For many years, Bongo Flava was largely driven by male artists, especially during its commercial rise in the early 2000s.While pioneering female stars such as Lady Jaydee and Ray C achieved major ...

Dar es Salaam. Bongo Flava veteran Joseph Haule, popularly known as Professor Jay, has confirmed his return to the stage, declaring he is ready to reclaim his place in Tanzania’s music industry.The ...

The National Arts Council of Tanzania (BASATA) has officially launched the Rising Star Award, a new programme aimed at identifying, nurturing, and promoting emerging music talents across the country.

A 2018 poisoning incident led to a 9-day coma and two life-threatening surgeries...cutting out his reliance on vocal performance.

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bashir Lukonge, professionally known as Bash Luks, is steadily emerging as one of the most multidimensional voices in Uganda’s contemporary entertainment industry.

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Philly indie singer/songwriter Abi Reimold has announced their first album in a decade, Picking Stones, due out on March 3. The first single is the gently soaring “Drinking Song.” “This piece has a ...

The latest song to be released from War Child’s stacked charity album HELP(2) is The Last Dinner Party’s glammy art rocker “Let’s Do It Again!” CHVRCHES – “SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS” (THE POSTAL SERVICE ...

Two new Drake song snippets leak shortly before J. Cole's The Fall-Off album came out last night. On Thursday night (Feb. 5), DJ Akademiks went on livestream and slickly dropped multiple unreleased ...

Spotify is rolling out a new “About the Song” feature that lets users explore the stories behind the music they’re listening to, the company announced on Friday. The feature displays short story cards ...

Ejae and Sombr chased the Grammys with new releases, and Peter Gabriel began unfurling his next album. By Jon Pareles Post-Grammy strategies are clicking into place, as winners and performers from the ...

The pop hitmaker, who hasn’t released a new album in 10 years, sold the rights to her music to Primary Wave. By Ben Sisario Britney Spears, the queen of millennial-era bubble-gum pop, has sold her ...