For African music, 2024 was a landmark year. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) confirmed that Sub-Saharan Africa's recorded music revenue surpassed $100 million for the ...

As more artistes confront the reality that streaming numbers do not always translate into steady income, many are looking beyond music for sustainability. Merchandise has become one of the more ...

Ninety-seven per cent of us cannot tell the difference between AI-generated and human-authored music. When an AI cover recently went viral, it sparked questions about ethics and transparency.

Rwanda has become the first African nation to unlock direct monetisation on TikTok, a significant milestone that could ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Nia Smith, Destin Conrad, Ama, Brent Faiyaz, Brandy, Ty Dolla $ign Marlon Craft & Skrilla.

Mad Ice’s journey, from the video halls of Bwaise to the airwaves of East Africa and the cultural scene of Finland, is a story of reinvention. He became the artiste everyone thought they knew, while ...

Music Box Television has signed a distribution agreement with AzamTV, one of the leading pay-TV operators in East Africa, marking the company’s expansion into the African market.

The Netflix miniseries Black Earth Rising, starring Michaela Coel and John Goodman, explores the 1994 Rwandan genocide from a ...

In Rwanda’s hip hop scene, the spotlight has often been dominated by male personalities. Beyond the artists themselves, veteran journalists such as Pacson and MC P Wamamaye, among others, helped push ...

Playing For Change Foundation (PFCF) today announced that Jimmy Hutcheson, CEO of SPIN Magazine and CEO of Next Management Partners, has joined the organization’s Board of Directors. Hutcheson brings ...

After months of intense drought conditions, Kenya was inundated by rain late last week, triggering severe flooding that killed more than 40 people. In the country’s capital city, Nairobi, a month’s ...