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  1. Zuchu crowned best female artiste at Africa Golden Awards

    In a post that quickly went viral, the award organisers celebrated her win as “TANZANIA RISING before the world’s eyes,” describing every song and performance she delivers as “a love letter to...

  2. Angélique Kidjo makes history on Hollywood Walk of Fame

    For fans of African music and global artistry alike, the moment is more than a personal accolade—it marks a historic shift.

  3. WHEN ART MEETS POWER: The complicated dance between artistes and politics

    In Uganda, Bobi Wine emerged from the ghetto streets of Kampala to challenge President Yoweri Museveni’s decades-long rule, proving that a microphone can be as powerful as a ballot box.

  4. How admitting abuse saved Diddy from sex trafficking charges

    Diddy's attorneys were smart and they owned the bad facts.

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  5. Sean 'Diddy' Combs cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering, convicted on lesser charges

    After the judge dismissed the jury and lawyers for both sides, Combs knelt before his chair and appeared to pray

  6. Work on yourself first, Wakazi urges artistes to embrace professionalism

    Wakazi urged his peers to be intentional about their careers and to articulate their goals with clarity and purpose.

  7. Bagamoyo goes boom as Hip Hop Asili ignites the culture

    The audience didn’t just watch; they moved with the music, stage to stage, like travelers on a rhythmic safari through hip hop’s soul.

  8. Artistes urged to treat their craft as a career at Hip Hop Asili festival

    Discipline, consistency, building connections, and staying active on social media are among the key ingredients that can help propel Tanzania’s entertainment industry to the next level.

  9. New voices in film push cinema toward real-life storytelling

    Love stories may still dominate Tanzanian screens, but a growing movement of filmmakers is demanding a narrative shift one that confronts the deeper, often ignored realities shaping everyday life.

  10. New festival FuTopia to launch in Zanzibar this August

    Busara Promotions, the team behind the long-running Sauti za Busara festival, has announced a new addition to Zanzibar’s cultural calendar.

  11. Diamond Platnumz joins Ja Rule, Asake for HOT 97 Summer Jam takeover

    Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz is set to perform at the prestigious HOT 97 Summer Jam 2025, scheduled for Friday, June 20, at the Prudential Centre Arena in Newark, New Jersey.

  12. What keeps Diamond Platnumz from releasing albums

    Tanzanian artiste Diamond Platnumz has finally opened up about the reason why he takes his time releasing full albums

  13. Tanzanian artistes shine bright in Africa’s YouTube power rankings

    From Tunisia, pop sensation Balti adds to the Maghreb stronghold with 7.31 million subscribers, while Zouhair Bahaoui (7.87M) keeps the Moroccan flag flying high.

  14. How early producers turned Bongo Flava from experiment to national genre

    In the bustling streets of Dar es Salaam during the early 1990s, a musical revolution was quietly brewing.

  15. PRIME All Hail the Queen: Lady Jaydee at 25 Years in Music

    She was once the daring young girl who broke into the boys' club of Bongo Flava with a mic, a mission, and unmatched moxie.