https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/480.html South Africa Music news 15 Music news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/480.html en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:45:22 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tyla-kabza-de-small-and-zee-nxumalo-lead-2026-urban-music-awards-nominations-417189a South African music is giving us plenty to celebrate, and the 2026 Urban Music Awards nominations are a pretty good snapshot of who's making noise right now. Tyla, Kabza De Small, Zee Nxumalo, DJ Maphorisa and Nasty C are among the familiar names on this year's shortlist, alongside a new wave of artists making their mark. 1-273305 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/singapore-gastrobeats-festival-launches-in-cape-town-in-27-528540a Singapore food and music festival GastroBeats will make its international debut in Cape Town in April 2027, bringing its food, live entertainment and cultural exchange format to South Africa for the first time. 1-273176 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mi-casa-lira-and-mango-groove-headline-kirstenboschs-34th-summer-concert-season-639951a Kirstenbosch’s Summer Sunset Concerts return on 22 November 2026, with Mi Casa opening a 19-concert season that will bring some of South Africa’s best-known performers to the gardens through to 28 March 2027. 1-273071 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/up-the-creek-2027-adds-goodluck-boo-and-kongos-to-festival-line-up-417739a Up The Creek 2027 is turning up the volume, with GoodLuck, Boo!, Dirty Texans and several other acts joining the line-up for the four-day riverside music festival, taking place from 11 to 14 February 2027. 1-273075 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/olivia-dean-is-coming-to-south-africa-in-2027-525760a The rumours were true, Olivia Dean is officially coming to South Africa. The British singer will headline Milk + Cookies Festival South Africa 2027, bringing her soulful pop sound to Cape Town and Johannesburg next January. 1-272826 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/barbie-drops-celine-dion-doll-inspired-by-titanic-era-look-525000a Barbie is adding Celine Dion to its Signature collector series, drawing on the singer’s music legacy and one of her most recognisable fashion moments to tap into the crossover between pop culture, fashion and collectables. 1-272586 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/zurus-new-mini-brands-vinyl-with-a-working-player-lands-in-sa-this-week-525030a Zuru is expanding its collectables offering into licensed music with Mini Brands Vinyl, a range of miniature records that play real music, tapping into the overlap between nostalgia, blind-box collecting and the growing adult collectables market. 1-272546 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-can-help-african-stories-travel-further-as-digital-growth-reshapes-africa-em-industry-525090a Africa’s greatest competitive advantage lies not in replicating global models, but in harnessing the creativity, diversity and dynamism that make its markets unique. The next chapter of African entertainment and media will belong to those organisations that recognise that technology is most powerful when it strengthens human connection, and that data is most valuable when it builds trust. 1-272506 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/6-reasons-not-to-miss-the-inaugural-pan-afrikan-design-week-2026-858523a The countdown has begun. From 21 to 24 October, Pan Afrikan Design Week (PADW) 2026 makes its Cape Town debut. 1-272309 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/could-chasing-playlists-be-hurting-south-african-hip-hop-creativity-303398a South African hip-hop has never been afraid of reinvention. From the sounds we grew up with to the ways artists have found new ways to tell their stories, the culture has always evolved by challenging what came before it. 1-272163 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Music South Africa