African popular music has shown a new vibrancy this decade, capturing diverse musical styles and transcending borders to become one of the hottest topics among fans and industry professionals alike.

In celebration of Confessions II's release, Out revisited and ranked all 15 of Madonna's studio albums that raised ...

At the end of every year, Music In Africa’s editors take stock of the biggest releases of the past 12 months by compiling our eagerly anticipated pan-African playlist. This selection of music, divided ...

From Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift to the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, Billboard rounds up 12 movie soundtracks that include original songs by African… By Heran Mamo African artists ...

Cape Town-based award-winning rapper and an all-round entertainer, Sinesipho Peter popularly known as Bravo Le Roux in the music scene sat down with BONA to discuss his fast-growing music career and ...

Sotho rapper Malome Vector, real name Bokang Moleli, died in an accident in the Free State on Wednesday afternoon. Vector was reportedly travelling with musical collaborators Lizwi Wokuqala and Puleng ...

Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and more R&B and rap stars have "executive produced or curated a movie soundtrack" on their résumés. By Heran Mamo From paying homage to the African ...

Lana Del Rey. Picture by Andrea Raffin Lankum PJ Harvey. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) Paul Simon. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images) Hozier Unreal Unearth Hozier went to another level with ...

Sjava started his acting career in 2005, appearing in shows like uGugu no Andile and later gained prominence on series like Zone 14, Isibaya, and Ehostela's second season. He entered the music scene ...

Afro Soul has an international appeal because this music genre features distinct African sounds. Most African artists being celebrated worldwide produce Afro soul songs. Afro soul music sounds good on ...

Soweto-born rapper K.O started his career as a member of the hip-hop group Teargas alongside Ma-E and Ntukza. This collaboration would see the release of four studio albums, including their smash hit ...

A few songs into her set, Sho Madjozi asks her performance deejay to “just throw a beat and I’ll see what I can do.” When the beat, a hard-hitting gqom instrumental, is eventually given to her, she ...