Making music stars at Mzoli's
Out of 50 performers, 15 managed to sail through the first stage of ‘Make you a star’ music auditions held at Mzolis, Gugulethu.
14th METRO FM Music Awards this weekend
It's a big weekend coming up for SA music - the 14th METRO FM music awards takes place on Saturday, 28 February, under the theme Celebrating Greatness.
SA artists finally get their royalties
The Performers’ Organisation of South Africa Trust (POSA) has commenced the distribution of Needletime rights royalties to artists whose tracks have been used by music users.
Make money from your merch
One of the key business attitudes that musicians and groups often lack is the idea of making money from all the possible avenues that exist around them.
Meet the Xhosa rap duo from Langa and Lwandle
Sandisile 'Skillz' Ntleki and Silindokuhle 'Slie' Baka form rap duo Xhosa Tribe. These lyrical masterminds from Langa and Lwandle respectively have enough finesse and bars to rival iFani and maybe even cause Khuli Chana to break a sweat.
V&A High School Band Slam returns for 2015
The V&A Waterfront’s annual High School Band Slam competition is back again as 12 schools from around the Cape Peninsula go neck to neck to compete for the grand title.
BEAST release crowdfunded album
Crowdfunding is a great way for independent musicians to get their content produced, but it's not particularly easy. SA's BEAST took to Indiegogo in 2013, and while they managed to raise only 22% of their target, the funds have helped them produce new album, Bardo.
