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Grammy nod for Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been nominated for yet another Grammy award.

The all-male group was announced as a nominee in the World Music Album category for Music From Inala.

KwaZulu-Natal’s biggest export has already won four Grammy awards. 

Their latest nomination makes a total of 16 in their career to date.

South African-born flautist Wouter Kellerman has also been nominated. His album, Love Language, was nominated in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Of The Year.

The 58th Annual Grammy Awards nominations were announced on Monday.

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@Bonang_m TFAA looks

Queen B  For The win as she owned the Night with her dazzling Fashion sense at the TFAA : The Future Awards Africa

Queen B “Bonang Matheba” slayed in Nigeria over the weekend.

Bonang Matheba pulled out all the stops for her hosting gig in Nigeria

Queen B and musician Darey Art-Alade hosted The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2015 at the Intercontinental Hotels in Lagos on Sunday.

South Africa’s media darling rocked three amazing dresses on the night, including two outfits from Nigerian designers Lanre Da Silva Ajayi and April By Kunbi.

And of course her red carpet look had to be created by Gert-Johan Coetzee.

The night was another fashion win for Bonang!

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New Single from Micasa ft Big Nuz and Dj Tira

Triple platinum selling international band – Mi Casa released a new single ‘Barman’ collaborating with Big Nuz. Taken off their latest double disc album ‘Home Sweet Home,’ this will be their second single following their first single, ‘Chocolat.’

Mi Casa describes the creation of this record as “a fun and crazy experience”. They added that this song was conceptualised by Mi Casa’s trumpeter, Mo-T. J’Something then wrote the song, while Dr Duda added his exceptional production. Thereafter, the band’s dream of working with Afrotainment came true, as the record developed in Durban – in one night only.

They have shot their music video last week and it is set for release in the next couple of days.

You can get the single on iTunes or get a copy of the entire album instores.

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Trevor Noah Makes it on influential list

Ebony magazine has featured South African comedian and The Daily Show host Trevor Noah in its Power 100.

The list honours people who are considered heroes of the black community.

“EBONY recognizes those who lead, inspire and demonstrate through their individual talents, the very best in Black America,” the magazine said on its website.

Trevor made the cut in “The Players” category, alongside celebrities like Drake, Janet Jackson, Viola Davis, and Regina King.

“This year, the comedian took one of the most highly coveted—and perhaps most daunting—jobs on television: replacing Jon Stewart as the host of Comedy Central’s flagship program. With Noah at the helm, The Daily Show has attracted new, younger viewers before it enters its 20th season, as the 31-year-old biracial South African brings a refreshing perspective to the network’s new night time twosome, along with fellow Power 100 honoree, Larry Wilmore,” the magazine said.

This is indeed Trevors year

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Asanda Foji's dramatic Generations exit

Asanda foji has reached the end of her Generations: The Legacy journey.

The actress, who played Simphiwe on the popular soapie, made her exit in a dramatic and confusing way.

She was supposed to get married to her long-time sweetheart, Mazwi, but their relationship was nothing short of drama - they were both cheating on each other.

We guess the guilt got too much for Simpiwe, who ended up killing herself. Shame, she never made it down the aisle. This episode was a hit, especially on social media.

Some were really touched by the scene.

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ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Neo Pitso releases new single ‘Money First’

Our Artist of the week is Neo Pitso , fresh talent hailing from Welkom, based in Australia. Having worked with SA talent AB Crazy on a top charting single, Neo returns with a brand new single titled ‘Money First’. Check it out oh his social space

CONNECT WITH NEO PITSO @TheOnlyNeo – Instagram @TheOnlyNeo – Twitter www.Facebook.com/neopitsomusic

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Lungile Radu to host ‘The Voice South Africa’ , with Stracey Norman as V-Reporter

TV personality @Lungile_Radu has been announced a the host of the brand new talent search show – The Voice South Africa. He will be joined by radio personality Stracey Norman who will hold it down as The Voice SA’s very own V-Reporter.

While Lungile will be the the link between the contestants, viewers and audience, Stacey will be in charge of the exciting social media engagement space that has become synonymous with the series across the globe. As the V-Reporter, she will engage with viewers and the talent in the show, as the fans at home live tweet their comments and messages of support in real time during the live shows.

The Voice South Africa will launch on M-Net in January 2016, where singers compete for a record contract and big prize will be lead by four coaches Lira, Bobby van Jaarsveld, Kahn Morbee and Karen Zoid.

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Trevor Gumbi New Host of Friends Like These! report

Last month @Djsbu announced his departure from SABC’s gameshow – ‘Friends Like These’ after holding it down for over 10 years. Now onto the next one! According to a report by Daily Sun, Comedian – Trevor Gumbi will take over the show as the new host. The report further states that Gumbi is currently shooting episodes for the game show.

The brand new season of ‘Friend Like These’ is expected to start airing early next year. Do you think Trevor Gumbi will kill it as the new host? Feel free to leave your comment below.