Last night, Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, musician and icon Burning Spear made his return to New York City for the first time since 2010 with a performance at SummerStage in New York’s beautiful Central […]
Since the beginning of time, people have revered African music for its upbeat rhythms, potent lyrics, and vibrant dance moves. African music has significantly improved over time and is currently gaining more acceptance and recognition […]
This year, Notting Hill Carnival makes its grand return to the streets of West London after two years away. It’s fitting timing, too, since this year marks 60 years of Jamaican Independence. The ripple effect […]
To determine the most popular song in Beyoncé’s discography, Stacker looked at her RIAA singles data and Billboard Hot 100 data and ranked her top 10 tracks. – Kevin Winter // Getty Images Kaiya Shunyata Beyoncé Knowles-Carter—or Queen Bey, as […]
In early July, a Twitter account called The Zimbabwean posted a thread highlighting the popularity of country music across Africa. The posts included videos – mostly phone footage from bars and weddings – that persuasively […]
Kanya Iwana Ogi actually had no plan to be a full-time singer. That’s the most shocking part about the Chicago-born Nigerian-American singer. Prior to everything that’s occurred for her over the last four years, Ogi […]
Birmingham 2022 has today unveiled the all-star line-up that will perform at the Commonwealth Games’ upcoming Closing Ceremony (8 Aug). Bringing to an end 11 days of incredible sport, this high octane production will celebrate […]
Photo credit: Sara Kurfeß People have been debating whether streaming platforms should change their method for paying streaming royalties to artists. This is driven by the desire to see fairer streaming payouts for indie artists, […]
Lashana Lynch To Play Bob Marley’s Wife ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) British actress Lashana Lynch, who is known for her work in “No Time To Die”, has been tapped to play Bob Marley’s […]
The saxophonist, flautist and early global-music pioneer Charles Lloyd has been entrancing audiences worldwide for more than 60 years, as well as travelling widely in his own fertile imagination to cultures way outside his jazz […]
In west Africa’s griot tradition, it’s men who play instruments while women sing. But Sona Jobarteh was determined to change that and asked her father to teach her to play: today she is the first […]
If you have ever been to Disneyland, you already know the exhilaration that can overcome you as soon as you step through the gates. There’s no other feeling quite like it, and while the park […]
Photo Credit: UB40 UB40 releases “Champion,” the first single from their upcoming 2023 album UB45. The album celebrates 45 years of the band’s music, both new and reworked. UB40’s new song is also the official anthem […]
Luke Pritchard, vocals, guitar, songwriter I wrote Naive when I was 15 or 16 – before we had the band – but I didn’t like it. I was quite a paranoid, unconfident kid and I […]
At the end of a horrible week in British politics, there’s nowhere better to be than a sweaty moshpit in a Digbeth warehouse being vibrated by the Bug’s colossal bass music, exorcising rage through MC […]
Paolo Nutini scores his third UK Number 1 album with Last Night in the Bittersweet. The Scottish singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album, and first release in eight […]
Ethiopia’s most popular musician Teddy Afro recently released a song criticizing the country’s prime minister. And while the singer never mentions the prime minister by name, the implication is clear. Share This Article
Rihanna was crowned as a billionaire for the first time last year as part of Forbes’ annual report of America’s Richest Self-Made Women. With this year’s ranking, the 34-year-old pop superstar and cosmetics mogul has […]
Image Source: Jamie Parkhurst Yendry has been on fire these days. The artist on the rise, who was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to Dominican parents and was raised in Italy since the age […]
Summer 2022 is already heating up and a certain sublet of stars have something special to celebrate. June is Caribbean Heritage Month and celebs in music, TV, and fashion are flying their flags high. In […]