Tag: Africa Music

YouTube Music is deepening investments in Black communities by opening applications to the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022, aimed at enabling black artists to commercialise their work. Grant applications for the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022  will open on 21 June 2021. Eligibility has been expanded to include songwriters and producers, allowing black artists residing in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Canada and… Read More

PlayTreks simplifies the music industry with blockchain-based music distribution and AI-driven data analytics – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Wednesday, June 9, 2021 · 543,369,775 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other… Read More

Africa Now Radio, Apple Music radio’s first global African music radio show, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. Over the past year, the show has featured exclusive interviews with Davido, Nasty C, Tiwa Savage, Rayvanny and many of the biggest and brightest artists spanning the African continent, debuted over 250 new releases, and introduced Apple Music subscribers around the world to… Read More

Michael Tubes, a British-Nigerian photographer, has been snapping images of African female musicians for over 10 years. These images and other objects are now a part of the Women in African Music virtual exhibition which celebrates female performers and those behind the scenes. This year’s exhibition, organised by Sounds Of Africa, will also be dedicated to three female dancers who… Read More

Elaine Photo: Supplied/Apple Music South African singer Elaine has been nominated for a BET Award. The 21-year-old will go up against six other artists in Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act category. The nominees are: Arlo Parks (UK), Bramisto (France), Bree Runway (UK), MC Dricka (Brazil), Ronisia (France) and Tems (Nigeria). The Risky singer shared the news on Instagram writing:… Read More

MARY JANES: THE WOMEN OF WEED”, an award-winning documentary , celebrates womxn, wellness and cannabis – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Wednesday, June 9, 2021 · 543,327,644 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS… Read More

Female Nigerian singers, Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay have been involved in a fight in a salon in Lagos. It was gathered that they clashed over Seyi Shay and Victoria Kimani’s verse on Kizz Daniel’s ‘F**k you’ cover challenge. In a video trending online, the stars were seen being pulled apart from getting physical at the salon as they threw… Read More

This was a direct consequence of Twitter’s deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet some days earlier. What felt like a joke suddenly became real on the morning of Saturday, June 5, 2021, as Twitter apps refused to load across the country. The National Broadcasting Corporation has since ordered all media platforms to stop operating their Twitter pages while the Minister… Read More

  Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems has been nominated for the 2021 BET Awards.   The organizers took to their off… Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, better known as Tems has been nominated for the 2021 BET Awards.   The organizers took to their official Twitter account to announce nominations for the 2021 awards.   The singer, together… Read More

New Christian children’s album helps kids connect with God, build identity in Christ – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Tuesday, June 8, 2021 · 543,274,215 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other… Read More