When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent.

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture. That momentum will be on display ...

Gyakie has reached another major career milestone as the remix of her hit single Forever featuring Omah Lay officially surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. The achievement also marks a proud moment ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb 3 (Reuters) - When the biggest names in music gather on Sunday for the industry's top honors at the Grammy Awards, they will hand out a new trophy for best African music performance.

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...

Egyptian artists are leading the continent’s digital music scene with a new ranking of the most followed African musicians on YouTube showing Egypt claiming seven of the top 21 spots. Mohamed Ramadan ...

African music, with its distinctive emphasis on polyrhythm and beats flowing from percussive instruments, was long treated as subordinate in the international music arena. Music from the continent ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

Tyla has won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance for her song “Water.” This is the inaugural year for the category, in which Asake and Olamide (“Amapiano”), Ayra Starr “Rush”), ...

The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...

Africa's music festival landscape has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry, and as we sit here , it's impossible to deny how much the continent has become a powerhouse for live music ...