Yahoo

AKA: slain South African rapper was a once-in-a-generation pop culture sensation

AKA, South Africa’s most recognisable name in hip-hop, was gunned down – with his friend, celebrity chef Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane – outside a restaurant along Durban’s popular night spot Florida Road ...
WUNC

As African pop crests again, women are leading the second wave

Ayra Starr's second album, The Year I Turned 21, is a global-minded symphony of influences, and part of a recent wave of young women charting their own course for African pop. Ayra Starr’s new album, ...
WWNO

Tyla is the new face of African pop. She's aiming to take over the whole world

Tyla's mission is clear. She's setting out to change the geography of pop stardom. "It's something I feel like the industry is lacking," the singer declares. "An African pop star." Fresh off a year of ...
NewsBytes

5 African musicians redefining global music

African artists are taking the global music scene by storm, thanks to their unique fusion of traditional sounds with ...
KTLA

Grammys add new categories, including for pop dance recording and African music performance

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — More change is afoot at ...
WRAL

Digging up rap’s roots: How African rhythms birthed American hip-hop

(CNN) — Osmic Menoe was a young kid in South Africa when he first fell in love with hip-hop culture during the late 1980s, at the height of the country’s anti-apartheid movement. But like so many, at ...
The New York Times

AKA, Influential South African Rapper, Is Fatally Shot

The rapper, whose legal name was Kiernan Forbes, was one of the most formidable songwriters in South African hip-hop. He and another man were killed outside a restaurant on Friday. By John Eligon ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

As African pop crests again, women are leading the second wave

Released in a span of three months, the new albums by Ayra Starr, Tems and Tyla are not merely career-making for the artists, but ground-shifting... When the emergent Nigerian singer Ayra Starr ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Grammys Add Three New Categories, Including Best African Music Performance and Best Pop Dance Recording

The academy also announced the best alternative jazz album award and is allowing all Grammy voters, who have limitations in the number of categories they can vote in, to put their bids in for ...
NPR

As African pop crests again, women are leading the second wave

Ayra Starr’s new album, The Year I Turned 21 (released May 30), is the latest landmark in an ongoing Afropop evolution. It is among the sleekest records the genre has ever produced, unbelievably ...
The Grio

Grammys add African music performance, pop dance recording as categories

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the awards show in 2024: best pop dance recording, best ...