Mali-born singer Aya Nakamura has set a new record as the first African artist to hit one billion views on YouTube. Her song ...

Older genres classed in the World Music category and headlined by Angélique Kidjo continue to inspire newer genres, Afrobeats and Amapiano. Here are 25 standout tunes of 2023. 1. Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za ...

Long before Spotify, Apple Music and TikTok shaped music trends, Ghanaians discovered African hits through radio, cassette tapes, CDs, music videos and the country's vibrant nightlife. If a song ...

Tyla is first to spend 100 weeks at No. 1 on Afrobeats Songs Chart South African superstar Tyla continues to […] The post Tyla becomes first artist to spend 100 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard U.S.

Artists from the continent are breaking into the Western mainstream. We’ve got a playlist for your weekend cookout. By Desiree Ibekwe This week, The Times published a profile of Tems, a 28-year-old ...

MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 10: Steve Lukather (L) and Joseph Williams (R) of Toto perform on stage at Mediolanum Forum of Assago on March 10, 2018 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ...

The Grammys have come a long way with African music. The introduction of Best African Music Performance alone was a major step forward, finally giving the continent its own space on music’s biggest ...

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, ...

The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...