Who should count as African at the Grammy Awards?
The Grammy Awards has a dedicated space for African music, but just a year after the category's introduction it is already ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: From blues to hip hop, African influence makes America rock — and roll
Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...
‘I wanted to communicate’: Grammy-nominated Yemi Alade embraces multiple languages and genres to showcase Africa to the world
With her first solo Grammy award nomination, Nigerian sensation Yemi Alade is getting the recognition she’s worked so hard for.
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15 Best Songs of the Week: Momma; Black Country, New Road; SASAMI; Tunde Adebimpe; and More
Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week, with Martin Luther King Day plus ...
The Climate Fix: Africa’s Solar Revolution
In announcing a $35 billion program to bring inexpensive solar power to some 300 million Africans, officials left out two words: climate change.
Kendrick Lamar albums ranked in order of greatness
Kendrick Lamar albums ranked in order of greatness - COUNTDOWN: As Kendrick Lamar’s much-anticipated performance at this year’s Super Bowl approaches, Kevin E G Perry rates the rapper’s albums to date ...
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Bien Reveals How Working With Marioo Changed His Life
Kenyan music star Bien Aime has revealed how working with Tanzanian singer and songwriter Marioo. While speaking at an ...
Scene Calendar: Live music, art and a free fire festival top local entertainment lineup
Tickets are $16 for adults; $10 for seniors, students and military service members, and children 12 and younger; and free for ...
Only 3 Black Women Have Won the Grammys’ Top Award. Is Beyoncé Next?
Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston and Lauryn Hill’s album of the year wins all came in the 1990s. Beyoncé’s fifth shot, for ...