South African artist Tyla has won her second Grammy for Best African Music Performance with the hit “Push 2 Start.” At the ...

Tyla claims second Grammy as Push 2 Start wins Best African Music Performance at the 68th Grammy Awards. South African ...

While Spotify's Billions Club contains an exclusive group of artists who've had songs reach one billion streams, there's an even more elite crop of African artists who are members. "Essence" ...

Apple Music has released this month’s Africa Now DJ Mix, featuring Nigerian DJ, producer and tastemaker DJ Big N. One of the most influential figures in contemporary Afrobeats, DJ Big N has played a ...

Fela Kuti has become the first African to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards ...

Soul to Soul” is a coming together of two very different but surprisingly similar cultures, inspired by that historic ...

Nigerian social media influencer, Vincent Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, has reacted to South African ...

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

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 ...

Editor’s note: UPMC Washington Teen Outreach recently held its 15th Black History Month Essay Contest. Here is one of the winning essays. 4.3% of America’s population consists of thriving Black ...

Msaki, Hotstix Mabuse & Brenda Mntambo Bring Iconic Songs to Life Alongside Real Stories of Love That Endured This Valentine's Day, love gets the tribute it truly deserves. The Legends of African Love ...