After the announcement, earlier this year, that one of the biggest event calendars, the DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival will be back this year, many want to attend. This was followed up with the announcement of an exciting music lineup on Wednesday.   Built up as one of the biggest food and music festivals in South Africa and the continent, DStv Delicious returns after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.   Event organisers held a media briefing at MultiChoice City in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening, where they announced that “African Giant” him ..read more

South African rappers Jack Parow, YoungstaCPT and Middelvinger have one very simple thing in common – they’re proud of where they come from and they represent their respective hoods at all times. Parow is a South African pop culture icon and one of South Africa’s most recognisable stars, not only because he can be identified by his shadow thanks to his extended cap, but his music video Cooler as Ekke was the first Afrikaans music video to strike a million views on YouTube. Middelvinger (real name Jéan Labuschagne made his mark on the SA music industry behind the drum kit for rock bands like “D ..read more

Start saving for your tickets! Multi-platinum Grammy award-winning rock band Imagine Dragons announced the dates for the South African leg of their ‘Mercury World Tour‘ on Wednesday morning. Three of their best-known hits, Believer, Thunder, and Radioactive are the top three songs on Billboard’s Top 10 Rock songs of the 2010s. One of the band’s most recent songs – Enemy – topped the Alternative Radio chart for the past seven weeks and is rapidly ascending Top 40 radio (#10) and Hot AC (#9). Enemy was originally released as the theme to Netflix’s Arcane. The hit song racked up more than 4 ..read more

YouTube has removed a viral music video in India released posthumously by murdered Sikh rapper Sidhu Moose Wala following a complaint by the government. The song “SYL” talks about the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal which has been at the centre of a long-running water dispute between the late Sikh rapper’s home state of Punjab and neighbouring Haryana. The track, released posthumously on Thursday, also touches on other sensitive topics such as deadly riots targeting the Sikh community that broke out in India in 1984 and the storming of an important Sikh temple in Amrits ..read more

Known for keeping South Africans on their feet for the past three years, Scorpion Kings duo DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small finally announced their return for a big concert. First collaborating in July 2019 when they released their first album titled Scorpion Kings, the concert announcement follows the postponement of their Scorpion Kings LIVE (set for April 2020) due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  They have had a number of projects such as Piano Hub and the Return of the Scorpion Kings which debuted amid much fanfare. Since then, they have continuously released a string of hit songs, such as ..read more

There’s no doubt about it: we’ll be dancing to the sound of house music this summer. The Canadian rapper Drake heralded the revival of this key genre of the 1990s with his latest album “Honestly, Nevermind,” before Beyoncé followed up with her new single “Break My Soul.” Here’s a look back at the history of this long underestimated musical movement. Drake seems sure that a house music revival is on the cards. In fact, he’s so convinced of it that he drew much inspiration from this ultra-danceable musical genre when making his seventh and latest album, “Honestly, Nevermind,” which he unexpected ..read more

Youngsta CPT has helped shaped the Cape Town rap and hip hop culture and is now dabbling in the sneaker culture with a flare of drill music sub-genre. The Cape Town-based star is a man of many talents and who has made business moves outside music. His latest move is in sneakers, which makes sense in hip hop, as sneaker culture was popularised in the 80s and 90s in African American hip-hop culture. From Run DMC releasing their ground-breaking track, My Adidas in 1986, many artists from Diddy, Kanye ‘Ye’ West, and Beyonce have partnered with sports brands by having their own custom sneakers and ..read more

Some of the biggest viral hits on TikTok have been given the full orchestral treatment and will get a traditional release on CD and vinyl this summer, the platform announced Friday. The tie-up with Warner Classics is the first time TikTok has ventured into the traditional music market and will see the 18 songs released on streaming platforms as well as in record stores.  Anyone who has spent any significant time on the video streaming platform will recognise songs such as No Roots by Alice Merton which has been used on 1.3 million videos.  Or pleasant piano ditty Pieces by Danilo Sta ..read more

It’s new music Friday and Makhadzi has released the full version of her TikTok hit song MaGear. However, a Malawian artist has claimed she stole the song from him.  Scrafoc claims his song, released in June 2021 sounds very similar to Makhadzi’s own track with the same name.  His music video has about 23,000 views and Makhadzi’s version has thousands of dance challenges on TiKTok with millions of views. Makhadzi is accused of stealing Scrafoc's song. Scrafoc is an artist based in Malawi anh has a song MaGear that Makhadzi is accused of stealing. Listen to his version and find nex ..read more

South Africans woke up to the news on Thursday morning that mask wearing is a thing of the past, as Health Minister Joe Phaahla repealed all Covid-19 regulations late on Wednesday evening. This not only means that South Africans are no longer required to wear masks anywhere – whether it be indoors or outdoors, but also that the limitations on gatherings have been lifted. The scrapping of all Covid-19 regulations is a relief, especially for the entertainment industry who’ve been hardest hit by the limitations on gatherings. In August 2021, CEO of Big Concerts Justin van Wyk told The Citizen tha ..read more