- Nairobi’s Autometal has released their latest album, Monday's Here, a powerful fusion of thrash, metalcore, and Kenyan cultural elements that defines the emerging “Nairobi heavy” sound.
- Summer Tides 2025 will go down as one for the books—equal parts epic and chaotic. One minute we were jamming along to our favourite songs, the next minute, we were arguing with police who were blocking us from leaving Mombasa because of the Saba Saba protests.
- Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking on Wednesday but convicted of a less serious prostitution charge after a high-profile seven week trial in New York.
- Clashes erupted in Istanbul Monday with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas to break up an angry mob after allegations that a satirical magazine had published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, an AFP correspondent said.
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez, flush from their Venice wedding ceremony on Friday, are gearing up for the final day of partying in the lagoon city with scores of celebrity guests from media, fashion and show business.
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez were set to exchange marriage vows at a ceremony in Venice on Friday, part of a three-day wedding extravaganza that has attracted dozens of celebrity guests but also protests by local activists.
- US rapper Kanye West, who released a song in May glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, will perform at a rap festival in Bratislava in July, the organisers said on Monday.
- The digital media star arrived in the country late this week and went straight to the sprawling Kibera slums where he has been documenting the lives of the destitute and poverty-stricken families.
- The criminal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs is now in its sixth week of testimony -- and interest among influencers and YouTubers is still soaring, as online personalities flock to the Manhattan federal courthouse to livestream their musings.
- K-pop megaband BTS is back from military service, and their international fandom -- long known for its progressive activism -- is celebrating by rallying behind a cause: adoptees from South Korea.
- Mugithi megastar Samidoh Muchoki has become a marked man weeks after he appeared to go rogue, publicly using his art and performances to openly flatter the opposition, and rouse crowds into viral anti-government choruses.
- K-pop supergroup BTS members RM and V were discharged from the South Korean military on Tuesday after mandatory service, as fans were counting down to the band's comeback with more members finishing their national duty later this month.
- American R&B star Kelis, popular from her hit song 'Milkshake', has opened up on her decision to move to Kenya, acquire expansive farmland and start a whole new life on the African continent as a farmer, entrepreneur and rancher.
- US immigration agents detained and later allowed the "voluntary departure" of the world's most-followed TikToker, Khaby Lame, after he "overstayed" his visa, authorities said Saturday.
- Kenyan singer Marya, best known for her chart-topping 2010 hit ‘Chokoza’ featuring Avril, is currently recovering at home after suffering a stroke caused by a blood clot that limited oxygen flow to her brain.
- When Sauti Sol released ‘Midnight Train’ in June 2020, it marked more than just a new chapter for the band. It became a cultural landmark for East African music.
- British comedian and actor Russell Brand pleaded not guilty Friday at a London criminal court to five charges of sexual offences including rape and sexual assault.
- "Birds of a Feather" singer Billie Eilish landed the top honour on Monday at the American Music Awards, winning artist of the year in Las Vegas at a red-carpet ceremony that celebrated winners selected by fan votes.
- Kenyan singer Bien-Aimé Baraza, formerly one-fourth of the iconic Sauti Sol boy band, is carving a solo path that’s blazing across the globe, and straight into history books.
- Demi Levato, 32, tied the knot with Canadian singer-songwriter Jordan “Jutes” Lutes, 34, on Sunday in California, as first exclusively reported by Vogue.
- A bitter exchange between two hitherto friendly East African countries has continued to rock the internet as Kenya and Tanzania remains locked in a prolonged scrimmage over regional politics and activism.
- The Music Copyright Society of Kenya has condemned former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua’s call for a boycott of Mt Kenya musicians who visited incumbent Kithure Kindiki’s residence last Friday.
- The Kikuyu music world is reeling under the harsh effects of going to bed with the government, especially at a time when the Kenyan political mood is fiercely hostile towards the current administration.
- With two episodes of the first season having already been aired, the show is turning heads with compelling storylines and an ensemble of talented actors who make up the main cast.
- Hollywood star Denzel Washington had a tense exchange with a photographer before he received a surprise honorary award at the Cannes film festival on Monday.
- The bitter brotherly feud that sparked the creation of sports-shoe brands Adidas and Puma in the same small German town in the 1940s is to be turned into a television series with the help of family archives, its producers announced Sunday.
- U.S. singer Chris Brown was remanded into custody when he appeared in an English court on Friday, charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in what prosecutors said was an "unprovoked attack" in a London nightclub in 2023.
- Blankets & Wine, Kenya's premier Pan-African music festival, is celebrating its 16th anniversary by announcing its first-ever international show in Bradford City, UK.
- Mexico is seeking compensation from YouTube celebrity MrBeast's production company, accusing it of using images of the country's ancient archaeological sites to advertise a chocolate brand.
- Attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs on Thursday tried to chip away at the credibility of Casandra Ventura, the music mogul's former girlfriend, after two days of her grueling testimony in his trial on sex trafficking charges.
- American R&B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was arrested Thursday in the UK on suspicion of a serious 2023 assault at a London nightclub, reports said.
- Fans feeling blue and waiting for new music from Bajan singer Rihanna have something to be excited about - the latest trailer for the upcoming Smurfs film featured snippets of the singer’s new song, “Friend of Mine."
- Spotify has just handed the aux cord back to its users—virtually. In a major update rolled out on Tuesday, Spotify Premium subscribers across more than 60 markets can now make voice requests directly to the platform’s AI-powered DJ feature.
- William Kabogo, the current Cabinet Minister for has become the latest X punching bag owing to what people believe is his incompatibility with the complex, new-age duties his office demands.
- Opening statements are expected Monday in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, the music mogul accused of committing years of chilling abuse.
- Sean "Diddy" Combs was not treated differently because of his race by prosecutors who brought racketeering and sex trafficking charges against him, a judge ruled Friday as he rejected a request to dismiss some charges three days before opening statements in the hip-hop mogul's trial.
- Rihanna loves to make an entrance at the Met Gala, and she certainly did it again Monday -- this time, announcing to the world that she is pregnant with her third child with rapper A$AP Rocky.
- The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and fashion hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan fundraiser that this year spotlights the subversive style of Black dandyism.
- The 5-second clip, which captured the exact moment a flying dusty shoe knocked the president's speech off his mouth as he struggled to finish the sentence and calm the chaos that followed, galvanised the internet, from X to TikTok.
