Durban musician Bongekile “Babes Wodumo” Simelane has stepped outside her comfort zone and tried her hand at Lekompo music.

When you have to live in solitary for a year, with next to no contact with the outside world, how do you pass the time? Well, music is probably going to play a big part. And indeed it does in Apple ...

Rising Afro-soul and Gqom star Mbali Ngidi has returned with a soulful yet dance-driven new single titled “Emadwaleni.” The track beautifully blends ...

South African music icon Professor returns with his latest dance anthem ' Order', blending kwaito and gqom influences.

A heartwarming video of a petrol attendant dancing with a little girl to DJ Tira's new song at a Shell garage received many ...

The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music. By Jon Pareles In his music, ...

Emery Schubert receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Pause and think about it for a moment. For those unfamiliar, nothing will come to mind. But if you’ve heard the song of the same ...

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...

Rolling Stone’s list of “The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far” is out, and several K-pop songs made the cut! With the first quarter of the 21st century winding to a close, the American ...

On Sunday, three contestants were crowned winners of the inaugural, government-run “Mexico Sings” competition, meant to promote songs that aren’t about drug cartels or violence. Mike León, from ...

Whether you’re running outside or hitting the treadmill, good music can often make the difference between a great run and a blown goal. That’s why we’re putting together playlists each month ...

Benny Blanco has been behind some of the biggest tracks of the past 20 years, including Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and Rihanna's "Diamonds" Julien Hekimian/Getty ; Jerod Harris/Getty ; Unique ...