Join Face2Face Africa as we share with you the top 10 African songs of 2025. The list is in no particular order.

The 31st annual South African Music Awards crowned the crème de la crème of the music industry at the Gallagher Convention ...

Explore the dynamic South African music scene of 2025, where artists like Jazzwrld, Thukuthela and Zee Nxumalo not only topped charts but also influenced culture through their groundbreaking sounds ...

Another thing I’ve been liking is Afrobeats trending backwards, with artists like Rema and Darkoo tapping into the tambour and aesthetics of the genre circa the 2000s and early 2010s. Darkoo has also ...

The Recording Academy recently unveiled its top 10 “Afrobeats evolution songs,” a curated list spotlighting pivotal tracks that have propelled the genre to global recognition and led to the creation ...

Egyptian artists are leading the continent’s digital music scene with a new ranking of the most followed African musicians on YouTube showing Egypt claiming seven of the top 21 spots. Mohamed Ramadan ...

African artists have soundtracked superhero movies, sports dramas, Westerns and, more importantly, films that bring it back home to the continent. While Billboard previously published a list about ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...

To say there is a plethora of global parties worthy of “bucket list” status is an understatement. But if you’re like me, you know that music is the real currency of any bacchanal; also if you’re like ...

It’s not easy to steal the show at the Met Gala. But no one who saw the South African singer Tyla ascend the stairs in May in a one-off Balmain couture gown made of sculpted sand will ever forget it. ...

Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s now an Afrobeats category at the MTV Video Music Awards, and performers like ...

On a chilly October night, the dimly lit lounge of Rock Steady — a popular Afro-Caribbean restaurant in Midtown — is notably empty. Staffers are preparing for what’s supposed to be a busy night ahead.