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 ...

The term Afrobeats is applied to all sorts of genres, flattening them into one. Artists, media and the music industry must do better at showing off the richness of African pop In 2024, South African ...

Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s now an Afrobeats category at the MTV Video Music Awards, and performers like ...

The 9th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) was held in Lagos on Sunday, with Nigerian artistes Rema and Shallipopi emerging among the major winners of the night. Divine Ikubor, popularly ...

All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), in partnership with the African Union (AU), officially opens the entry portal for the 10th AFRIMA on October 11. The stage is set for another major chapter in African ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.

The four-day event culminated Sunday evening at an awards ceremony on the outskirts of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, and included performances from some of Africa’s most popular musicians such as ...

, which brings together African music experts and jurors from across the diaspora, highlighted Nigeria’s growing dominance in the global soundscape. The ceremony capped a week-long celebration of ...

On December 19, the first African musician ever awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was announced. The honor goes to Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer and activist who died in 1997. He joins an ...

South African superstar Tyla has won her first MTV Video Music Award and used her acceptance speech to educate the global music industry about the rich diversity of African music. The 2024 MTV Video ...

All eyes will be on the red carpet as the 9th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) unveils one of its most glamorous moments, with leading media and fashion personalities set to headline ...

From 2baba's "African Queen" in Phat Girlz to Skales' "Shake Body" in Sex Education, Billboard rounds up 15 Afropop songs that have been featured in TV and film. By Heran Mamo Nnegest Likké, a ...