Shatta Wale has released a new song, ‘Jo Lese’, on January 30, 2025. This is his second song of the year after ‘African ...
Black American music is music ... banjo was originally an African instrument that was made and played by enslaved blacks on Southern plantations. It later became a popular American instrument ...
At 29, Tems has achieved a milestone, surpassing all Nigerian artistes with her Grammy wins.Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as TemsNigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer, Temilade ...
Splice and MIDiA Research’s Sounds of 2025 Report tracks how genres like pluggnb and Afro House are likely to make waves this ...
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Spotify pays $10bn in royalties
Music streaming major Spotify says it paid a record $10 billion in royalties to the music industry in 2024. Nigeria is the ...
For hip-hop, this was expressed through the turntable manipulation pioneered by DJ Kool Herc in 1973, when he extended and looped breakbeats to energize crowds. House music’s innovators turned to the ...
Explore Evita Tezeno's "Piece of My Heart" exhibition at Dishman Art Museum, featuring vibrant collages inspired by ...
Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, also known as Tems, won the Best African Music Performance award for her song “Love Me JeJe ...
song, and anthem of the era, this list will give diehard fans and curious newcomers a starting point for exploring the various iterations of popular music created in the 1980s. Music in the 80s ...
Ghanaian rapper Gasmilla travelled abroad and was spotted singing highlife musician Joe Osei's Mepe W'asem song by a river.
Beyoncé, the most awarded and nominated artist in Grammys history, finally won album of the year for her ...