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Kanye West Holds Private Listening Session In Las Vegas For ‘Donda’, Touted As His Best Album In Years

Reports are that Kanye West’s upcoming album, Donda, is so good, some are already calling it his best album in years. On Sunday, 18 July 2021, the “Through The Wire” hit maker hosted a private and exclusive – strictly invite…

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DJ Stokie Extends His Journey By Empowering Animators, With Superman Cover Art Competition

DJ Stokie uses his platform to showcase his Sowetan roots and uplifts local talent. The artist has launched a competition that will highlight black animators in South Africa. The Superman Cover Art competition is an extension of his annual two-day…

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AKA Releases Statement on the Death of His Fiancée

“I wish to convey my gratitude to all the people who have supported me during this difficult time in my life.” – AKA shares his feelings regarding the loss of his fiancée, Anele Tembe. Speaking publicly for the first time…

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DStv is on the hunt for two presenters to be the face of their new YouTube show

DStv, is bringing their weekly ‘what to watch guides’ to life in a bid to offer their customers more information on the best movies and shows to indulge in. By launching a new YouTube series on their channel, this new…

Zoocci Coke Dope Takes on Executive Position at Stay Low Records

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Zoocci Coke Dope takes on Executive Role at STAY LOW Records

STAY LOW Records has officially partnered with independent record label PiFF Audio. Under the terms of the partnership, producer extraordinaire and music savant Zoocci Coke Dope will assume a record label executive role, alongside STAY LOW Records label head, Vaughn…

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Sony Music Africa launches new business skills programme for female music leaders

Partnership with pan-African not-for-profit, Women of Music Business (WOMB), will offer female artists and managers masterclasses on financial literacy, philanthropy and social investment Sony Music Africa has partnered with a not-for-profit pan-African women empowerment platform, The Women of Music Business (WOMB),…

Global InBloc13 Launched in South Africa

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Global Influencer Agency Bloc13 Launched in South Africa

International brand influencer agency Bloc13 has officially launched in Johannesburg, South Africa and has become home to the agency and fashion holding house for brands such as Fashionova, Oh Polly and PrettyLittleThing. The company will further evolve into different segments of…

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The Art of the Listening Experience with TaoTronics

I was a child of cassette tapes, then CDs – although I don’t recall ever having a CD player. My father said “I love you” with music. As a first-generation American child, the US summer holiday meant new mixtapes from…

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Priddy Ugly to head up Stay Low x GAS partnership

STAY LOW – Steyn Entertainments Record label and management company – has officially partnered with independent record label Global African Sounds (GAS). Under the terms of the partnership, seasoned musician and GAS founder Priddy Ugly assumes a record label executive…

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Wizkid to headline the Friends of Amstel virtual festival

The 2021 edition of the Friends of Amstel festival has been announced and Wizkid is to headline the show. Despite social distancing, Amstel is still bringing friends together with the best in entertainment in weekly performances, streamed and broadcast to…

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Nasty C to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

On Friday 26 February, Nasty C will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Together with Ari Lennox, he will perform their collaboration, “Black and White”, off his 2020 album, Zulu Man With Some Power. In June 2020, Nasty C performed his…

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Entries for the 2021 SA Music Awards to close soon

If you haven’t yet, now would be a good time to get your entries in for the 2021 South African Music Awards. Entries for South Africa’s premier music award show opened up on the 27th November 2020 and will close…

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