Flabba’s Death: 3 Universal Lessons
The South African - and, by extension, African - hip-hop scene lost one of its big names this week when Flabba (real name Nkululeko Habedi) was stabbed to death,...
3 lessons in life from Adele
There's no doubt about it: Adele is a legend of music – one of the greats when it comes to voice, and lyrically penning skilful and heartfelt melodies.
This became...
Lorde: ‘green light’ for good music
This 20 year-old is killing it on the airwaves. The youngest artist to garner a Number 1 hit on Billboard in almost 30 years, Lorde has made her mark...
Everything To Know About Drake’s OVO Fest 2015
Drake hosted his annual OVO Fest in Toronto this past weekend. Now in its sixth year, the festival kicked off on Friday with a set from comedian Kevin Hart....
When art meets purpose
I'm sure many of us have been to concert or stadium events before. Maybe you found some of them inspiring – or maybe you left in disgust because the sound was just...
New: SOHN’s Second Album
In 2014 British-born producer Christopher Taylor released his first album - Tremors. There was much hype around his soulful remixes, but that paled in the response to his own material....
Beauty of Difference DVD launch
I was greeted with a packed Barnyard theater on Monday as I attended the live DVD recording for the launch of South African legend Neville D’s new album, Beauty of...
Is Kanye the Donald Trump of entertainment?
Kanye Yeezy West is back in the news… again.
Yeezy has just released another track, No more parties in LA, which appears to be part of a series of songs he...
Review – Gambino’s ‘Awaken My Love’
Childish Gambino’s much anticipated album, Awaken My Love has been out for just over a week and as expected, it is really “out there”.
If you have not listened to...
All Eyes On the MTV Africa Music Awards 2016
It’s that time again!!! And it’s all happening in Johannesburg, South Africa
Africa’s top musicians will share the stage with International artists at the MTV Africa Music Awards, later this...