African music is dominating the global soundscape, with Afrobeats and other genres reshaping mainstream music worldwide. But ...

Mainstream African artists are pushing the creative boundaries of Afrobeats and Amapiano as they continue to take African pop music to new heights. Although Amapiano and Afrobeats are dominating the ...

Everybody loves the blues in some capacity. This genre of soulful music can be traced back to the 1860s in the Deep South. The origins of the blues started with African-American musicians who created ...

At the 2024 Video Music Awards (VMAs), South African singer Tyla made waves with her performance and acceptance speech after winning the “Best Afrobeat” award for her hit song, “Water.” This moment ...

Black music has generated a staggering 80 per cent of the UK’s recorded music revenue over the past three decades, new ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979. With ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. South African superstar Tyla has won her first MTV Video Music ...

Across generations, across borders, and across genres, African women have not only contributed to the continent’s sound, they have defined it.From the golden era of Afro-jazz and soul to the current ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. While his contemporaries chased Afrobeats, Flavour chose to ...

Artists from Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa have been paired with AI engineers to advance music innovation.

“I come from South Africa, I represent Ampiano. I represent my country," said Tyla. Tyla used her first Video Music Awards win to educate the world on African music. The Johannesburg native gained ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...