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Victoria Falls Carnival
lifestyle

Event no-show: Local amapiano stars ditch Victoria Falls Carnival gig

Uncle Waffles sells out venue in UK
Music

‘Full of love’: Uncle Waffles wows London crowd at sold-out venue [watch]

Samas
Music

History! Samas celebrate record number of entries for 2022

Victoria Falls Carnival
Celeb News

Event no-show: Local amapiano stars ditch Victoria Falls Carnival gig

Uncle Waffles sells out venue in UK
Music

‘Full of love’: Uncle Waffles wows London crowd at sold-out venue [watch]

Samas
Music

History! Samas celebrate record number of entries for 2022

‘You people will get sued’: DJ
Celeb News

‘You people will get sued’: DJ Maphorisa trends as nude pic goes viral

By Alicia Naidoo14-10-2021 18:09

Following the heated colourism debate, a nude picture of a man went viral and Tweeps cannot stop poking fun at DJ Maphorisa and Thuli.

‘Not ugly, just dark’: Thuli &
Celeb News

‘Not ugly, just dark’: Thuli & Maphorisa rumours spark colourism concerns

By Alicia Naidoo14-10-2021 11:59

The romance rumours between Thuli Phongolo and DJ Maphorisa turned into a heated conversation about colourism in SA.

Did Lorch just confirm Maphori
Celeb News

Did Lorch just confirm Maphorisa and Thuli’s romance rumours? [watch]

By Alicia Naidoo13-10-2021 09:21

Is Thuli Phongolo dating DJ Maphorisa? Orlando Pirates player Thembinkosi Lorch seems to think so! Take a look…

Shimza
Music

Maphorisa shades DJ Shimza for ‘closing doors’ in the music industry

By Naledi de Wee10-10-2021 11:01

‘Uplift young talent bro’: DJ Maphorisa took to Instagram to call out DJ Shimza for ‘closing doors’ in the music industry.

Faith Nketsi
Celeb News

Faith Nketsi is back in the studio but tweeps are unimpressed… [watch]

By Naledi de Wee08-10-2021 12:08

Can Faith Nketsi save SA hip-hop? Tweeps are unimpressed after the reality star shared that she is back in the studio working on some new music.

Tresor
Music

Tresor lights up SA with music video ahead of new album, ‘Motion’ [watch]

By Naledi de Wee05-10-2021 16:38

After collaborating with Drake and Metallica, Tresor is ready to release his fourth solo studio album, ‘Motion’. His lead single ‘Lighthouse’ features Da Capo and Sun-El Musician.

Tresor
Entertainment

Hip-hop to rock! Tresor flies high with the legendary Metallica [listen]

By Naledi de Wee13-09-2021 20:44

After working with Drake on ‘Certified Lover Boy’, Tresor teamed up with rock giants Metallica on a remake of one of their hit singles!

Official South Africa Charts
Entertainment

Amapiano dominates first-ever official South Africa music charts [watch]

By Naledi de Wee10-09-2021 15:59

The first-ever official South Africa music charts are here and amapiano is looking comfortable at the top! Here are all the deets…

Sizwe Alakine
Entertainment

‘Not a name change’: Reason sets the record straight on Sizwe Alakine

By Naledi de Wee07-09-2021 16:51

Heavyweight rapper Reason sets the record straight on his alter ego Sizwe Alakine and clarifies that he has not changed his name.

Shimza
Entertainment

Whose genre is it anyway? Shimza sparks amapiano vs gqom debate

By Naledi de Wee27-08-2021 14:20

DJ Shimza has claimed Dlala Thukzin’s ‘Phuze Remix’ as afrohouse. Some people think the song falls into the gqom or amapiano categories.

afrotech
Entertainment

Listen: DJ Shimza remixes three amapiano bangers into afrotech

By Naledi de Wee24-08-2021 16:04

DJ Shimza has remixed some of his favourite amapiano songs into afrotech. Are you ready for a techno switch up?

Kwesta
Entertainment

Hip-hop hooray: Kwesta’s ‘Ngiyaz’fela Ngawe’ hits 10-million mark [watch]

By Naledi de Wee17-08-2021 17:26

Kwesta has achieved a groundbreaking milestone on his chart-topping single ‘Ngiyaz’fela Ngawe’ featuring songstress Thabsie.

Cassper Nyovest
Entertainment

‘Piano to the world, with a touch of rap’: Cassper Nyovest jets off to Ghana

By Naledi de Wee17-08-2021 15:48

Cassper Nyovest is one of the few local stars currently travelling the world with the amapiano sound. He shared a few things he hates about travelling!

Sparkling House
Entertainment

Sparkling house vs amapiano: Twitter weighs in on Jorja Smith’s new song

By Naledi de Wee06-08-2021 20:40

Sparkling house or amapiano? South Africans insist that Jorja Smith should’ve consulted with our star DJs before releasing ‘All of This’.

Maphorisa
Entertainment

DJ Maphorisa’s alter ego, Madumane, raps up a storm in ‘Izolo’ [watch]

By Naledi de Wee04-08-2021 10:27

DJ Maphorisa blew amapiano fans away with his exceptional rapping skills on his latest single, ‘Izolo’. Does he match up to other SA rappers?

King of Amapiano: Kabza De Sma
Entertainment

King of Amapiano: Kabza De Small wins big at Sama27

By Alicia Naidoo01-08-2021 15:24

DJ Kabza De Small took home the most awards at the Sama27, followed by DJ Maphorisa. See full winners list here.

ZanoThando
Entertainment

‘Idols SA’ finalist ZanoThando releases his love-filled single ‘Isela’

By Naledi de Wee29-07-2021 12:36

Talented and soulful ‘Idols SA’ season 16 finalist ZanoThando is all about love with his brand new afropop single ‘Isela’.

Maphorisa
Entertainment

Afropiano? Maphorisa shuts down Manu Worldstar’s fusion

By Naledi de Wee22-07-2021 17:34

Maphorisa thinks the world should enjoy amapiano before Manu WorldStar goes off on a mission to fuse it with afrobeats. But, could afropiano be the new wave?

Reason
Celeb News

Reason ditches hip-hop for amapiano and Cassper has quite the opinion

By Naledi de Wee21-07-2021 19:23

Reason is the latest rapper to hop onto the amapiano wagon and Cassper Nyovest is claiming the glory as the rapper who paved the way.

A look at Kabza de Small’s ‘5
Celeb News

A look at Kabza de Small’s ‘5 cars and R5 million house’ [photos]

By Alicia Naidoo18-07-2021 16:25

DJ Maphorisa recently said that Kabza de Small has ‘five cars and a R5 million’ home. Here’s a quick look at his house and fleet of cars.

Voices
Entertainment

The voices behind some of the biggest amapiano singles in South Africa!

By Naledi de Wee14-07-2021 18:42

As we jam along to amapiano, we should never forget about the voices who’ve contributed to the genre. Here are our Top 5 in the genre.

Amapiano
Entertainment

Global glory: Amapiano gets the nod from Rolling Stone!

By Naledi de Wee06-07-2021 22:54

Amapiano has truly broken boundaries, not just in South Africa but also increasingly across the world. So much so that even Rolling Stone magazine is taking notice.

Amapiano
Entertainment

New to amapiano? Here’s seven essential tracks you need to hear right now!

By Naledi de Wee03-07-2021 11:00

Amapiano has grown to become one of South Africa’s biggest genres. As it grows one simply can’t keep up, so here’s a quick catch-up.

For the love of amapiano: Ushe
Celeb News

For the love of amapiano: Usher grooves to Kabza De Small hit [watch]

By Alicia Naidoo30-03-2021 18:09

Usher busted out some amapiano moves as he danced to Kabza De Small’s ‘Sponono’ hit song on his Instagram account.

Hit on hitmaker: DJ Maphorisa
Lifestyle

Hit on hitmaker: DJ Maphorisa in hiding after assassination attempt

By Erene Roux16-02-2021 09:48

New reports reveal that DJ Maphorisa has ‘gone underground’ after surviving an assassination attempt in which two of his artists were wounded on 8 February.

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