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 ...
A few of the most interesting stats printed in IFPI‘s most recent Global Music Report concerned Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The SSA region was the fastest-growing recorded music region globally for ...
New research argues that generative AI music systems reduce African musical traditions to stereotyped sonic markers while proposing a framework of cultural competence, consent and benefit-sharing to ...
Musicians and music educators of African nationality and living in an African country are invited to submit AI-driven music project proposals. By Heran Mamo The Wits Innovation Centre and Machine ...
On Tuesday, Apple Music announced the official launch of its new Africa Now playlist featuring music from the continent's hottest contemporary artists. By Chris Eggertsen On Tuesday (Dec. 24), Apple ...
Africa is wide open for music streaming. Swedish streaming behemoth Spotify has spread its footprint to more than 40 African countries, adding many this year to the handful where it had been available ...
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 ...
The most revealing measure of an entertainment executive’s career is often found not in a job title, but in the calibre of people and projects with which they have been trusted to work.For Daisy Thato ...
Dublin, Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Music Industry in South Africa" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report on the music industry in South Africa includes ...
South African music legend Babsy Mlangeni died aged 83 after a short illness, as fans paid tribute to his five-decade career ...
Universal Music Group has announced a strategic expansion of its Sub-Saharan Africa leadership team, with Sipho Dlamini and Elouise Kelly named CEO and COO of Universal Music South Africa and ...