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Rapper Cassper Nyovest to perform at Israel Apartheid Week. PICTURE: E! AWARD-winning rapper Cassper Nyovest , is set to perform at an #IsraeliApartheidWeek  (IAW) concert on Friday 10 March at Wits University in Johannesburg . The Doc Shebeleza hitmaker real named Refiloe Maele Phoolo, will be joined by artists Nomsa Mazwai, Ginger Breadman, the Tshwane South College Choir and others in the event that is said to be a “Palestine solidarity concert” which has seen the likes of Simphiwe Dana, Stogie T (Tumi Molekane), Reason, JR, Lebo Mashile and HHP, performing in the past. Tickets for the March 10 concert which starts at 7pm are on sale for R20 at the BDS SA offices (5th Floor, Mishumo House, Braamfontein in Joburg. Click here for more info.  

Gorgeous actress, TV presenter, model and girl-about-town Amanda du-Pont has a stylish new gig as the co-presenter on BET A-List . Amanda will be co-hosting the weekly entertainment and lifestyle magazine show with Ayanda Thabethe for the next three months, shooting segments with A-listers and celebrities from across the continent.  She steps into the stilettos of pregnant Nandi Madida who taped her last episode last week before heading off on maternity leave.  Ayanda and Amanda will keep audiences captivated weekly with the latest trends from around the African continent and abroad, unpacking everything from fashion, to music, movies and more, covering the hottest red carpet events and interviewing A-Listers from home and abroad. Amanda spent her first day shooting at Endemol Shine Studios in Randburg on 10 November, and her first episode of BET A-List will premiere on BET on Thursday 17 November at 18:35 CAT.  Highlights from the episode will includ...

Celebrated actress and TV star, Boity Thulo, is thrilled to announce that she will host, rap superstar Cassper Nyovest’s hugely anticipated #FillUpOrlandoStadium concert, set to take place this Saturday, 29 October, 2016. As one of four MCs, Boity will join forces with Idols judge Somizi Mhlongo and TV entertainers, Scoop Makhatini and Sizwe Dhlomo, when Nyovest takes to the stage to make history as the only artist to fill the 40 000 capacity venue. After filling the Coca Cola Dome in October 2015, Nyovest announced to fans that he hoped to double this feat at Orlando Stadium in the hope to bring together all races in of the rainbow nation. “I’m very excited to be a part of such an amazing project,” says Boity on her involvement, “Fill Up Orlando Stadium is all about promoting social unity and inspiring the youth of South Africa to make them realize that no dream is too big to achieve.” Sure to add their unique and exciting flair to the concert, ...

Cassper Nyovest gives a low down on what it took to Fill Up The Done. PICTURE: SUPPLIED E! Entertainment Television (DStv Channel 124) has announced that  E! VIP,  the locally produced celebrity profile series, is returning to the channel on Monday, 24 th  October at 7PM CAT (DStv Channel 124).  Seven new episodes for the second season of the series will showcase more of Africa’s talent as the biggest names in the entertainment industry like rapper  Cassper Nyovest  who will show off his digs and demonstrates the “Fill up the Dome” phenomenon for which he’s famous.  This comes after the show was  launched earlier this year in June, giving audiences an in-depth tour of the lives of their favourite African stars such as Tiwa Savage, Diamond Platnumz, Rita Dominic, Mafikizolo and D’Banj.  Singer Zonke shares her tales of collaborating with some of SA's biggest names. PICTURE: SUPPLIED Each thirty-minute episode profiles a...

Future added on performing line-up with the MAMAs. PICTURE: SUPPLIED Award-winning Hip Hop superstar, visionary mixtape supremo,  MAMA   2016  nominee ( Best International Act ) and mesmerising live performer  Future  is set to perform at  MTV Africa Music Awards Johannesburg 2016  at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg, South Africa on 22 October. Following his performance at the  MAMA  award show, as a bonus for fans  Future  will stage an extra live performance, reprising fan favourites from throughout his recording career from Turn on the Lights , to Same Damn Time  and Stick Talk . Born  Navyvadius Cash , in Atlanta, Georgia,  Future  is known for his signature melodic flow and authentic “street” sound.  The rapper first gained fame thanks to a series of classic mixtapes that gave light to his first single  Tony   Montana , before notching up three number one album...

Locals AKA, Black Coffee and Cassper Nyovest vying for the a BET Award.  BET Africa , part of Viacom’s African multimedia entertainment portfolio, today announced the nominations for the 2016 "BET Awards" taking place at Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, California, on Sunday 26 June, and premiering across Africa on BET (DStv channel 129) on Tuesday 28 June at 19:00 CAT. Russian Bear is the official South Africa sponsor of the BET Awards 2016. Recognising the growing international appeal of African contemporary artists, eight African artists have been honoured in the BET Awards. Leading the charge for South African music are hip hop giants AKA and Cassper Nyovest and dance/house legend Black Coffee, while Nigeria is represented by Wizkid (winner of the award in 2012) and Afro-pop diva, Yemi Alade.  East African sensation Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Ghana’s dancehall/R&B queen Mzvee and Cote D’Ivoire’s Coupé Decalé star Serge Beynaud round out the nominees for...

Cape Town trio Beatenberg go up against SA's biggest rappers of the moment Cassper Nyovest and K.O bagging five nominees each for the 21st South African Music Awards. PICTURE: WEB   HIP HOP leaders Cassper Nyovest and K.O alongside Cape Town trio Beatenberg have scooped the most nominations for the 21st annual South African Music Awards in its 21st year. Cassper Nyovest does it again after winning big at the MetroFM Awards last month. PICTURE: WEB Each of the artists have five nominations with Nyovest is in the running for awards in the Best Rap Album, Best Collaboration, Best Album, Best Male Artist and Best Newcomer categories. K.O earned two nominations for the for Best Collaboration, while also settling for three others alongside Nyovest in Album of the Year, Male Artist and Best Rap categories. Pop artists Beatenberg will also go up against Nyovest for Album of the Year and Collaboration while also competing in Newcomer, Duo or Group, Best Pop cat...