Variety

From Beyonce’s ‘My Power’ to ‘Black Panther,’ New Book Explores How the Sounds of South Africa Reached the Global Pop Stage

In an excerpt from the 33 ⅓ title "South African Popular Music," the author breaks down house music offshoots gqom and amapiano. When Beyoncé put together her companion soundtrack album, “The Lion ...
Yahoo

Tyla Never Saw an African Pop Star, So She Became One

As a child in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tyla long dreamed of seeing an African pop star become a global phenomenon. When that moment never came, she decided to just do it herself. “Not seeing that ...
NewsBytes

5 African musicians redefining global music

African artists are taking the global music scene by storm, thanks to their unique fusion of traditional sounds with ...
GQ South Africa

Legendary afro-pop group Dalom Kids returns with new music, SAMA nomination, and global performances

South Africa’s legendary Afro-pop group Dalom Kids are officially back—stronger, bolder, and ready to groove their way into a new era. The group is celebrating a South African Music Award (SAMA) ...
NPR

Tyla is the new face of African pop. She's aiming to take over the whole world

Tyla's mission is clear. She's setting out to change the geography of pop stardom. "It's something I feel like the industry is lacking," the singer declares. "An African pop star." Fresh off a year of ...
Variety

Grammy Awards Add Three New Categories, Including Best African Performance

The Recording Academy has added three new categories for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, it announced today: Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album, and Best Pop Dance Recording.
The Grio

Tyla: Rising star redefining pop and music

Whether you can’t get “Water” out of your head or are just feeling curious about the youngest African artist to ever take home a Grammy, we know you’re here because you have questions about Tyla Laura ...
The Conversation

Amapiano Awards: South Africa’s dance music scene spreads its joy across the world

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or ...
Deadline.com

Grammys Adds Three New Awards Categories: African Performance, Pop Dance & Alternative Jazz

The Recording Academy has added three new categories for the 66th Annual Grammy Awards including Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording. Additionally, ...
Rolling Stone

Grammys Add Three New Categories, Including Best African Performance and Pop Dance Recording

Three new Grammys will be handed out at next year’s awards show. On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced the additional categories of Best African Performance, Best Pop Dance Recording, and Best ...
NPR

New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa

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 ...