. Along with the release of the movie is the soundtrack which was exec-produced by Beyoncé. In an interview with Good Morning America, she said “This soundtrack is a love letter to Africa, I wanted to make sure we found the best talent from Africa […]
Burna Boy for Apple Music’s Up Next
Apple Music today announced African superstar Burna Boy as its latest Up Next artist. As the credited creator of the genre “Afrofusion” – the rich blend of Afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall and R&B – the Nigeria-born singer and songwriter is among contemporary African music’s biggest stars and Apple Music is thrilled to be propelling his music to the […]
ByLwansta heads to Berlin
Coming off the heels of his recent Paris appearance at Kitsuné Afterwork, ByLwansta returns to Europe in July and August. This time he is in Berlin, Germany for a one month artist residency and to make a second appearance at Berlin’s Pop-Kultur Festival. ByLwansta has teamed up with award winning Berlin-born/Los Angeles-based artist, producer and […]
Shekhinah announces Rosefest Tour
After her platinum-status album Rose Gold, released in 2017, the music sensation Shekhinah invites you to celebrate the success of Rose Gold by going on a two date extravaganza. RoseFest is set to take place on the 9th of August 2019, coinciding with National Women’s Day in Johannesburg, and October 12 2019 in the city of […]