Universal Music Group today announced the launch of Def Jam Africa, a new label division within the continent. According to the announcement, the new label is dedicated to representing “the best hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap talent in Africa, and will follow the blueprint of the iconic Def Jam Recordings label,” one of the most important hip-hop/R&B…
The Africa Youth Awards has released its annual list of 100 Most Influential Young Africans for 2018. 26 African countries were represented on the list with Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania taking the lead with 20, 17, 12 and 8 representatives respectively. The list features politicians, activists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, digital influencers, philanthropists & athletes across 10 distinct…
The lineup has been revealed for the 2018 Global Citizen Festival. Set to hold in South Africa, this year’s event will celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday anniversary and call for an end to extreme poverty across the world. International stars Beyonce, JAY-Z, Ed Sheeran, Chris Martin, Pharrell Williams and Usher will be joined by South Africa’s Cassper Nyovest as well as Nigeria’s Femi Kuti, D’banj,…
The 2018 BET Awards kicked off yesterday on Sunday (June 24) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by Jamie Foxx, the event was held to celebrate achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies released in the past year. Ashanti, Yvonne Orji, Lil Mama, Bryshere Gray, Chloe X Halle, Keith Powers, Ryan Destiny, Serayah, Skai…
After months of shortlisting thousands of submitted entries, the nominees’ list for the 12th edition of Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music award show, The Headies, is finally out. This year, the organizers are also introducing new categories to the award show. The new categories include The Viewer’s Choice Award, Best Performer category and a…
Africa’s hottest rapper, Cassper Nyovest, agrees with M.I Abaga that the Hip-hop movement of South Africa is leading the continent. The rapper, in an interview with Pulse, states that M.I Abaga who in 2017, called for local rappers to make more ‘Hip-hop’ music via his controversial ‘You rappers should fix up your life’, is right….
