Ed Sheeran has become the first British artist to receive a special-edition Gold BRIT Billion Award by BPI for exceeding 10 billion streams in the UK. The 32-year-old singer earned more than one billion streams within the last 12 months, as recorded by the Official Charts Company. Ed said: “It’s[Read More…]

The nominations for the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMA) have been announced and some African stars will be featured. Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz, Nigerian Burna Boy and Asake, South African Tyler ICU, and Cameroonian Libianca have been nominated for the 2023 Best African Act. The best Afrobeats category will[Read More…]

Femi One and Nyashinski, have teamed up yet again with a new hit song ‘Under the Influence.’ ‘Under the Influence’ is the second collaboration that the two have worked on after their hit song ‘Properly’. Speaking on the latest release, Dennis Njenga, Head of Talent at Kaka Empire said “[Read More…]

Iyanii has a new collaboration with Mejja dubbed Maisha. The song highlights the mental struggles that both have gone through and urges people not to allow daily stressful encounters to get in their way. Through the ups and downs, we all need someone to talk to and share our feelings[Read More…]

Sir Michael Gambon has died. The ‘Harry Potter’ actor passed away in hospital at the age of 82 with his family by his side after contracting pneumonia, his wife Lady Anne Gambon and son Fergus announced. A statement issued on behalf of the family said: “We are devastated to announce[Read More…]

Shakira has been charged with tax evasion for the second time. The singer has been accused by prosecutors in Spain of having defrauded the state of €6.7 million(equivalent to KSH.1,049,445,913) in 2018 after she allegedly failed to declare millions in advance payments for her ‘El Dorado’ world tour, amongst other[Read More…]

King Kaka just released a new track, ‘Explain.’  King Kaka, has been teasing fans on social media about the new hit for some days now, creating anticipation and excitement. The video director, Steve Mugo, known for his innovative concepts and sharp attention to detail, said the song will attract a[Read More…]

Cassper Nyovest has dedicated a song from his newly released album titled ‘Solomon’, to the late South African rapper AKA whose real name was Kiernan Forbes. This is despite the relationship between late rapper AKA and Cassper Nyovest being flawed by conflict and beef during their careers. Nyovest shared the[Read More…]

Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show presented by Apple Music set to take place on February 11th, 2024. The NFL, Apple, and Roc Nation confirmed the news on Sunday (24/09/23). Usher,44, will take the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the first time the big game[Read More…]

Norway-based Kenyan hitmakers Matata just announced a landmark musical achievement. The group took to their social media to announce the news that their song ‘Not Today’ will be one of the official soundtracks to the new EA Sports FC 24 (formerly FIFA) that drops on September 29. “Dreams do come[Read More…]