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The WrapFrom brief to beat: FAME Week pairs African music makers with storytellers
A songwriting camp links music creators with screen and content briefs, while raising questions about credit, licensing and fair pay.
The WrapFrom NFL partner to Super Bowl headliner: Jay-Z takes the Super Bowl stage
Jay-Z will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show in the 30th-anniversary year of Reasonable Doubt.
The WrapTyla opens music scholarships to South African students
Four of 10 US$5,000 awards are reserved for South African students. Applications may close early.
Flavor ChartsTems makes Billboard history with “What You Need”
30 weeks on the Hot 100, a record for a solo African song.
The WrapBridget Blue's RNB is in the Grammy conversation
Under consideration for Best Progressive R&B Album.
The WrapBien's new album Alusa Continua lands on 20 November
17 tracks, with 2 Chainz, Alikiba, Femi One and more.
The WrapDrake sued over the chorus of “Janice STFU”
A Beyoncé producer says the hook is his. Drake's team says they've never heard of him.
The WrapSofiya Nzau is taking Mwaki around the world
A 2026/27 world tour, with Australia confirmed for February.
The WrapTems is the only double nominee in the first Soul Train Awards reveal
R&B/Soul Song of the Year and Spotify's RNB X International Artist.