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Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots to headline the BET Experience concerts in Los Angeles
Read full article: Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots to headline the BET Experience concerts in Los AngelesCardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots will headline concerts celebrating the return of the BET Experience in Los Angeles just days before the 2024 BET Awards.
The best African music performance Grammy is new. Its global appeal is not
Read full article: The best African music performance Grammy is new. Its global appeal is notFrom an electrifying and colorful musical performance at the FIFA World Cup to a new Grammy Awards category, African music genres and talents are reaching audiences and dance floors across the globe in a breakthrough for an industry that has long endured structural challenges.
The Weeknd and BTS hope to raise billions for Global Citizen
Read full article: The Weeknd and BTS hope to raise billions for Global CitizenThe Weeknd, BTS and Billie Eilish will participate in Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour event on Sept. 25 organized to raise funding and awareness to battle worldwide issues including COVID-19, climate change and extreme poverty.
Apple Music to launch its 1st radio show in Africa
Read full article: Apple Music to launch its 1st radio show in AfricaNEW YORK Apple Music is launching its first radio show in Africa. Cuppy, the Nigerian-born DJ and music producer, will host the weekly one-hour show, which will be available at 9 a.m. EDT. The show represents a journey from West to East and North to South, but importantly a narrative of Africa then to Africa now, Cuppy in a statement. Apple Musics announcement comes the same week Universal Music Group said it was launching Def Jam Africa, a new division of the label focused on representing hip-hop, Afrobeat and trap talent in Africa. The label said it will be based in Johannesburg and Lagos but plans to sign talent from all over the continent.