Tyla Drops Lagos Concert After Xenophobia Backlash
Tyla’s 22 December Lagos show vanishes from her A*POP World Tour schedule after Nigerian calls for a boycott over xenophobic...
July 31, 2026Topic
Music Industry
Central America Music Market to Boost Exports in Panama City
The Central America Music Market (CAMM) 2026 will take place in Panama City from August 6–8, connecting regional artists with...
July 27, 2026
Egyptian Composer Hany Shenouda Dies at 83
Legendary Egyptian composer Hany Shenouda died in Cairo on 20 July 2026 at 83, closing a career that launched Amr...
July 22, 2026
How Afrobeats Turned Into One of Nigeria’s Biggest Exports
The Afrobeats export now earns Nigeria about $600m a year in music revenue, as festivals, streaming and world tours turn...
July 2, 2026
The vertiginous ascent of Brazilian trap music
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Originally from the streets of Atlanta in the 2000s, trap music, is a hip-hop sub-genre...
September 9, 2021
Roberto Medina: The Business of Rock
Brazilian entrepreneur and advertiser Roberto Medina created and organized the first Rock in Rio in 1985, and it has only...
August 20, 2013
Rio 2013 Music Conference Festival
The fifth edition of the Rio Music Conference (RMC) will run for five days starting February 8th, offering an alternative...
February 5, 2013