MTV shutdown: What happens when music channels die?
As MTV and other music networks fade, streaming and social media are shaping how South Africans discover and experience music.
In this article, Music News Blitz’s Lindokuhle Mlombo explores...
Women who move the world: How female artists are redefining power in global music
From Tyla to Taylor Swift, women are not just topping charts, they are reshaping how the music world works, writes Music News Blitz’s Lindokuhle Mlombo.
In an industry long dominated by male gatekeepers and narrow expectations, 2025 feels like a turning point.
Across continents and genres, women in music are no longer content with breaking ceilings. They are rewriting the architecture entirely.
Whether it is South Africa’s Tyla redefining pop identity through amapiano rhythms, Billie Eilish expanding the boundaries of vulnerability, or Karol G commanding Latin stages once ruled by men, female artists are transforming what power sounds, looks, and feels like.
Tyla ignites summer with ‘WWP,’ a four-track party in under 12 minutes
Tyla dropped an anthem when she dropped her EP, WWP (We Wanna Party).
Released Friday, July 25, it arrives as the perfect summer playlist, blending Pop, R&B, Amapiano and Afrobeats.
Why Tyla’s new single ‘IS IT’ has us excited for a whole new era
Tyla’s latest drop, “IS IT”, released on July 11, 2025, isn’t just another summer anthem - it’s a statement.
The South African Grammy winner keeps her signature amapiano-pop fusion alive, but this time, she’s adding new textures and teasing a fresh sonic identity.
This doesn’t feel like a side release - it feels like the start of something.
Tyla returns with sultry new single “Bliss”
Grammy-winning South African star Tyla has returned with the sultry new single “Bliss,” released May 9, 2025.
It’s her first solo single since last year’s chart-topping debut album, TYLA.
Coachella 2025 gave the stage to icons and issues on the first weekend
Coachella 2025 wrapped its first weekend with a kaleidoscope of performances, surprise collaborations, and cultural statements that left the desert buzzing.