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Flutterwave Relaunches “The Wave Podcast” to Spotlight Africa’s Tech and Creative Leaders
Lagos, Nigeria. October 8th, 2025: Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced the relaunch of The Wave Podcast, featuring a compelling first-season lineup with innovators like Odun Eweniyi, Co-Founder & COO of...
Owner: AFRICAN NEWSPAPERS OF NIGERIA (ANN) PLC
Tonto Dikeh reveals why her music career failed
Tonto Dikeh, the Nollywood actress, has pointed to the influence of her “worst friends” as a key reason her music career failed. The 40-year-old film star recently shared a video of herself singing ‘God is Good’ by Don Moen on Instagram. The clip...
Owner: Simon Kolawole
Reviving highlife music with a global touch
Ghana’s own Gilbert Otoo, widely known by his stage name Gilly & The Stars, continues to establish himself as one of the country’s finest highlife voices and songwriters. Celebrated for his ability to compose in both English and Ga, Gilly stands...
Owner: Non-transparent
Inside Spotify’s Plan to Be Synonymous With Afrobeats
MUSIC Nigerian artist Fola was one of several performers at week one of Spotify’s Greasy Tunes Lagos. by Lesole Productions/Spotify Africa Afrobeats is a loaded, complex term. Globally, it’s representative of pop music from Nigeria and West...
Owner: Isha Sesay
Johannesburg, once a world class African city. What went wrong?
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Johannesburg, the once proud City of Gold, has become tarnished by crumbling infrastructure, a breakdown in service delivery, and poor administration. Founded in 1886 as a mining town following the discovery of gold at the Witwatersrand reef, the...
Owner: Iqbal Survé, Chinese Government & South African Government
Gilly & The Stars: Reviving highlife music with a global touch
Ghana’s own Gilbert Otoo, widely known by his stage name Gilly & The Stars, continues to establish himself as one of the country’s finest highlife voices and songwriters. Celebrated for his ability to compose in both English and Ga, Gilly stands...
Owner: Roger Agambire Agana
Saha Gnawa’s New Album Fuses Moroccan Gnawa With NYC Jazz
A group of musicians meets in a bar in Bed Stuy, sets up, and starts on time. An elderly man begins playing the gimbri, a three-stringed, skin-covered lute. Two singers join him in a call and response chant while clicking qraqeb, metal castanets,...
Owner: Isha Sesay
Spyro’s Declares His New Album Is the Best Afrobeats Has Seen in 16 Years
Spyro is known for being upbeat about his talent, yet his latest claim might be his boldest and most controversial yet.Fresh off the release of his ambitious debut album, ‘The Men, The Boys and Your Guy’, Spyro has thrown down a historic...
Owner: Michael Ringier
SAMRO and CAPASSO bring SongHubs Africa to Joburg
The inaugural African edition of SongHubs will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 20 to 23 October. The three-day collaborative songwriting programme will bring together 12 leading songwriters and producers from Africa, Australia and New...
Owner: Music in Africa Foundation
How Africa’s diverse market is reshaping experiential commerce strategies ?
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Africa is a growth market for the future of experiential commerce. The continent’s cultural vibrancy, youthful demographics and rapid digital adoption make it a unique environment where brands can create immersive, purpose-driven experiences that...
Owner: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Classical View: Allentown Symphony Orchestra recreating its first concert; Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra guest conductor Ukraine maestro
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“Recreating the very first concert of the Allentown Symphony is a wonderful way to pay tribute to our history,” says Diane Wittry, Allentown Symphony Orchestra (ASO) Music Director and Conductor. The Allentown Symphony Orchestra opens its 2025-26...
Owner: Reinhard Family
Travis Scott concert: JMPD issues travel advisory
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) issued a traffic advisory ahead of Travis Scott’s highly anticipated Circus Maximus World Tour stop at FNB Stadium on Saturday, 11 October. The American rapper’s return to South Africa is...
Owner: Blue Sky Publications Ltd
Nigeria Entertainment News17 minutes ago Nigerian Music Industry Is Boring, I’ll Shake Things Up Soon – Omah Lay Popular Afrobeats sensation, Stanley Omah Didia, better known as Omah Lay, has stirred conversation online after declaring that the…
Popular Afrobeats sensation, Stanley Omah Didia, better known as Omah Lay, has stirred conversation online after declaring that the Nigerian music industry has become boring. The ‘Soso’ crooner made the statement on Snapchat, vowing to “spice up...
Owner: Opemipo Adeniyi
‘We want sports, not Scott!’ – McKenzie slammed for free concert tickets
Cape Town – Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has come under fire after offering free tickets to Travis Scott’s Johannesburg concert this weekend. In a social media post, McKenzie called himself the “minister of happiness” and...
Owner: Kevin Ferguson
Lilian Nneji wins African Outstanding Music Minister of the year 2025 Award
Gospel singer Lilian Nneji has been announced as the winner of the CLIMA Awards for African Outstanding Music Minister of the year 2025 (Stage) Category. She was announced the winner of the award category at a ceremony in Johannesburg, South...
Owner: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Virgin Music Group Partners with MiPROMO to Amplify Ghanaian Talent
Virgin Music Group, the world’s leading partner to independent artists, labels, and entrepreneurs, today announced a global distribution partnership with MiPROMO, one of Ghana’s longest-standing digital distribution and creative media platforms....
Owner: Roger Agambire Agana
Lagos Has Everything To Become Africa’s Tourism Hub, Says Zurab Pololikashvili, UN Tourism Boss
1 LAGOS – The Secretary-General of United Nations Tourism, Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, who was the leader of the UN tourism delegation to Nigeria, assessed Lagos State’s tourism highly, stating that the city has everything it takes to become...
Owner: James Ibori
#MEX25: Music and culture summit set to inspire creatives
Music Exchange, the brainchild of founder Martin Myers, is now in its 15th year and ready to set to Cape Town’s creative pulse racing with a one-day summit. The Global Verse: Music & Culture Summit is designed to empower, inspire and equip...
Owner: Tshepo Mahloele
20% off 'paradise' winter holidays to Morocco, South Africa and more
There are savings to be made on winter breaks and family summer holidays (Image: Getty) As the weather starts to turn colder, many Brits will already be dreaming about their next summer escape. Although 2026 might still seem a little way off, the...
Owner: Reach PLC
Afrobeats Meets Nollywood: Judith Audu & Switch Visual Begin Production on Musical Drama “Evi”
Now, this is exciting news for film and music lovers alike! Judith Audu Productions and Switch Visual Productions have officially kicked off production for “Evi”, a female-led Afrobeats feature written and directed by Uyoyou Adia, the...
Owner: Uche (Eze) Pedro