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YouTube Music gets Smart Downloads, seamless music-to-video playback

YouTube Music is getting two new features this week, one concerning seamless video-to-music switching, and another called Smart Downloads. Let’s start with the latter….

Where to find the late Johnny Clegg’s music online

Johnny Clegg may no longer be with us, but his music will live on forever in the hearts of South Africans and the internet….

Johnny Clegg has died: South Africa mourns the man with the ‘Great Heart’

Johnny Clegg, one of South Africa’s most influential musicians of the late 1980s, has died. The news broke on Tuesday, however Clegg has been…

Spotify Lite is now officially available in South Africa

Spotify Lite has officially launched in 36 countries around the world and will now be available in South Africa too. The 10MB app is…

Lil Nas X comes out as gay on Twitter and everyone’s loving it

American rapper and singer Lil Nas X on Sunday revealed his sexuality in a tweet asking fans to listen carefully to the lyrics of…

Spotify shares your data when you pre-save albums, report reveals

A report by Billboard on Thursday revealed that Spotify shares user data with music labels when users pre-save music, effectively giving the companies access…

Spotify now allows advertisers to target ads based on podcasts you listen to

Spotify on Monday revealed that it will now allow advertisers to target ads based on what podcasts users listen to. In a report by…

Adding music to your Instagram Stories? You can now include song lyrics too

In May, The Verge reported that Instagram was testing a song lyrics feature for the music stickers in Instagram Stories. Today, the social network…

Spotify’s version of Instagram Stories explains songs and lyrics to listeners

Based on user reports, Spotify is testing a new Storyline feature that gives users insider information about songs their listening to. According to Android…

Beyonce drops new ‘Homecoming’ album alongside Netflix documentary

Beyonce has dropped a new live album alongside the release of her Homecoming documentary on Netflix. The star tweeted the news on Wednesday, sending…

BTS breaks YouTube’s most-viewed 24 hour debut record with latest song

K-Pop boy band, BTS has officially broken YouTube’s most-viewed 24 hour debut record with on of their latest song “Boy With Luv” featuring Halsey….

Late rapper Nipsey Hussle trends on Twitter as celebs pay homage

On Sunday, American rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed outside his Los Angeles clothing store Marathon Clothing. According to reports, the 33-year-old was shot multiple…

Spotify’s Premium Duo option pays for two users under one subscription

Spotify on Thursday launched a premium tier-for-two option called Spotify Duo, which will give two users their own Premium accounts under a single subscription….

YouTube Music is now available in South Africa for R59pm

YouTube Music is now available in South Africa, this after Google confirmed the news in a press release late Tuesday. The service was first…

Update: Babes Wodumo has reportedly opened a case against Mampintsha

According to a report by News24, Babes Wodumo has opened a case of assault against her boyfriend Mampintsha. This comes after a video posted…

Streaming music services are the music industry’s new overlords

Music industry sales are on the rise, and not because people are buying any tunes. Instead, it’s streaming services that are boosting overall profits….

Video of Babes Wodumo beaten live on Instagram goes viral on Twitter

Update: Babes Wodumo has reportedly laid charges against Mampintsha for the incident that was captured live on Instagram. A live Instagram video from South…

Influx of new music is all Twitter’s talking about on Friday

Not only did Solange, Hozier and 2 Chainz release their latest albums on Friday, but The Jonas Brothers made a come back with a…

US rapper 21 Savage is actually British and the internet is loving it

On Sunday, Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was arrested by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after it was discovered that the musician…

Beyonce, Jay Z will give you free concert tickets ‘for life’ if you go vegan

In an Instagram post on Thursday, Beyonce revealed that she and husband Jay Z are offering life-time concert tickets to those who them in…

Celebrities pay tribute to the late James Ingram on Twitter

Grammy Award winner and Oscar nominee James Ingram has died at the age of 66 after a battle with brain cancer. The R&B singer…

Twitter remembers Zim music icon Oliver Mtukudzi

Zimbabwean jazz musician Oliver Mtukudzi has passed away at the age of 66 after battling with diabetes. Mtukudzi rose to fame in the 1970s…

‘Leave Chris Brown alone’ rings across Twitter after Paris arrest

Recording artist Chris Brown has been detained in Paris on the suspicion of rape, according to French officials. The 29-year-old singer, as well as…

HBO drops the first season trailer for Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials

Google Doodle celebrates NASA’s 50th moon landing anniversary

Google is closing Incognito Mode loophole in Chrome 76 update

Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Ivory Coast has $210m edtech market but investment badly needed, finds Seedstars report

Time to test that startup idea, here’s how we at Feastfox did it

Flappy Royale: a new ‘unforgiving’ battle royale version of Flappy Bird

Huawei Mate X official specs revealed: 5G, four cameras, and lots of RAM

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals