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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…

Spotify is testing an artist block feature

Spotify will soon allow you to block certain artists on playlists. According to a report by Thurrott, the company is testing a feature that…

Twitter shames Erykah Badu for praying for R. Kelly

A video of R&B singer Erykah Badu publicly airing her views on the R. Kelly drama has surfaced on social media. In the clip…

10 Christmas and holiday playlists you can find on Spotify

According to a few shopping malls, it’s been Christmas since the beginning of October. But seriously now, we’re just days away from the holiday…

These are the highlights from Kanye’s tweetstorm about Drake

Kanye West has tweeted more than 120 times in the past 12 hours, as the simmering rivalry between the Chicago-born rapper and Canadian rapper…

It’s official: Spotify is now live in South Africa [Update]

The streaming music world’s worst kept secret is finally confirmed to be true: Spotify will today launch in South Africa, the company’s representatives confirmed…

Is Spotify launching in South Africa next week?

Well well well. It seems that Swedish music streaming giant Spotify may finally make a play in South Africa. The company today sent out…

Fergie gets the internet talking after spicy US anthem performance

Singing the US national anthem at a sporting event is a great honour. At this weekend’s NBA All Star game, said honour was bestowed…

MTV EMAs 2017: the winners, the reactions, the tweets

Last night, media monster MTV hosted the latest edition of its annual European Music Awards (or EMAs) in London. Although likely forgotten by most,…

Watch: Major Lazer’s ‘Particula’ video flaunts South Africa and Nigeria’s creative genius

American recording trio Major Lazer may have been slammed in the past for making coin from cultural appropriation, but its latest track brings out…

Relive OppiKoppi and Rocking The Daisies through these 30 Instagram snaps

This weekend saw a festival double header at opposite ends of South Africa, with Rocking The Daisies in the Western Cape, and OppiKoppi in…

Rocking The Daisies and OppiKoppi 2017: your essential festival app kit

It’s once again festival season in South Africa, and kicking off the year’s musical escapades is a weekend double header. Both Rocking The Daisies in…

Is Spotify finally coming to South Africa? This job listing suggests yes

Swedish export Spotify is one music streaming service that’s infamously not available in South Africa, but that might be about to change. A job…

Apple Watch Series 3 brings Apple Music streaming to the wrist

At its first product launch event at the new Steve Jobs Theatre, Apple debuted a slew of new devices. One of them was the…

Taylor Swift’s ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ breaks YouTube lyric video record

You just can’t keep Taylor Swift out of the news, even if she’s been relatively quiet for much of 2017. With the debut of…

Migos is coming to South Africa, and the web can’t wait

US hip-hop trio Migos is making its way to Durban and Joburg this October, and South Africans are excited to say the least. Rain drop,…

James van der Beek runs a better Diplo Twitter account than Diplo

As the brains behind tracks like “Lean On”, “Cold Water” and, uh, “Bubble Butt”, Diplo is no stranger to the limelight. His official Twitter…

Black Coffee will host his own show on Apple’s Beats 1

South Africans are slowly taking over the US entertainment industry. First Trevor Noah’s big gig on The Daily Show, and now Apple’s Beats 1…

Remember Amy Winehouse with this epic 46-track YouTube playlist

Even if you weren’t held by her eclectic charm, raspy voice and larger-than-life hairdos, there was probably an Amy Winehouse track that you’ve heard…

Linkin Park’s lead singer Chester Bennington commits suicide

Chester Bennington, the lead singer of nu-metal band Linkin Park, has died in an apparent suicide at his home in Los Angeles. News broke…

Kesha’s ‘Praying’ music video gets all the praise on YouTube and Twitter

After teasing her new album on Instagram earlier this week, singer-songwriter Kesha has finally released her new track to YouTube. And it’s going viral….

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