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Tyla makes history with first VMA win for Africa

South Africa’s Tyla has won her first MTV Video Music Award for Best Afrobeats for her hit song Water, making history as the first female African artist to win a VMA. Taylor Swift, who had 12 nominations, won seven, including Artist of the Year and Best Collaboration for Fortnight featuring Post Malone. She is now the most-awarded artist in VMA history. Tyla says the impact her song has had globally is a […]

todaySeptember 12, 2024 92

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Macklemore cancels Dubai show over Sudan conflict

US rapper Macklemore has canceled his October show in Dubai due to the UAE's alleged involvement in the conflict in Sudan. He told the BBC that people had for months been asking him to call off the concert in protest of its reported support for Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which are involved in the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. This is not the first time the artist […]

todayAugust 27, 2024 40

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Tyla joins Beyoncé, Billie Eilish on Obama’s playlist

South African Grammy Award-winning pop star Tyla's song Jump has been included in former US president Barack Obama’s annual summer playlist. The song has more than 140-million streams on Spotify. Other singers who landed on Obama's playlist include Beyoncé’s Texas Hold ‘Em, Billie Eilish’s Chihiro, I Can’t Get No Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones, and Tommy Richman’s Million Dollar Baby. Obama has curated and shared his summer playlist almost every year since 2015.

todayAugust 15, 2024 43

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Historic night in the Big Apple as Africa United Youth Orchestra debuts at Carnegie Hall

    By Seth Onyango, via bird story agency   The anticipation at Carnegie Hall was palpable. As the Africa United Youth Orchestra took to the stage, the venue buzzed with the promise of a historic performance that would echo far beyond the venerable walls of this iconic venue. A diverse audience, representing a tapestry of cultures, settled into their seats, their murmurs hushed by the dimming lights. The stage […]

todayAugust 12, 2024 45

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Miss SA contestant, Adetshina withdraws amid identity theft investigation

South Africa’s Home Affairs minister, Leon Schreiber says the case around the citizenship of Miss SA contestant Chidimma Adetshina indicates the urgent need for the digital modernisation of the department's processes.     An ongoing investigation by the department has found prima facie evidence of fraud and identity theft committed by Adetshina’s mother. Adetshina has withdrawn from the contest. According to the Miss South Africa organization’s website, Adetshina was born […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 42

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Sexual abuse and bad pay: women’s struggles in South African live music exposed

VolodymyrKozin/Getty Images   By Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria   Women working in live music as performers and in other onstage and behind-the-scenes roles in South Africa experience exclusion from decision-making, unequal pay, pressure to fit stereotyped roles, constant micro-aggressions, and real danger of gender-based violence. This is according to new industry research commissioned by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro). Samro is South Africa’s oldest royalty collection and […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 24

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More than just a beauty queen: Miss International South Africa, Belindé Schreuder, is empowering young women across the country as she prepares for the international leg in Japan later this year

  Gone are the days when beauty pageants were all about external beauty. Over time these events have become multidimensional. Not only do they look at women as a whole, taking into account personality, intelligence and authenticity, but they identify women who have what it takes to serve the greater community. Belindé Schreuder is one such woman and the current title holder of Miss International South Africa. Crowned on 20 […]

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