Fela Kuti has become the first African to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys ...

The 24-year-old bagged her second-ever Grammy beating three Nigerians and a Ugandan.

Davido embraces his 2026 Grammy nomination for "With You" while advocating for homegrown infrastructure and an "African ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture.

Tyla claims second Grammy as Push 2 Start wins Best African Music Performance at the 68th Grammy Awards. South African ...

Speaking at the event held at Urban by City Blue Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Juma Jux, winner of East African Artiste of ...

For the next year, NPR will take a musical journey across America, which is one of the most religiously diverse countries on earth. We want to discover and celebrate the many ways in which people make ...

South African singer Tyla emerged as the winner of the Best African Music Performance at the 2026 Grammy Awards, edging out ...

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The songs featured in this five-part series on African music are oddities, especially compared to today’s hits. In an age dominated by dull one-hit wonders that are quickly forgotten, artists of the ...

The proliferation of smartphones and affordable, high-speed internet in Africa has facilitated the widespread consumption of music through digital mediums. African music spans diverse genres like ...