Grammy nominated Gqom King has us covered! Make sure to usher in the weekend with DJ Lag tonight on the only house party that matters at 8pm on Channel O’s Lockdown House Party. The party that saved us during lockdown will get a special treat tonight as DJ Lag shares new music. “I am so excited […]
FKA twigs and WePresent, WeTransfer’s editorial platform, launch their latest collaboration, the short film We Are The Womxn. Directed by Ivar Wigan, the short film documents FKA twigs as she traveled to perform at Afropunk Festival in Atlanta in late 2019. There she joined forces with healer and spiritual leader Queen Afua to host a moon […]
Known for killing dance floors across South Africa and abroad, Ms Cosmo recently launched her own podcast focused on empowering the youth through thought provoking discussions with women from every corner of the entertainment industry. SHE Social – a music event, developed by Ms Cosmo focuses on empowering, promoting and showcasing talented women who are […]
YFM to introduce an all-female mix DJ show, The Mix Capital on Saturdays 10pm – 2am starting 4 July, hosted by Kea Zawadi. In seeking to address the gender inequality that exists in a male-dominated industry, The Mix Capital will feature four of the most dynamic women, each representing their own DJ style. Legendary Crisp, […]
The hottest new broadcast hub, designed with the sole purpose of taking African creativity to the world, has just been launched in Johannesburg, South Africa. Soda Studios is a primary platform for African creatives and producers to bring stories and performances to life with state-of-the-art, relevant and affordable technology, in a creative and fully immersive environment. With […]
YFM is proud to announce Petula El-Kindiy will be taking over the early morning (3am – 5am) slot on weekdays and breakfast (6am – 10am) on Saturdays with her show, The Morning Essentials, from 1 July. Petula, who is originally from Botswana, completed her degree in media studies at Rhodes University in 2018 and found her passion […]
International streaming platform, Netflix, spotlights multi award-winning film and television writer, director and producer, Busisiwe Ntintili of The Ntintili Factory, who was recently announced as the Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer of Netflix’s third African original series, JIVA! Netflix’s Made by Africans, Watched by the World campaign showcases the talent and principal players involved in the production of content from Africa. “It’s […]
Dreamstream Digital Festival, set to take place this weekend, 26, 27 & 28 June, the live music extravaganza will be headlined by Cape Town based EDM duo, Goldfish, and will feature some of SA’s favourite genres such as EDM, house, amapiano and hip-hop from over 50 artists. Taking you through each of the artists and […]
In honour of Black Music Month, Spotify is globally celebrating Black artists, creatives and activists of today and yesterday with a series of new playlists, guest-curated playlist takeovers, podcast playlists and more. With 286 million users globally, Spotify will use the power of its platform to amplify the brilliant voices and contributions of the Black community, which have continuously defined […]
SA’s favourite TV personality, actress and rapper Boitumelo Thulo (AKA Boity) is truly owning her throne and celebrating a momentous milestone as she became one of South Africa’s first celebrities to reach four million Instagram followers. Boity, who just celebrated her 30th birthday, took to Instagram to announce the news and express her heartfelt gratitude with a powerful symbolic […]
