South Africa News News South Africa » Music: South Africa Music Market Report 2024 - Digital and Physical Music Sales, Major Streaming Services, Streaming Income Challenges and Industry Developments
Dublin, Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Music Industry in South Africa" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report on the music industry in South Africa includes ...
News South Africa » Music: AI music is here and the South African rulebook is blank
AI music is flooding streaming platforms, but South Africa's Samro sets no minimum for human input and the SABC has no firm rules on AI-assisted songs.
News South Africa » Music: AI & African Music Project Unveiled by Wits University in South Africa
Musicians and music educators of African nationality and living in an African country are invited to submit AI-driven music project proposals. By Heran Mamo The Wits Innovation Centre and Machine ...
News South Africa » Music: Music streaming in South Africa – new survey reveals musicians get a raw deal
Musicians worldwide have been placing their tracks with global streaming platforms such as Spotify for many years. South African musicians, however, have reported only sparse earnings from streaming ...
News South Africa » Music: Lira, TxC join Tyla in South Africa’s 2027 Grammy Awards campaign
Tyla, Lira and TxC lead South Africa’s 2027 Grammy push, with entries across multiple major categories ahead of the nominees’ announcement on 16 November 2026.
News South Africa » Music: Amapiano Awards: South Africa’s dance music scene spreads its joy across the world
Amapiano is a soulful mix of grooves, sonic textures and moods that can be by turns hectic, smooth, melodic or simply enchanting. It is also defined by its unique percussive bass. Breaks within songs ...
News South Africa » Music: 'Shela' makes history as South Africa's best-selling amapiano song
Sam Deep, Nia Pearl and Boohle's “Shela” has surpassed 950,000 sales in SA, earning 23x Platinum status and becoming Amapiano's biggest seller, impressing SA.
News South Africa » Music: New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa
The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." When the category was announced last year, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. stated that it would be ...
News South Africa » Music: Why Africa’s global music boom still leaves much of the continent unheard
When people say African music is having a “global moment,” they are often talking about only a small part of the continent. “Nigeria and South Africa are dominating the most,” said Tuma Basa, ...
News South Africa » Music: South Africa: Five female musicians making their mark
It may be the first week of September, but the month of August was an opportunity for South Africans to pause and reflect on the strides that are being made towards gender equality in all spheres of ...