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Don Design
lifestyle

‘Coming to your speakers’: Don Design announces new music

BTS with US President Joe Biden
Entertainment

K-pop megastars BTS to release memoir

Yahyuppiyah challenge marking scheme
Celeb News

Uncle Waffles gives Yahyuppiyah dance challenge marking scheme [Watch]

Don Design
Celeb News

‘Coming to your speakers’: Don Design announces new music

BTS with US President Joe Biden
Entertainment

K-pop megastars BTS to release memoir

Yahyuppiyah challenge marking scheme
Celeb News

Uncle Waffles gives Yahyuppiyah dance challenge marking scheme [Watch]

Nasty C
Celeb News

‘Your idols’: Nasty C hangs out with Chris Brown [photos]

By Mihlali Vellem22-03-2023 16:03

South African rapper Nasty C and American R&B musician Chris Brown were seen hanging around together in recent pictures shared online.

Gloria Bosman was more than a South African jazz vocalist
Celeb News

Gloria Bosman was more than a South African jazz vocalist

By The Conversation20-03-2023 10:45

Bosman was an early challenger of stage stereotypes about South African female vocalists, their lyrical content and singing style.

Faith Nketsi
Celeb News

‘She is actually good’: Tweeps react to Faith Nketsi’s rap clip [watch]

By Mihlali Vellem16-03-2023 13:19

One Twitter user said, “This is a solid 6; she’s actually not bad,” after watching a video of Faith Nkesti rapping online.

Costa Titch rise to fame
Celeb News

RIP Costa Titch: ‘Big Flexa’ hitmaker’s rise to fame

By Leeroy Mukotekwa12-03-2023 12:40

In the wake of his untimely death, Mzansi has been puzzled by Costa Titch, the ‘Big Flexa’ hitmaker’s rise to fame.

Zakes Bantwini
Celeb News

‘Africa to the world’: Inside Zakes Bantwini’s Israel trip [watch]

By Mihlali Vellem08-03-2023 18:57

Grammy winner Zakes Bantwini recently partied it up in the controversial Middle Eastern country Israel. Take a look…

Rappers with business partnerships
Celeb News

South African rappers who have booked the stage and the bag

By Njabulo Madlala02-03-2023 11:12

The following South African rappers have managed to crack the code by booking the stages and signing the business deals

Burt Bacharach
Music

Burt Bacharach: Created music for all the ways men fall in love

By The Conversation13-02-2023 15:52

American composer Burt Bacharach, who has died at the age of 94, is arguably one the greatest songwriters of all time

Gustavo Dudamel
Entertainment

Conductor Dudamel to lead New York Philharmonic from 2026

By Agence France-Presse08-02-2023 13:40

Acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel will lead the New York Philharmonic for five years from 2026, the orchestra announced Tuesday.

Distruction Boyz
Music

Gqom stars Distruction Boyz announce their split

By Mihlali Vellem07-02-2023 17:59

Gqom superstars Distruction Boyz revealed they were splitting up and taking a break to “concentrate on” their solo careers.

East African culture: how it shaped the music of a state in India
Africa News

East African culture: how it shaped the music of a state in India

By The Conversation06-02-2023 16:53

This interweaving of East African and Indian cultural values gave birth to various music and spiritual practices.

Sir Trill
Celeb News

‘This will probably be my last Tweet’: Sir Trill’s Tweets scare fans

By Mihlali Vellem03-02-2023 18:07

Sir Trill has left his fans worried sick since his last Tweets a few days ago, insinuating that he could take his own life.

Soweto Towers
Lifestyle

Mzansi Music: Amapiano Song of the Day

By Siseko Gwegwe27-01-2023 12:28

We’re celebrating South Africa’s leading music genre: Amapiano. Here’s today’s song of the day by the great Njelic and Mthuda.

DJ Shimza
Music

Paris Fashion Week: DJ Shimza rocks epic performance [watch]

By Mihlali Vellem24-01-2023 15:01

DJ Shimza is taking off worldwide! He recently jet setted to Paris Fashion Week and blew the crowd away with an afro house set.

Shakira
News

Shakira reveals jam exposed ex Gerard Pique’s cheating

By Mihlali Vellem20-01-2023 13:32

Shakira and her ex-boyfriend Gerard Piqué whom she has two children with have recently split up and are feuding in public.

K.O
Celeb News

‘Bar for bar’: K.O accused of copying ‘Sete’ from Ghanaian artist

By Mihlali Vellem17-01-2023 20:32

South African rapper K.O was called out by Twitter users who retweeted a song online that sounded much like Reefer Tym’s song.

Latozi “Madosini” Mphahleni
Art and Artists

Madosini, a South African national treasure whose music kept a rich history alive

By The Conversation16-01-2023 11:13

Renowned African musician, songwriter and storyteller Latozi “Madosini” Mphahleni passed away late in 2022.

Jeff Beck
Entertainment

Rock guitar master Jeff Beck dead at 78

By Agence France-Presse12-01-2023 07:19

Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom in the 1960s has died at 78.

South African
Music

Top 5 South African Songs You Can Listen to While Cooking

By Portia Chamapiwa11-01-2023 14:27

South African music has moved from an era where a few people truly listened to making the whole world listen.

Young Thug
Celeb News

Rapper Young Thug set to go on trial for gang conspiracy

By Agence France-Presse09-01-2023 10:53

American rapper Young Thug was set to go on trial Monday on charges that his record label is a front for a crime ring.

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Largest violin

By Shyleen Choruma05-01-2023 07:30

The largest violin is 4.27 m (14 ft) long, has a maximum width of 1.4 m (4.5 ft) and a bow with a length of 5.2 m (17 ft).

Heavy-K
Celeb News

Heavy-K compares his career prime to Kabza De Small’s, Mzansi laughs

By Mihlali Vellem03-01-2023 11:31

In a debate of who was best, Kabza De Small, Major League and Heavy-K were compared by Mzansi who decided that Heavy-K was no longer relevant.

Women rock day
Offbeat

It’s Women Rock Day – celebrating women in the music industry

By Michelle Swart03-01-2023 06:51

On 3 January we celebrate Women Rock Day – a day dedicated to celebrating the amazing women in the music industry

Afrobeats
Art and Artists

Afrobeats making waves around the globe in 2022

By The Conversation30-12-2022 12:46

Afrobeats is arguably Nigeria’s strongest cultural export since the turn of the millennium, it incorporates languages and styles

Sir Trill
Celeb News

‘Samthing Soweto crawled for you to walk’: Tweeps set Sir Trill right

By Mihlali Vellem28-12-2022 16:24

Amapiano musician Sir Trill was advised to chill out by Twitter users who reminded him that Samthing Soweto has done more in the piano industry than him.

Drakensburg Boys Choir
Art and Artists

Boys’ choir gives hope to turmoiled South Africa

By Agence France-Presse21-12-2022 17:55

A hush grips the auditorium as the long-awaited concert by one of the world’s most renowned chorales gets underway.

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