The service cites the explosion of African electronic genres including afrobeats, amapiano and Gqom as a major driver behind the increase. By Katie Bain DJ mixes from Africa have tracked massive ...

DJ Cuppy is nicknamed the Princess of Afrobeat — and with good reason. The Nigerian-born deejay is one of the continent’s top musical tastemakers, and Apple Music executives knew this when they gave ...

DJ Black Coffee rises to 14th in the 2026 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll, thanking fans as South Africans celebrate his global success and call him their number one.

DJ Khaled is taking his mixing and emceeing skills to the motherland and will be the international host for the upcoming MTV Africa Music Awards in Kampala, Uganda. Khaled will host the award show ...

DJ Khaled is set to serve as the international host for the MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA) on Feb. 20. He is also a nominee for best international… By Paul Grein DJ Khaled is set to serve ...

It’s time to switch it up and go global on them. Last year, Apple Music dropped its salute to the Motherland with the Africa Now playlist, featuring Burna Boy’s ...

In August, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, a chirpy 23-year-old Nigerian disc jockey who goes by the moniker ‘DJ Cuppy’, embarked on an eight-city tour across Africa. During the ‘Cuppy Takes Africa’ tour, ...

Nigerian music producer and performer Florence Otedola, better known as DJ Cuppy, has gifted £100,000 ($125,000) to the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) to support African graduate students at the ...

DJ Khaled’s Instagram shout-out to South Africa’s Gayton McKenzie, linked to a Paris Jay-Z concert, sparked mixed reactions amid debate over issues at home.

"I can’t wait to celebrate the incredible music that comes out of Africa, which has inspired me throughout my career," the music star says. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor DJ Khaled will serve ...