Nigerian musician Fireboy DML has released four newly recorded tracks as part of the Apple Music Home Session series.The Apple Music Home Session project involves stripped-down, at-home performances that will
The organisers of the inaugural edition of Native Festival in Cancun, Mexico, have revealed an impressive first batch of African performers ahead of the event from 2 to 6 September.The
South Africa-based Sheer Music Publishing today announced that it had signed an agreement to represent Nigerian R&B and Afropop singer Iyanya. Established in 1996, Sheer is the largest independent music
Spotify on Monday announced that it would expand its services into more than 80 new countries. More than 30 of those are in AfricaThe announcement was made during the company’s
Whatever milestones he reached in previous years, 2020 was particularly outstanding for Ghanaian rapper Kofi Jamar.Among a vital crop of young voices stirring up Ghana’s pop scene, the artist is
The organisers of the annual 3Music Awards in Ghana on Friday unveiled the nominees for this year’s edition, which takes place on 27 March.Now in its fourth year, the awards
Ghanaian-American musician Amaarae was this week named BET’s Amplified International Artist for February. The news follows her announcement as an Apple Music Africa Rising artist in January.BET Amplified is a
Spotify on Wednesday published its financial results for the fourth quarter (Q4), which ended on 31 December 2020.The report shows the company added 11 million Premium subscribers, bringing the total
Nigerian Afro-fusion star Omah Lay and Gambian-British rapper Pa Salieu were this week selected for the newly launched Montreux Jazz Festival Spotlight initiative.Omah Lay and Pa Salieu were named alongside
International distribution company and record label Empire on 28 January announced a new partnership with Made In East New York (MIENY).MIENY is a US multimedia music publishing and entertainment company,