The Grammy Awards recognize all sorts of rising artists, but the Grammys also spotlight styles or subgenres or entire fields of music that are breaking through by forming new award categories. This ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s now an Afrobeats category at the MTV Video Music Awards, and performers like ...

Earlier this month, the Nigerian superstar Burna Boy made history as the first Afrobeats act to perform during the prime time, televised ceremony of the Grammy Awards. The singer graced the stage ...

Sunny Boy has become a household name in the Namibian music industry.Born at Oshakati and baptised Pendukeni Shipushu, Sunny Boy moved with his parents to Ongwediva, where he lived until moving to ...

At just three years old, Nikita Kering was already performing for an audience, though at the time, that audience was mostly relatives gathered for family celebrations. It began as a child’s fearless ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s been dismissed, reviled (not least by the band), accused of cultural appropriation, its ...

Music and singing have long been integral to community life, serving as powerful instruments for social cohesion and holistic wellbeing. Contemporary research confirms that participatory musical ...

The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the history and influence of Black religious music. For Black Music Month, host Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...