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Brandon October Grabs His Second South African Music Award Nomination South African singer Brandon October has been nominated at the 18th edition of the prestigious MTN SAMAs. Brandon picked up his second ever nomination in the Best Pop Album Category for his self-titled album, when the list was unveiled at the SAMA nomination announcement in... Continue Reading →
HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 - 10 MARCH 2012 POS ARTIST SONG TITLE MOVE L/W WEEKS 1 CEE LO GREEN I WANT YOU NC 1 8 2 RIHANNA feat. CALVIN HARRIS WE FOUND LOVE NC 2 11 3 MI CASA HEAVENLY SENT UP 3 6 5 4 DAVID GUETTA feat. SIA TITANIUM DOWN 1 3 4... Continue Reading →
Johannesburg, 6 March 2012: Former Idols winner Jason Hartman’s current single "Say My Name” was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2011 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) in Nashville. The song was entered into the Pop/Top 40 category. “Although the song was not selected as a finalist, the status of semi-finalist is a great accomplishment in... Continue Reading →
HEART 104.9FM TOP 30 - 03 MARCH 2012 POS ARTIST SONG TITLE MOVE L/W WEEKS 1 CEE LO GREEN I WANT YOU NC 1 7 2 RIHANNA feat. CALVIN HARRIS WE FOUND LOVE NC 2 10 3 DAVID GUETTA feat. SIA TITANIUM UP 3 6 3 4 NICOS V feat. KEENO LEE BREATHE YOU IN... Continue Reading →
A high school in the South African township of Soweto has seen a 20% rise in attendance, since a famous jazz musician returned to school. Sipho "Hotstix" Mabusay plans to sit his secondary school certificate in the coming months, more than 40 years after turning his back on his studies. The 60-year-old hopes to encourage... Continue Reading →
In die gees van ubuntu het die 60-jarige musieklegende Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse teruggekeer na die skoolbanke – vir homself, maar ook om ’n arm gemeenskap te inspireer tot dit “waartoe hulle werklik in staat is”. via Skolier op 60 | Beeld.
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As the current season of Idols comes to an end, joint winner of the 2009 competition, Jason Hartman, has been hard at work with various initiatives and projects. This year alone has seen performances in the Royal wedding festivities in Monaco, a collaboration with a world-renowned songwriter, a part in a movie as well as... Continue Reading →
The Brothers Streep Launch New Idols Single Sunday 5th June saw the launch of the new Brothers Streep single, We’re Never Going To Be (SA Idols). The song pokes fun at the competition, whilst referencing past and present Idols icons such as Gareth Cliff, Proverb, Randall Abrahams, Liezel van der Westhuizen, Unathi Msengana and Heinz... Continue Reading →
From Channel 24 Many artists maintain that broadcast - particularly radio - doesn't do enough to represent and promote South African music. But is that all there is to it? The Moshito Music Conference– billed as "Africa's premier music industry event" - happens in September, and as usual it aims to carry forth the plight... Continue Reading →
August 01, 2011 By Diane Coetzer, Johannesburg Before a small gathering of people at a studio in the depths of South Africa's national broadcaster SABC, Paul Simon revisited the magic of his 1986 Grammy Award winning record, Graceland. Dedicating the short concert to the late South African singer Miriam Makeba, Simon was joined on stage... Continue Reading →
Gauteng’s spanking new monthly jazz series, the Road to Joy of Jazz at Silverstar Casino is fast gaining popularity as the place to be on the first weekend of each month. For good reason…the first two sessions have dished out swinging fun and the third is set to be a sizzler. Award-winning afro-jazz and soul... Continue Reading →
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