South African Music Awards (SAMA) recently announced their top five artists with the most nominations across all categories.

Ibrahim Sylla just passed away. He was only 57. He produced some of our favorite African music. Artists like Oumou Sangare, Youssou N’Dour, Empire Bakuba, Alpha Blondy, Les 4 Etoiles, Pepe Kalle, ...

Nasty C’s music often explores themes of identity, social commentary, and personal growth, showcasing his storytelling ability and poetic flow. He continues to push the boundaries of South African hip ...

Billboard predicts the nominees for best global music album, global music performance, reggae album and African music performance at the 2026 Grammys.

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...

In Lesotho, a style of traditional accordion music called Famo has become entangled with deadly gang rivalries. Once the ...

Gyakie, the Ghanaian Afro-fusion singer behind 'After Midnight,' is Billboard's African Rookie of the Month for October 2025.

Davido has officially announced that his “5ive Alive Tour” will make a grand homecoming in Nigeria this year, bringing his ...

Ghanaian singer King Promise shares with CNN’s Larry Madowo why he thinks Afrobeats as an umbrella for all popular African music can be a good and a bad thing. White House announces student loan ...

AfroFuture, the African music festival native to Ghana since 2017 (then as Afrochella) is coming to the U.S. for the first time. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that Davido, Kaytranada, Tee ...

An American producer hailed South Africa as home to the best English-speaking MCs outside the US, praising the country’s unmatched musical talent in a viral podcast clip.