Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By late ’66, however, all that had changed. After a run of successes and having experienced the full mania of the record industry, ...

It's no small challenge. The song, built on a foundation of amapiano - a subgenre of South African house music - but infused with pop and R&B melodies and accented by elements of Afrobeats, was unlike ...

When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent.

"South Africa possesses one of the richest popular music traditions in the world - from marabi to mbaqanga, from boeremusiek to bubblegum, from kwela to kwaito. Yet the risk that future generations of ...

South African pop star, Tyla, has once again stamped her authority on the global music stage after winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 2026 Grammy Awards, defeating Nigeria’s ...

Pops Mohamed playing the Senegambian kora, his favourite instrument. Photo courtesy Rafs Mayet Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known by South African jazz fans as Pops Mohamed – has passed away at the age ...

Multi-award-winning singer Tyla celebrated her loyal fans, the Tygers, after her double win at the American Music Awards.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. In HYBE’s growing effort to expand its roster beyond ...

A lady’s TikTok video from Oppi Platteland captures her love for Afrikaans music, leaving South Africans in stitches and showcasing a vibrant concert experience.

Tyla let Rolling Stone tag along as she got ready for the 2026 Grammy Awards, with the South African superstar chatting about her hit single “Push 2 Start,” her next album, and the magic of the ...

“Do you mind if I just stay in my robe?” Tyla asks, her slippers already on the floor. The 23-year-old South African pop star seems even smaller than her 5-foot-3-inch frame as she curls into the ...