Tiwa Savage takes our Zoom call from Tokyo at around 7 a.m. local time, her voice sweet but groggy from having just woken up moments before. She had spent the past week in Japan for her son Jamil’s ...

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Asake's latest album 'M$NEY' has reached the summit of the United Kingdom Apple Music chart, thus marking his fifth album to achieve this milestone. He also becomes ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Tyla’s second album is officially on the way. The South African pop star revealed the release date of her ...

In December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African pop star to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he's making history as... Editor's note: This is an update of the profile ...

Editor's note: This is an update of the profile published in December of the great African musician Fela Kuti. The original post was published when it was announced that Kuti would become the first ...

Founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy, Motown ultimately became the world’s biggest independent producer of 45-rpm records and one of the most successful Black-owned businesses in American history. A quick ...