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10 June 2025
Ayra Starr Claims First BET Award Win
After years of nominations and near misses, the Nigerian superstar claims the Best International Act Award, while African talent continues its global ascension at the ceremony.
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27 May 2025
Tyla Wins 2025 AMA Afrobeats Award
This year’s Afrobeats category at the American Music Awards has gone to the South African superstar, stoking questions about genre classification.
News
14 April 2025
How Did African Artists Fare At Coachella 2025?
The first weekend of the prestigious festival gave the continent some resounding highs from Tyla, Seun Kuti, and Amaarae — and a confusing low from Rema.
Music
11 April 2025
Tyla Leads the African Wave at Coachella 2025
With Coachella kicking off today, Tyla and fellow African artists Amaarae, Rema, and others transform the desert into a showcase of the continent's musical diversity.
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12 March 2025
What Tyla, Burna Boy, and Other African Stars Got up to at Paris Fashion Week
The 2025 Fall/Winter Paris Fashion Week saw African stars at fashion shows, private parties, and exclusive installations.
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20 February 2025
Tems and Tyla Join Spotify's Billions Club
Both singers have doubled the African representation on the list of songs with over a billion streams on Spotify.
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14 February 2025
Tyla Teams Up With Dancehall Legend Sean Paul for “PUSH 2 START (REMIX)”
The collaboration marks the South African singer’s second foray into the dancehall genre, following her song “Jump.”
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30 January 2025
“It’s Purely Political:” A Candid Conversation About the Grammy’s African Music Category
Culture commentator Joey Akan digs into the narrowness of Best African Music Performance so far, as well as other pertinent talking points in African music categories at Western award shows.
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29 January 2025
Tyla Becomes the Second Female African Artist Ever to Have Two Songs on the Billboard Hot 100
The South African artist joins the legendary Miriam Makeba with a new Billboard achievement. She has also announced the on-demand stream of her South African concert on Showmax.
News
27 January 2025
African Stars Seen at Paris Fashion Week 2025
African celebrities shone at Paris Fashion Week 2025, showcasing bold looks and highlighting the continent's rising influence on global fashion.
Film + TV
08 January 2025
Ayo Edebiri, Tems, Wizkid and Tyla are Nominees for the NAACP Image Awards 2025
Ayo Edebiri leads NAACP Image Awards nominees with five nods, as global Black talent shines across film, TV, music, and literature categories.
News
31 December 2024
11 Top Cultural Moments By Africans in 2024
In a year marked by continental protests and uncertainty, here are some cultural breakthrough moments in sports, cinema, and music.
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