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" ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear songs from African artists also including Nonso Amadi, Taves, L.A.X and Olamide. Nothing marks November better than Billboard African Rookie of the Year Odeal releasing a ...

The ascent of Nigerian music to global dominance is no longer a conversation about potential. It has now been etched into the annals of music history. This week, American pop culture custodians, ...

The Grammy Awards recognize all sorts of rising artists, but the Grammys also spotlight styles or subgenres or entire fields of music that are breaking through by forming new award categories. This ...

Since breaking into the mainstream in 2022, Asake has soared to superstar status courtesy of a steady release of hit singles housed in two successful albums. With Asake set to make it three for three ...

Fújì fuses Islamic philosophy and wordsmithing with Yoruba poetry and meaning-making to create sound, idioms and recreational habits. It does this across social classes, from the wealthy in the ...

The 2024 Grammy Awards saw the inception of the "Best African Music Performance" category. However, some digging shows how the category leaves out a large scope of the music coming out of the ...

Introduction -- Early popular culture: sources and silences -- Mines, migrant labour and township culture -- The city and the road -- The crowd, the state -- and songs -- The media: globalisation and ...