Tag Archives: Music

Wizkid has made history by becoming the first African to win an award at the 50th edition of the American Music Awards Los Angeles, US | BIRD AGENCY | Grammy award-winning singer Wizkid has made history. He is the first African to win an award at the American Music Awards …

Music producer Kgaogelo ‘Master KG’ Moagi’s 2018 hit song ‘Waya Waya’ has gone viral, thanks to another dance challenge Johannesburg, South Africa | BIRD AGENCY | “Jerusalema” hit-maker Kgaogelo Moagi, better known as Master KG, has once again grabbed global attention after his more than 4-years-old song, ‘Waya Waya’; a …

  Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After two years off because of Covid-19 induced lockdown, Reggae on the Nile Fest is back and will be held on November 4- 5. The organisers said, the break off was used to assess and re-imagine the festival and determine what direction was …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Kezi Leo, the fast-rising Afropop and Rnb Artist is a Ugandan artist taking the scene by storm. On Friday, he dropped his new love song named “Gwe Nalonda” which was inspired by actual occurrences in his life Gwe Nalonda” is a Luganda phrase that …

  Stockholm, Sweden | XINHUA |  The Swedish band Abba is set to release an album with new songs, it announced on Thursday. The quartet, who parted ways in 1982, recorded the first two songs of the ten-track album titled “Voyage” in 2018. “When we had these two songs, it …

Why we’re obsessed with music from our youth | KELLY JAKUBOWSKI | People tend to be extremely nostalgic about the music they listened to when they were young. If you were a teenager in the 1970s, chances are you will love Queen, Stevie Wonder or ABBA. And if you were …

Los Angeles, US |  THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA  | Nigerian singer Burna Boy win his first ever Grammy under the “Best global Music Album” category for the “Twice As Tall” 2020 project, at last night’s 63rd Grammy Awards main event. Meanwhile, women dominated the 63rd Grammy Awards Sunday as Taylor Swift won her third …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musician Mathias Walukagga has been declared the winner in the race for the Kyengera Town council LCIII Chairperson. Walukagga who contested on a NUP ticket polled 17133 votes followed by Geoffrey Ssebagala of the NRM party with 5,882 votes.  Adrian Sseryazi an independent scored …

Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | MTV Base has postponed the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards that were set to be held on February 20th 2021, in Uganda. ” MTV Base is postponing the 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards. We will keep fans updated as we have more news,” …

“Black Yellow Red” Short Film about 2021 Uganda General Elections by George the Poet London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  British Ugandan artist George Mpanga (also known as George the Poet) will release his “Black Yellow Red” short film on all social media platforms in response to the 2021 Uganda …