Queer music | Miloh Ramai shares his “Secret”

Start out your long holiday weekend right with some brand new music from your favorite LGBTQ artists! Billboard Pride is proud to present our latest edition of First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists.

It’s a big day for Mi Casa! The local trio are known for blending house music with a proudly South African flair and as they continue to promote their new single ‘Church Bells’, the lead single off their upcoming studio album ‘We Made It’, the group has announced a new global partnership with Afroforce1 Records, a division of Universal Music Group Africa.

For Billboard's Platoon Africa Artist Showcase, emerging singer-songwriter Msaki stunned fans with a liberating Billboard Live At-Home performance Thursday (May 21) from her home studio.

Billboard Live's At-Home series is headed to Africa thanks to a showcase of Apple's artist services company Platoon.From Thursday (May 21) to Saturday (May 23), Billboard Live At-Home will highlight two rising artists each day from countries such as Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria who are making a name for themselves on the global music landscape. The showcase kicks off Thursday at 1 p.m.

He’s one of the biggest DJs in the world right now but DJ Black Coffee continues to ensure that the local music space is booming. Having recently raised over R500 million for Covid-19 relief, the star is now making major moves as he today announces that he has bought a major stake in Gallo Music Investments through his investment holding company FlightMode Digital.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has taken on the role of teacher for her sons amid the coronavirus pandemic, and she shared a sweet snap of her four boys as she praised them for their hard work. "My boys making me so proud in homeschooling. Keep it up lads," she captioned the photo, which showed the five of them sitting in their spacious garden at their Cheshire mansion. 

Lee Ryan has hit back after being trolled over his weight, revealing he’s been sent abusive messages about his appearance in recent weeks.The former Blue singer, 36, took to the rooftop of his home over the weekend to perform Spandau Ballet’s hit song Gold in front of his girlfriend Verity and mum. However, after the video was shared, Lee revealed he received a string of messages regarding his weight.

By Jem Aswad

Downtown Music Holdings announced its acquisition of South Africa-based independent music publisher Sheer Music on Monday (May 18), expanding the company's footprint on the continent and providing Sheer’s African artists with new access to global markets.Under the deal, which builds on a longstanding relationship between Sheer and Downtown’s publishing division, Sheer will continue to operate as a standalone business within Downtown’s portfolio, maintaining its independent royalty platform to

Katie Price has revealed her protection dog, Blade, sleeps in her room and said she feels “safer” when the pup is by her side.The 41 year old former glamour model bought her protection dog, a German Shepherd named Blade, in July last year after she was carjacked and sexually assaulted in South Africa in 2018. And Katie, who recently signed up for a dating app, urged footballer Dele Alli to get himself a protection pup after he was robbed on Thursday 14 May.

Briana Culberson and husband Ryan Culberson are celebrating the upcoming arrival of baby no. 3. After confirming that they were expecting their third child together last month, Ryan took to Instagram during Mother’s Day weekend to share a special moment from the couple’s latest doctor appointment.   

 Mila Kunis  and  Ashton Kutcher  have been going strong since 2012. The married couple, who share two children, five-year-old Wyatt and three-year-old Dimitri,  is Hollywood-couple goals.  And in case you’ve wondered what their secret to a successful marriage is, the stars have revealed a few details about making it through post-quarantine.

Ryan Reynolds has a top tip for making Dwayne Johnson break down laughing.

Love Island is facing a fresh crisis amid the coronavirus outbreak, putting it at risk of not being able to air this summer. ITV bosses were hoping the hit show would be able to film in Majorca as normal following the success of the first winter series, filmed in South Africa.

‘Secret’ is a 2020 pop/rock ballad  written by local songwriter and musician Louwrens Bezuidenhout for artist Miloh Ramai, which dropped this morning online.

Banzii Mavuso is making a mark with two new original works that explore the South African black queer experience in both music and film.