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Black Coffee to headline Madison Square Garden show in October

South African Grammy Award winning DJ Black Coffee announced on Friday that he will headline a show at Madison Square Garden in New York this October. He becomes be the first South African artist to do so. Taking to his…

Costa Titch has passed away, age 28

Costa Titch died on Saturday night after he collapsed on stage at Ultra Music Festival in Nasrec. His family have confirmed the news with a statement released on social media through his management company, T-Effect. “It is with deep pain…

From IV League to Vth Season, AKA’s Number 4 Is His Last: The Posthumous Mass Country

To cap off what has truly been a devastating tragedy for the South African music industry, and more so for the Forbes family and their loved ones, AKA’s last album Mass Country has officially been released. The already highly anticipated album ascended to…

YoungstaCPT Dedicates His Latest Single To SA Football Icon Benni McCarthy, In Memory Of Legendary Rapper AKA

YoungstaCPT has released his and Shaney Jay’s latest single “Benni McCarthy”, dedicated to the South African football icon it’s named after. The song is also in memory of the recently slain South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA‘ Forbes. A fast-paced drill cut,…

Burna Boy Reflects On His Relationship With AKA After His Death

Nigerian mega-star Burna Boy recently took to Instagram to share a snippet of a tribute song he wrote for AKA after the latter’s death on 10 February 2023. Burna Boy and AKA have a long and complicated history, as the…

Rihanna Concert That Was Interrupted By A Football Game Saw Her Biggest Day In Apple Music History

Rihanna recently performed the half-time show at the Superbowl on Sunday night, also known as the Rihanna concert that was interrupted by a football game. The show marked her return to the stage for the first time in seven years…

AKA has passed away at age 35

Beloved South African rapper, AKA, has passed away. The Forbes family released a statement early Saturday morning confirming the news of his tragic passing. AKA was shot dead on Friday the 10th February outside of a venue on Florida Road…

With “Forecast 2023” K.O Re-establishes Himself As A Top Tier Emcee

People who doubt K.O do so at their own peril. The Mpumalanga native continues to prove himself as a top tier emcee who is also a certified hitmaker of equal stature. In 2022, he ascended to the top once again…

And the Grammy Award goes to…

That’s a wrap for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards! Full of performances and history-making GRAMMY wins, the 2023 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 65th GRAMMY Awards, was one of the biggest nights in music history — ever. Below is the complete list of the winners and…

Spotify and Cotton Fest celebrate SA Hip Hop with In Black & White: Wall of Legends

Cotton Fest took place earlier this month and Spotify partnered with the festival to honour SA Hip Hop history with a photographic installation tracking the history of the genre in South Africa. In Black & White: Wall of Legends celebrated…

Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman & Nomcebo Zikode Win Grammy For Best Global Music Performance

South African singer, record producer and businessman Zakes Bantwini along with South African flautist, producer and composer Wouter Kellerman, and South African singer and songwriter Nomcebo Zikode made SA proud on Sunday, 5th February when their song “Bayethe” was awarded…

MTV Africa Brings The Love & Hip Hop Concept To South African Shores With Love & Hip Hop SA

The first quarter of the year in the reality TV space is getting off to a fine start. This follows the announcement that MTV Africa will be airing a version of the popular VH1 format global hit reality show Love…

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