This category is for new music releases i.e., singles and albums, and upcoming concerts, events, or shows.
emPawa Africa’s founder and recording artist Mr. Eazi has released “See Something,” his newest Amapiano single featuring DJ Neptune from Nigeria, Shatta Wale from Ghana, Medikal from Ghana, and Minz from Nigeria. “See Something,” is a lighthearted and breezy song that is also Mr. Eazi’s second Amapiano song he has recorded. The other Amapiano track…
Tomorrow the 11th of December, Zim hip-hop musician Jnr Brown (James Mpakula) will release a new record single produced by gtBeats (Titus Gambiza). The name of his newest song is “Takaita Mari“; in English, this means “When we make money”. And it will drop at an event that he has been promoting as Takaita Mari…
Yes, record labels often make money from concerts through various means. For example, in a 360 deal, they may receive a portion of the ticket sales and a percentage of merchandise sales or a share of the profits from sponsorship deals. Moreover, a record company may earn money from mechanical royalties generated by the music…
Zimdancehall‘s musical landscape is rife with passing fads and upbeat bubblegum riddims that are often hot for a month or so. Some become a lost cause within a fortnight (moto wemapepa). It’s often exacerbated by a desperate relevancy race at the expense of one’s legacy without taking strategic breaks to build up suspense. In contrast, when Zimdancehall’s…
DJ Tamuka Makuluni a versatile and one of the most beloved Zim record producers took to Instagram urging local Zim rap artists to revamp their clobha (“fashan“). The following is a quote from what he wrote on Meta’s IG: Guys let’s talk about this. Hip hop artists I know y’all are starting to get bread…
U.S. pop star and actress Selena Gomez has released the audiovisual material for her track “My Mind and Me”, i.e., an intimate record of the artist about her feelings. This music clip follows the release of her Apple TV+ documentary (Directed by Alek Keshishian) of the same name about her mental health and some of…
Check out “Life” performed by hip-hop recording artist PEAVIS. “Life” was produced by TIGAONE, an up-and-coming producer who is also a close friend of PEAVIS and has worked with JP THE WAVY and Jin Dogg. And as the title “Life” suggests, this music video also contains storytelling visuals of PEAVIS’ message of looking back on…
There is absolutely nothing wrong with making the same beat. The only bad thing about producing a similar sounding instrumental is when it is out of style. This means there is no money to be made anymore. The trend has faded and it no longer appeals to the masses. But if there is reasonable demand…
A beatmaker is a musician who solely creates instrumentals often without engaging with recording artists (or rappers) in the overall creative process from start to finish. A producer on the other hand usually has the chops while at the same having people skills to bring together professional artists of different styles and help them to…
A couple a wiikdem ago, mi tingk yu memba wehn mi deh chune yu aal seh Hillzy e go riliis im nyuu lang-plei albom In The Building dat ab lebm chraakdem. Ahn tideh mi dey raitin fi tel u aal seh di albom don jrap, suh widoht moch feda taakin hia di liss a di…
