Longer reads on the scenes, deals and shifts shaping African music — the context behind the charts, across the continent and the diaspora.
Zee Nxumalo releases the ‘Awe Mah’ visualiser ft. Dlala Thukzin, Funky QLA, Shakes & Les, and MK Productions — a stacked amapiano lineup.
Nigerian-American artist AQT and Swedish-Japanese singer Leonardo Yukawa release ‘Dagger,’ an Afro-fusion record that merges Afrobeats percussion with Scandinavian pop precision.
Moroccan singer Saida Charaf releases ‘Bismillah’ for Ramadan — a self-written, self-composed song with an AI-generated music video that fans are calling the most beautiful Moroccan Ramadan song.
Ez Maestro, Ch’cco and Eeque release the ‘Betha Sghubu 2.0’ visualiser — a VHS-infused amapiano visual produced by Airy Collective.
French R&B star RnBoi teams up with Nigeria’s Ayra Starr for ‘Mon Bébé,’ a Franco-Afrobeats crossover with a sleek visual directed by Zaven.
Uganda’s Joshua Baraka and Jamaica’s Shenseea join forces on the ‘Morocco’ remix, turning an AFCON anthem into a global moment born from a live stage connection in Rwanda.
ODUMODUBLVCK drops ‘They Love Me’ on Valentine’s Day, revealing a surprisingly tender and flirtatious side of the Abuja-born rapper, produced by Ucee and featuring Valentina Rose.
The Toss and Nadia Nakai Valentine music video dropped just before 14 February and sent South African social media into overdrive. Real romance or pure marketing? Nobody knows.
Diamond Platnumz strips it back on Natulizana. The Bongo Flava king delivers a reflective visual about inner peace, maturity and choosing calm over chaos.
King Promise and Mr Eazi sample the Backstreet Boys on a Jae5 and Guiltybeatz-produced single that hints at something special from their upcoming joint album.
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Longer analysis and reporting: scene reports, deal breakdowns and interviews that do not fit the release cycle.
Yes. Signings, streaming economics, touring and festival programming across Europe and Africa.
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Staff writers and contributors based in Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Paris and London.
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