Hip-hop and dance artists snapped up top honours as the nominees for SAMA29 were announced this morning. The Soweto Theatre in Jabulani, Soweto buzzed with excitement as the industry gathered to toast finalists in this year’s edition of the SAMA nominees announcement. Albums and singles released between 1 February 2022 and 14 April 2023 were considered for SAMA29. The announcement is a culmination of months of preparations behind the scenes as committees comprised of major and independent labels finalised SAMA29 rules and judging criteria as well as the selection of judges drawn from the music industry and ancillary professionals in…
Author: Ofentse Phukubye
Ofentse Phukubye
I love what I do on a daily basis as I get to help out fellow African creatives spread out their work to the world. I am a diverse individual as I do not limit myself to one group or type of content. I am always open to receiving new work from other individuals as that is my way of maintaining the culture in quality form.
K.O welcomes the summer with brand new single titled ‘Thatha’, featuring Daliwonga. In this single, Mr Cashtime continues the love story he started in SR3’s hit ‘SETE’. The song speaks to a longtime hustler finally seeing their breakthrough, making millions of money, and in dollar that is. It encapsulates the essence of a man who finally wants to celebrate and flex the fruit of his hard labour with his longtime lover who patiently endured all the struggles of life with him. Speaking of the song; this is what K.O had to say: “This song basically –‘Thatha’ is all about receiving…
After serving the coastal streets of Durban Kwa-Zulu Natal and the nation at large with the breezy 65K YouTube view summer smash “Feel The Vibe (feat. Okmalumkoolkat & Blxckie)” the undisputed lord of the hooks Pdogg Amazing crosses borders with a groundbreaking isiZulu x English x German collaboration “Fukuza (feat. Fornada)” taken from his forthcoming debut offering “DBN BABY.” Stemming from the isiZulu colloquial term which contextually translates to working up a sweat, “Fukuza” placates a near decade-long rise to prominence from his Palm Tree Paradise “Unbelievable” era, bringing the full circle moment of a solo debut into full effect. In a fiery exchange…
Due to the devastating floods and unprecedented weather in the Western Cape over the last 5 days – on top of the continued rainfall throughout the month of September during our key site build period, the Daisies executive team – in agreement with our title sponsor, Johnnie Walker – have made the difficult decision to postpone #JWxRTD across both cities. This decision has been made after extensive correspondence with Safety teams, Suppliers, Stakeholders, and city officials off the back of official statements made by the Western Cape Government regarding the disaster – taking into consideration the damage to infrastructure, as…
Following his two-year hiatus from the industry is multi-talented artist, Ason Leaux formarlly known as Ason. Throughout Ason’s inactivity from the releasing his own music, he has been able to experiment and expand his sound through various collaborations with the likes of Maglera Doe Boy, Flow Jones Jr. and many more. This has allowed us to discover Ason on a different musical style tip as compared to his last release in 2021 titled “Kilo” which featured Maglera Doe Boy. The song was merely inspired by the infamous ‘Narcos’ series as this could be heard through the sound. Ason now makes…
South African artist, Archi is ready for the summer season with his latest single “I Won’t Lie” which features IORDN. The pop single talks about a sensation felt from the love they have for their partner in which they express through the lyricism and flow of the beat. Picture a feeling of butterflies in your stomach whenever a special somebody is around and when they leave, you are left feeling alone as they are the balance to your world. Well in this song, you get to experience that in a very poppy manner in which it is felt through the…
Tyla has been steadily rising as her consistency has had the whole world’s ears folded as they participate in a very fun-filled trend where they dance along to the groovy song with some water pouring down their bodies.
J-Smash has been pressing hard with his magnificent roll-out for his debut album “Toxic Perfectionism” which is set to release on the 28th of September 2023. The album features a variety of artists from the likes of Thato Saul, Youngsta CPT, Kwesta, Emtee and Amanda Black being the only ones we are aware of since the release of his two lead singles “The Truth” and “Friends”. Each single release was accompanied by either eye grabbing visuals or social media content that simply left your jaw dropping to the floor as J-Smash found a way for people to talk and leading…
It has been over a year or two since we received any new material from Pretoria’s finest, 25K this of course excludes his hot verse on the remix of ‘Sosh Plaata’ by Loatinover Pounds. The rapper hasn’t been just quiet but has rather been preoccupied with creating new work that his fans can highly resonate with and this includes experiences such as his forthcoming show in Pretoria ‘Loyal To The Plug’.
Supa Mega’s Legacy continues to live on as his platinum-selling album ‘Mass Country’ bags him another award. AKA has won the AFRIMMA’s ‘Best Male Southern Africa’ award. The AFRIMMA 2023 award show took place on September 17th 2023 in Dallas, Texas at Meyerson Symphony Center.