Although Rwandan artistes have long embraced Kiswahili in their music, the trend is now taking a new turn—sweeping across the gospel scene in Rwanda. Today, several top gospel singers in the country ...

The gospel music fraternity and Kenya is coming to terms with the death of gospel artist Beatrice Wairimu Mbugua, popularly known as Betty Bayo.She has passed away following a battle with blood cancer ...

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STREAMED RAP SONGS (AUDIO AND VIDEO) ON LEADING DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click to see more Gains In Performance M.J.R ...

In one of his Spectator A.M. letters this week, our Dan Flynn noted that Taylor Swift occupies eight of the top ten slots on the current Billboard Hot 100. That’s astounding. I was certainly struck by ...

Jackson, Mississippi, will host the 82nd National Folk Festival for a three-year residency from 2025 to 2027. The festival will feature over 300 musicians, dancers, and craftspeople with performances ...

The Kenyan gospel music scene is in mourning following the passing of celebrated gospel singer Betty Bayo, who died while ...