South African superstar Tyla has won her first MTV Video Music Award and used her acceptance speech to educate the global music industry about the rich diversity of African music. The 2024 MTV Video ...

From Ultra South Africa to Afro Nation Portugal, here are the best lineups this year. By Heran Mamo Multiple music festivals across the globe are celebrating African music throughout the whole year, ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

I have the pleasure of living in the big, busy, diverse, and very diasporic city of Atlanta, where the summertime lituations are about to get very real. There are a ton of great DJs in town spinning ...

When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent. “Nigeria and South Africa are dominating the most,” said Tuma Basa, ...

When the South African singer Tyla took the Grammy stage to accept the first-ever award for best African music performance in 2024, it felt as if the stars had finally aligned for pop music of the ...