Los Angeles Times

Tyla won the first African music performance Grammy. Now, ‘I really want people to go deeper.’

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. ...
Africanews on MSN

Africa’s growing influence at the Grammys

Their impact is especially visible online, where African artists dominate viral charts, TikTok challenges and YouTube trends.
Redbook on MSN

5 Black Country Singers Who Have Made History, Including Beyoncé

Charley Pride, widely considered the genre’s first Black superstar, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
The New York Times

Meet the African Artists Driving a Cultural Renaissance

As digital connections bring the African diaspora together, these 12 creatives are at the center of a global shift. This is part of a series on how Africa’s youth boom is changing the continent, and ...
mlive on MSN

First Black music professor at University of Michigan, 94, remembered as father figure

Ann Arbor native Willis Patterson became the first Black professor at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and ...

‘I’m a Black woman’: Creator behind viral AI singer Xania Monet defends herself from critics

Telisha Jones, the woman behind the AI-based R&B singer Xania Monet, is clearing the air about her intentions, critics and ...