The Ndlovu Youth Choir On The Importance Of Making South Africa Smile, AGT And Their New Album

Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee has shared two new solo tracks, titled ‘Knock Me Down’ and ‘The Ride’ – take a listen to both below.Both see the musician teaming up with special guests. The hardcore-influenced ‘Knock Me Down’ features nu-metal rapper Kilvein, while the poppier ‘Tops’ enlists South African rapper PUSH PUSH.

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Thanks to tough measures that included overnight curfews and restricted travel between provinces, health authorities were hopeful that African countries could avoid the worst of the coronavirus outbreaks that have ravaged Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. As of May 28, Nigeria and South Africa — two of the continent’s largest music economies — had

Growing up in Ramsbottom journalism ran in the blood for Alison Towner.

Def Jam is going international. A little more than a half a year after launching Def Jam South East Asia, Universal Music Group announced Def Jam Africa, a new division based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Lagos, Nigeria, that will focus on "hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap talent in Africa" and report to Universal Music Sub-Saharan Africa & South Africa managing director Sipho Dlamini.

Today, Universal Music Group announced that it is launching Def Jam Africa, a new label division that operates within the continent to represent the best hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap talent in Africa. To start, the label will be based in Johannesburg and Lagos; the entirety of its starting roster comes from either South Africa and Nigeria.

It’s an exciting day in the local music industry today as record giant Universal Music South Africa announces that they have developed a local division of the world-famous Def Jam Recordings imprint – and it’s set to be a game-changer for African music.

By Jem Aswad

Def Jam is going international. A little more than a half a year after launching Def Jam South East Asia, Universal Music Group today announced Def Jam Africa, a new division based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Lagos, Nigeria, that will focus on "hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap talent in Africa" and report to Universal Music Sub-Saharan Africa & South Africa Managing Director Sipho Dlamini.

While it’s been a minute since we’ve heard from local superstar Jeremy Loops, the pop star has been hard at work. Today, the singer has announced an exciting new record deal with Universal Music South Africa and drops his brand-new single ‘Mortal Man’ as he embarks on his third musical era.

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

Yahto Kraft (Pic: Henning Marko Swanepoel)

In this week’s International Newswire “Cupcake & Dino” head down under, “Aruanas” gets a second season at Globo, South Africa’s VIA commissions local “Date in Reverse,” Channel 4 announced 20th anniversary special season for “Location, Location, Location” and Magnify announces a Swedish version of “Fittest Family.”

Nina Dobrev recently got nostalgic about the good old days when she could step out of her house and take a trip to South Africa without a care in the world. The Vampire Diaries actress, who is currently practicing social distancing amid the Coronavirus pandemic, took to Instagram to share a series of throwback posts from her chill getaway. She posted a couple of pictures and a video in which she can be seen having the time of her life.   

The L Word: Generation Q, nominated for a 2020 Queerty Award for Best TV Series and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series, is now streaming on South African online TV platform, Showmax.

Meghan Markle is a longtime fan of the fashion brand Everlane and now you can get your hands on one of the looks she recently wore!

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