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Apple Music’s Global top streamed album, songs and artists of the year

Apple Music has released its stats on the most popular music on the platform and broken it down by region. Check out the placements below. APPLE MUSIC GLOBAL TOP STREAMED ALBUM OF 2019 Billie Eilish – WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP,…

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And the winners are… All the details from the 2019 SA Hip Hop Awards

The 8th Annual SA Hip Hop Awards went down last night at the Lyric Theatre in Gold Reef City. In a tweet in the early hours of this morning, Cassper Nyovest highlighted the importance of the awards in the SA…

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Ebro features YoungstaCPT, Shane Eagle, and Sjava on Rap Life

Ebro Darden was recently in the country. For those who are unfamiliar with the OG, he’s a radio veteran on one of New York’s most popular stations; Hot 97. He was appointed the Global Editorial Head of Hip-Hop and R&B…

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Boity, Pearl Thusi, and DJ Zinhle give us their favourite summertime playlists

Apple Music has launched its Summertime Sounds campaign featuring playlists from some of South Africa and the world’s biggest celebrities and influencers. It includes a broad selection of playlists curated by top celebrities and musicians from South Africa and around…

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The 2019 SA Hip Hop Awards nominations are out

And they’re… interesting. They’ll be taking place at the Lyric Theatre again this year at Gold Reef City on November 20th. Voting is based 100% on judges’ scores for the following categories: Album of the Year; Best Dance Crew; Best…

What does success mean to you? Triple Good Sessions returns, celebrating success

It can be a complex concept, but success is celebrated in many different ways. Grant’s Whisky launched Triple Good Sessions in June in Johannesburg, bringing like-minded individuals together with a passion for collectiveness and success. An invite-only event, the brand…

Music is King announces their artist lineup

The international show Music is King recently announced its return and revealed two concerts in two cities this December. Taking place in Johannesburg on 14 December at the Ticketpro Dome and Durban on 15 December 2019 at Kings Park Outer…

Shekinah takes Rosefest to her hometown

After her successful first leg of Rosefest Johannesburg which took place on National Women’s Day, Shekhinah invites you to celebrate the success of RoseFest by taking the festival to her hometown as the headline act. RoseFest Durban in association with…

The AKA Orchestra: eThekwini

AKA has unveiled the official date and venue for his second Orchestra show, set to take place on November 2nd at the ICC Arena in Durban. Teaming up with Durban’s very own Afrotainment and urban events promoter Vertex Events, AKA…

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Nasty C, Sarkodie, and Falz make history as first African nominees at BET Hip Hop Awards 2019

BET International today announced the launch of a new category to honor artists from around the world during the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019. Artists from Africa, Europe and Canada will compete for the Best International Flow Category during the…

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Cutting The Wax featuring ByLwansta

What Cutting the Wax is a series of live recorded sessions aimed at exposing local Durban musicians. Conceptualised and produced by Paul Jones and Ryan van Rooyen (Roots Up), the goal of these sessions is to expose 031 talent to…

DJ Sliqe releases mini documentary titled “Jiggy Talk”

Following the release of his two track EP, Kennel Room, Sliqe has gone on to dissect what the “jig” is by touching on multiple facets of the popular term. In a short documentary, the DJ along with Farx and Zingah…

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