The “Yethu” music video has taken Instagram by storm, emerging as a dance sensation that is rapidly going viral worldwide.

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...

This week the Ghanian musician Ebo Taylor died at 90 years old. While he was not well known in the U.S. he was a star in Africa, and a defining force in highlife music.

Ebo Taylor has died at 90. He was a world-renowned musician and composer of African highlife music, but it took decades for him to come to the U.S.

Nigerian musician Temilade Opeyemi, popularly known as Tems, has reached a new career peak, becoming the first female artist from Africa to land seven different songs in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

On Sunday, Feb. 8, Coco Jones delivered a stunning rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the 2026 Super Bowl. Charlie Puth and Brandi Carlile also performed before the start of the big ...

With Reggae and Black History Month well underway, recording artists Denz Asti and Safiyah have released the track African to ...

For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...

Tyla spoke with Rolling Stone about her Grammy nerves, 'Push 2 Start,' and making her next album, 'A-Pop,' ahead of music's ...

Tyla’s Grammy win was met with mixed reactions, largely congratulatory but with others more critical, mainly from some Afrobeats genre enthusiasts.

Fela Kuti became the first African to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys ...

South African pop star, Tyla, has once again stamped her authority on the global music stage after winning the Best African ...