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The Metro FM Music Awards 2026 nominations spotlight amapiano’s dominance, with Jazzwrld and Thukuthela emerging as the names to watch.

Jazzwrld and Thukuthela lead as Metro FM Music Awards 2026 nominees revealed

The Metro FM Music Awards 2026 nominations spotlight amapiano’s dominance, with Jazzwrld and Thukuthela emerging as the names to watch.

Revellers: A sea of festival goers at the Kaytranada Milk + Cookies Joburg show. Photo: Supplied by Milk + Cookies

Gig Guide: Scorpion Kings to perform at Piano People SA debut, Made In Jozi NYE Festival with Shekinah & DJ Kent, WAV Festival redefining R&B and Soul, Gunna & Majid Jordan back in SA for Milk + Cookies Festival

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Fun: YouthX Day at Constitution Hill promises a stacked line-up. Photo: Supplied

Diary: YouthX Festival, Routes of Sound at Spier Wine Farm, , Grave Injustice Exhibition

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Scorpion Kings: Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa.

Diary: Scorpion kings live at Loftus Stadium, Ofentse Sebula to tour Johannesburg and eSwatini and Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude showcases at JAG

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Sandy Mrd on pacing her comeback

After facing challenges in the music industry, Sandy Mrd plans a much more calculated comeback into the music industry

Key notes: DJ Stokie’s 2019 hit ‘Piano Vibe’ with De Mthuda is a fine example of amapiano. Photo: Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images

Amapiano the home-grown music taking over the world

Amapiano ticked along as niche music until around 2019, when it exploded

Scorpion Kings: Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa.

The Scorpion Kings Tour is back this festive season

Amapiano giants Kabza de Small and Dj Maphorisa will be touring South Africa from December 2022 to early 2023.

Music producer Evens Radebe works on a song with his partner Augustine Mbatha as dancer Jayden looks on.
Photo: Oupa Nkosi

The evolution of amapiano

Sound that has taken the world by storm is in danger of dying out in a lacklustre industry

The Banyana EP, featuring Tyler ICU

The top 10 amapiano tunes rocking the streets

They range from Uncle Waffles’ single ‘Tanzania’ in 10th place to Mas Musiq’s ‘Sengizwile’ at No 1

DBN Gogo are among a generation of female artists who propelled themselves to stardom, often using their own social media leverage instead of relying on the traditionally male ‘middlemen’, managers.
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The rise and rise of the queens of amapiano

In a music industry often ruled by men, SA’s latest popular dance genre is ushering in a new era of inclusion