At the turn of the 21st century, a new wave of more underground rappers emerged, spitting substance and returning rap to its ...

Don Was is one of Detroit’s creative giants. This weekend, he’ll bring the nine-member Pan-Detroit Ensemble to Ann Arbor’s ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into Africa surged by 84 percent in 2024, reaching a record $94 billion, according to a report released on January 20 by the United Nations Trade and Development ...

Feb. 15, Billboard and EMPIRE came together at EMPIRE’s San Francisco studios to celebrate Billboard’s second annual Sports ...

Chris Chatmon, founder/CEO of the community-focused organization that includes a youth-based record label, found ‘a safe ...

Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe aka Ayra Starr has made history as the first woman in 16 years to win Best African Music Act at ...

Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has become the first woman in 16 years to win Best African Music Act at the 2025 MOBO Awards.

Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...

Teen artists showcase their talent and creativity by displaying flower silhouettes, neon acrylic artwork inspired by the ...

A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...

It’s hard for people from [America] to know what is going on around Africa. The media never allow you to see the reality, honestly. And that is a big problem," Moctar says.

Warner Music Group has completed its acquisition of Africori, an independent African digital music distribution, rights ...