Frida Amani: ‘Madam President’ of Bongo rap

Women have often been underrated and overlooked in different aspects of life and female rappers have…

Phil Collins bows out

How did a boy from the suburbs of London, become one of the most successful names…

Will Smith resigns from Oscars Academy over Rock slap

Will Smith resigned from the body that awards the Oscars on Friday, five days after he…

Who is Nigerian music star Wizkid – and why is he taking over the world?

The global appreciation of West Africa’s Afrobeats music has grown significantly in the last decade. Afrobeats…

Grammy Awards set sights on Las Vegas for first time

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys might be missing stars like Drake, The Weeknd and Kanye West as…

‘Gold mine’ of census records being released from 1950

It was the first census after World War II. The baby boom had begun. The Great…

Saniyya Sidney, Jessica Chastain beam on Oscars red carpet

NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Chastain hit the Oscars red carpet in a purple and copper…

Will Smith confronts Chris Rock, then wins best actor Oscar

Chris Rock made a joke. Will Smith took immediate offense. And the Oscars suddenly had a…

At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple’s feel-good ‘CODA’ triumphs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed…

Troy Kotsur, Ariana DeBose make history at Academy Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Troy Kotsur and Ariana DeBose made history and the big-screen craft of Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction epic…