Timothy Lee McKenzie,better known by his stage name Labrinth,is an English singer,songwriter,rapper,and record producer. Labrinth signed as a recording artist with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Music in 2010,initially collaborating with the English rapper Tinie Tempah. He appeared as a featured artist:uncredited on the single "Pass Out",but later officially on "Frisky";then he released his first solo single,"Let the Sun Shine" in September. All three songs peaked in the top five on the UK Singles Chart.
Tabure Thabo Bogopa Junior,professionally known as JR,is a South African entrepreneur and musician. He frequently performs Motswako rap,in both Setswana and English. He has had two number-one hip hop songs as well as two number-one pop hits on South African charts.
David Adedeji AdelekeOON,who is professionally known as Davido,is a Nigerian singer,songwriter and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important Afrobeats artists of the 21st century.
Kiernan Jarryd Forbes(28 January 1988 –10 February 2023),known professionally as AKA,was a South African rapper,record producer,and businessman. Born in Cape Town and raised in Johannesburg,Forbes gained recognition after releasing his single "Victory Lap" from his debut studio album,Altar Ego (2011). He was one of the most popular South African musicians of his era and the greatest selling South African hip hop artist of all-time.
Rikhado Muziwendlovu Makhado born,known professionally as Riky Rick,was a South African rapper,singer,songwriter,record producer and entrepreneur. He was also the founder and owner of record label Cotton Club Records and a member of Boyz N Bucks and he's well known for his hit song Boss Zonke from his album Family Values.
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American singer and songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes",written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell,with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. In 2017,she released her debut extended play (EP),titled Don't Smile at Me. Commercially successful,it reached the top 15 of record charts in numerous countries,including the US,UK,Canada,and Australia.
Sampa Tembo,known professionally as Sampa the Great,is a Zambian singer,rapper and songwriter. Between 2014 and 2020,she was based in Australia. Her debut solo album,The Return,peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019 she won Best Hip Hop Release for her second single,"Final Form". In the following year she won the same category for The Return,as well as Best Female Artist and Best Independent Release. In March 2020 Sampa became the first artist to win the Australian Music Prize twice:for Birds and the Bee9 and The Return. The artist was based back in Zambia from late 2020,where she issued her second studio album,As Above,So Below.
Touch My Blood is the third album released by South African rapper AKA. released on 15 June 2018 through Beam Group in partnership with NYCE Entertainment. It is his first independent release and is the follow-up to his sophomore album,Levels. It features guest appearances from fellow South African artists including L-Tido,JR,Yanga Chief,Stogie T,Kwesta &Okmalumkoolkat,as well as a sole international appearance by Nigerian artist and producer KDDO. Production is handled by AKA,Master A Flat,Tweezy,Tazzy,Kiddominant,Anatii,Gemini Major,DJ Maphorisa,Makwa,Buks and additional production by Julian McGuire. Touch My Blood was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) on 25 June 2018,just one week into its release. On 9 November 2018,the album was certified platinum by RiSA four months after its release.
South African hip hop artist and record producer AKA has released four studio albums,two collaborative albums with Anatii as well as Costa Titch respectively,one extended play (EP),42 singles and 23 music videos. AKA's music has been released on record labels Sony Music Entertainment Africa,Vth Season and Beam Group.
South African rapper Nasty C has released four studio albums,two extended plays (EPs),16 singles and 22 music videos. Nasty C's music has been released on record labels Venomous Production,Outy Records,Free World Music,Mabala Noise Entertainment and Universal Music. He gained major attention after the release of his second mixtape Price City,which was released in 2015. He won the Best Freshman Award at the 2015 South African Hip Hop Awards for Price City at the age of 18,making him the youngest recipient for the award.
Ajey Nagar,better known as CarryMinati,is an Indian YouTuber,streamer and rapper from Faridabad,India. He is known for his roasting videos,comedic skits and reactions to various online topics on his channel CarryMinati. His other channel CarryisLive is dedicated to gaming and live streams. With over 40 million subscribers as of August 2023,he is the most-subscribed individual YouTuber in Asia.
Ntombezinhle Mohosana,known professionally as DJ Zinhle,is a South African DJ,producer,media personality and businesswoman.
The 26th Annual South African Music Awards were held on 3–7 August 2020. Unlike previous years shows,the ceremony was broadcast as a five-night event,with the first four episodes being 30 minutes long,while the fifth one was a 45-minute grand finale. It was held virtually due to the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns,and for the first time,the award show was to be broadcast live on Multichoice's Mzansi Magic Channel. This was the first year the show was broadcast live via My Muze by Vodacom.
Nostalgia is the third studio album by Congolese-born singer TRESOR. It was released on 25 January 2019 through his label VII Recordings. The album features African artists AKA,Kwesta,Lokua Kanza,Beatenberg,Mafikizolo,The Soil,Sauti Sol and Msaki. The 13-track album won Best afro pop album at the 25th South African Music Awards in 2019 and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) on 26 September 2020.
Yanga Ntshakaza,professionally known as Yanga Chief is a South African rapper,record producer and singer-songwriter. Born in Mthatha and raised in Queenstown,Yanga studied film studies at University of Johannesburg.
"Dreamwork" is a single by South African rapper AKA and features guest appearance from Yanga with production from Los Angeles based producer KJ Conteh. The single was released on 22 April 2016 through Vth Season under exclusive license from SME Africa.
"Amaphiko" is a single by South African singer-songwriter Siphesihle Skhakhane,released on 12 May 2021 through a digital distribution company Amuse. The remix was released on 17 September 2021 and features guest appearance from Yanga Chief. The single was later certified platinum in 2023 by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA). Its visuals accumulated over 5 million hits on YouTube.
"Run Jozi (Godly)" is a lead single by South African rapper and songwriter AKA from his second studio album Levels (2014). It features guest appearance from K.O,uncredited vocals from Yanga,and production from Tweezy. It was released on 24 June 2014 through Vth Season with exclusive license from SME Africa.
"Utatakho" is a single by South African singer-songwriter and videographer Yanga Chief from his debut extended play Becoming a Pop Star (2019),released on 5 April 2019 through Sony Music Entertainment Africa under exclusive license from Young Legend Music,it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).
Pop Star is the debut studio album by South African singer-songwriter and videographer Yanga Chief released on 27 November 2020 through Sony Music Entertainment Africa under exclusive license from Young Legend Music,it is the sequel to his debut extended play (EP) Becoming a Pop Star (2019). It was led by singles "BBAF" and "Manelo",and features guest appearances from Langa Mavuso,Maglera Doe Boy,Frank Casino,Tshego AMG,SaveMilli and Thabsie.
