August 18, 2020 - The Plug

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Apple Music Announces Apple Music Radio

Apple today announced two new live global radio offerings on Apple Music, now available to music fans in 165 countries. Beginning today, Beats 1, the flagship global radio station, will be renamed Apple Music 1, and two additional radio stations will launch: Apple Music Hits, celebrating everyone’s…

Music News

ShabZi Madallion celebrates a decade in music, re-sharing music released over this period

ShabZi Madallion released his debut album in April, named after his mom Nomvula. The muso’s experience in the industry, however, spans ten years and includes 16 projects. Celebrating his decade in the game, he’s decided to re-share that work that…

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Beyoncé songwriter, Vincent Berry II, heads to SA for songwriting masterclass

Multi-Grammy Award-nominated composer and producer Vincent Le Carl Berry II is heading to Southern Africa for the second edition of #TheCookoutAfrica Songwriting series. The second edition which will hold on Thursday, August 27th2020 at 18:00 CAT , will be an…

Style New Releases

Vans Unveils Latest Iteration of Patchwork Footwear

Vans designers offer new renditions of three classic silhouettes by using traditional patchwork application to express exciting geometric patterns and visual motifs. For the latest drop of the season, the Tiger Patchwork pack remasters the Sk8-Hi, Era and Classic Slip-On…

Music News

Moozlie curates stay-at-home concert “Blanco Sessions”

Moozlie has kept busy during lockdown and curated a virtual concert called the “Blanco Sessions.” A 33 minute performance of tracks from her album Victory, she also slips in a few that she’s featured on viz. Don Design’s “Python” and…

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The SA chapter of Women In Music is set to launch this month

This August will see the launch of the South African chapter of Women in Music (WIM), the world’s leading non-profit working to educate, empower and advance women in the music industry. It will be followed by a series of online panel discussions where women in the…

Music New Releases

Pdot O pays tribute to HHP with surprise release “My Last 20”

Pdot O has released a single in which he raps from the perspective of Jabulani “HHP” Tsambo. Taking his life in 2018, Jabba had spoken publicly on his battle with depression in a few interviews, a recording of which was…

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Vault by Vans x Stray Rats Collection Represents Mutual Appreciation for The Communities That Shaped Them

Miami/NYC based brand Stray Rats continues to drive a cult following among those who identify with and celebrate an alternative and historical view of life. True to its grassroots vision since day one, and still very much led by artist and…

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ByLwansta presents Cover Art and Branding in Music workshop at Pop-Kultur Festival, Berlin

South African musician, art director, and multimedia designer, ByLwansta, born Lwandile Nkanyuza in Kokstad, Kwa-Zulu Natal, will be presenting a design workshop on Cover Art and Branding in Music at this year’s Pop-Kultur Festival in Berlin, Germany. The international festival…

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