The new award honoring African music could give global songs from other genres, such as Latin music, K-pop and Arabic music, a better chance at earning nominations for best global music performance.

Vusumuzi Nongxa, better known as Vusi Nova, is a multi-award-winning South African artist. His title as one of SA's best ...

Over the last decade, Afrobeats has made significant inroads in the global music industry, from invitations to conquer the biggest stages in the world to cross-cultural collaborat ...

The South African singer brought a homegrown genre, amapiano, to new ears with a viral hit and a Grammy. With her debut album, she wants to prove the world is ready for a full-blown African pop star.

Released in a span of three months, the new albums by Ayra Starr, Tems and Tyla are not merely career-making for the artists, but ground-shifting for the pop music of the continent.

Hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, Tyla had always wanted to see an African pop star. When that moment never came, she decided to just do it herself.

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated ...

One of the early songs she shared on TikTok, called “Ain’t Fast Enough” (which she has since wiped from her profiles), had some success, particularly with East Africans like her.

Rihanna’s 20-year music journey is an extraordinary tale of ambition and talent, with dreams in Barbados to becoming a global ...