Author: Ofentse Phukubye

It has been over two years since Fentse. dropped a body of work with her debut project being her 7 track ‘Get It Together.’ which featured singles such as ‘Leaves.’ and ‘Good Goodbye.’. She now returns with the lead single ‘Video Girl’ to her forthcoming 9 track project ‘Therapy Is Cancelled’ which is expected to release on the 19th of August. I was excited when I heard that she had released her first single of the year as her storytelling ability will take you on an adventure vocally and mentally. I will be honest, I only got the opportunity to…

Making music is not an easy task as it takes many artists a long time till they define their own sound. Tino has been a testament to refining your sound as he steadily went quiet for over a year until as of recent as he gave us his 2nd release of the year titled ‘Elevate’. The release follows his April single ‘HOWYOUFEEL’ featuring Solo Sae. He now accompanies ‘Elevate’ with a visualiser which showcases the lyrics of the song  through a loopy approach. ‘Elevate’ taps into the mind of Tino as you explore his desires and why he continues to…

Hip-Hop lovers across South Africa are ge=ng ready for the ultimate hip-hop experience courtesy of Rocking The Daisies and Heineken Silver, which promises to deliver refreshing beers, unforgetable moments, mind-blowing live performances, surprise acts and more. Last week, Rocking The Daisies unveiled their first phase of local and international artist announcements that will be performing on the Heineken House stage curated by Rocking The Daisies alongside music industry powerhouses: STAY LOW, the Johannesburg-based record label and management company owned by Steyn Entertainment, and The Fiends, an unstoppable collective led by Dreamville artist, Bas. American rappers, Bas and Westside Boogie as well as 4x time Grammy award-winning producer and…

Following the single debut on Coke Studio is Nasty C as he accompanies the single release for ‘Crazy Crazy’ with stunning visuals shot in the heart of Cape Town. In the music video, we explore an extension of the ‘No More’ music video concept which sees Nasty C in his gaming element and this is expressed by the set props which be his gaming desk, monitor and chair. The single touches on Nasty’s love for his lady and practically a form of reassurance to her that he will be with her till the end as he prepares for fatherhood. He…

It is always a beautiful thing to witness when artists unite to solely produce a product of relatability whilst enjoying it as it has become more rare in today’s era of musicians where they unite to create art that speaks to the people. Teejay Mokoena returns with a celebratory tune titled ‘Bagcwele’ in which he collaborates with Sixby9ine and Oriiginelle where they all showcase what they are most proud of from their journey. The song has been long overdue its release as Teejay has been hard at work with the making of the song for the past year mainly to…

Picture this, it is a bloomy Wednesday and you are on your way to work in need of some lovely music to listen to and you happen to be scrolling on your Instagram then boom, you see this eye grabbing promo video for a song that is dropping that Friday. This was the day I discovered singer and songwriter, Tusekah who is currently based in New Zealand but happens to be from South Africa. I was immediately sold into the single release as the rollout content for the song was aesthetically pleasing and left me on the edge of my…

It has been over a year since we received any new music from Tshego so best believe that this very moment is precious to many as he utilised the track release to announce to his fans that his 2nd studio album is almost ready and that this tune is simply just to set the tone for this project as it is more than personal. Tshego’s journey has been one of patience and growth as he focused on refining his sound further in a manner that can allow him to project his painful and joyous moments in life in the most…

Nasty C has been hard at work and has constantly been leading us to the album with quality work. This follows the release of ‘No More’ which touches on various social issues. The song was accompanied by eye grabbing visuals which currently sit on over 1 Million Views on YouTube. He now returns with a 2nd single titled ‘Crazy Crazy’ which he debuted on the Coke Studio sessions which serves as his 2nd performance feature on the platform as he performed alongside Zack Tabudlo their collaborative single ‘Fallin’ which currently sits on over 2.6 Million Views on YouTube. ‘Crazy Crazy’…

AKA’s album ‘Mass Country’, was certified platinum in June 2023. The album exceeded 35 404 units which is equivalent to 40 972 588 streams in South Africa alone. On a global platform, Mass Country has received over 76 064 931 million streams, four months after release. These include audio streams, video streams and downloads. Radio airplay has seen more than 9 000 spins on the four official singles coming off the album with over 897.29m impressions. It is with utmost pride that Sony Music Entertainment Africa awards a platinum plaque to the Forbes family and Vth season for the exceptional work and the…

Africa has been the hub for global unique art as we have many global exports such as your WizKid, Burna Boy, Youngstunna, Musa Keys, A-Reece, Tems and Ayra Starr just to name a selected few. Brands such as Jagermeister, Hennessy, Puma, Maybelline and Jordan just to name a few could not help but to collaborate with some of these talented African individuals and now representing Nigeria in an ad campaign for Jordan is Ayra Starr as she continues to torch out her light in various aspects of fashion and entertainment. The structure of her branding has opened up many doors…