Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Tiwa Savage walked around a music centre in Lagos, smiling, listening and giving words of ...

The music industry is always in a state of flux, but what was happening in 1976 was akin to the dinosaurs looking up and seeing a meteor on the way.

Burna Boy will get me going. Or, a song I play a lot is It’s Lonely At the Top.

Tracks by Rema, Burna Boy and more were streaming in the billions, but hits are drying up. Stars and analysts across the African music industry fret about how to change course In 2016, Afrobeats – the ...

Editor's note: This is an update of the profile published in December of the great African musician Fela Kuti. The original post was published when it was announced that Kuti would become the first ...

Musician Precious Andre (19), known to her fanbase as Precchie, is balancing two different worlds: the technical precision of a cybersecurity degree and the rhythmic world of African pop music. While ...

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South African global sensation Tyla is stepping into a fearless new era with the announcement of her upcoming sophomore album, ‘A*POP’, set for release on July 24. The Grammy-winning star broke the ...

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