HYBE launches its African music strategy with Tyla as the first artist supported under a new global management partnership.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 10: Steve Lukather (L) and Joseph Williams (R) ...

Veteran Nollywood actor Tony Umez is set to play a role in The Second Coming of Nkrumah – The Musical at the African Festival, scheduled for December 28 to 30 in Accra.

Artists from the continent are breaking into the Western mainstream. We’ve got a playlist for your weekend cookout. By Desiree Ibekwe This week, The Times published a profile of Tems, a 28-year-old ...

More than 40 years after topping the Billboard Hot 100, Toto‘s “Africa” is still reaching new milestones: The 1983 No. 1 hit just surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. “Africa” — Toto’s lone Hot 100 ...

The most talked about music documentary of 2025 is the recently released Sean Combs: The Reckoning which investigates the ...

Sir Trill (born January 5, 1996), also known as Mzwakhe Tumelo Zwane, is a multidimensional singer, and songwriter from South ...

Mali-born singer Aya Nakamura has set a new record as the first African artist to hit one billion views on YouTube. Her song ...

Explore the dynamic South African music scene of 2025, where artists like Jazzwrld, Thukuthela and Zee Nxumalo not only ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979. With ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. On the islands off the coast of Georgia, the Gullah Geechee culture of ex-slaves was isolated from the rest of the ...