The rapid increase in streams has translated into higher royalty ...

Music was an essential part of my family's household when I was growing up. Our day-to-day lives always had a soundtrack. Sometimes, we washed dishes to American greats like The Supremes, Aretha ...

East African music is reaching wider audiences through streaming platforms, cross-border collaborations and international releases. From Rwandan producers building careers as performers to Kenyan ...

Tanzanian singer, fashion entrepreneur, and record label executive, Juma Mkambala, popularly known as Juma Jux, has expressed his deep commitment to taking East African music and culture to the global ...

Karen C secondary from Nairobi rehearsing before performing at the East African Music festival in Luta, Uganda on August 21, 2025.[Standard] The festival brought together the best of Kenya, Uganda and ...

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As ...

MUSCAT, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The coastal Arab nation of Oman is the unlikely centre of a thriving African music scene with roots stretching back centuries and across the seas to Zanzibar. The Omani ...

A new award category for music from the continent reflects its exploding cultural and commercial appeal in the United States and beyond. Last December, the Recording Academy convened a listening ...