A young fan showed support for Black Sherif’s Iron Boy by playing the album on the streets of Accra. The TikTok video was ...

The pianist and composer performed at SFJazz in March with Tim Norton and Malachi Whitson. He spoke to KALW Music Editor ...

The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.

Tolu is valedictorian of the Godby High School 2025 graduating class and will graduate with an associate's degree from ...

Afrobeats star Rema has emerged as Nigeria’s most-streamed artist globally for the first quarter of 2025, reinforcing his growing dominance in the music scene alongside Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid, and ...

Growing up in Colombia, a country deeply embedded in dancehall and reggaeton culture, Maritza defied expectations by ...

Davido becomes the first male living artist to feature on Rolling Stone Africa’s cover, marking a milestone for Afrobeats and ...

Women’s History Month may be coming to a close, but the celebration isn’t over for the Black community.

In honor of Women’s History Month, which feels more symbolic each day we tread deeper into the strange dystopia of an unraveling democracy, we remember the female pioneers of music and celebrate the ...

Lizzo will star as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Amazon MGM Studios' "Rosetta," a biopic highlighting the Black pioneer who influenced rock and roll's development.

As African music continues its expansion into global markets, industry stakeholders, including the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), BridgeAfric, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...

There are two West-African singers I am particularly excited to see. The first being Nigerian Grammy-award winning artist Tems. Much to my disappointment, she wasn’t able to make it — the ...