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Spotify SPOT.N will raise prices as it invests in new features and targets 1 billion users, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing the music streaming provider’s Co-President and Chief Business Officer Alex Norstrom. The increases would be accompanied by planned new services and features, the FT cited Norstrom as saying in an interview. Spotify

In the stalls of Kampala’s hidden markets and the corners of private WhatsApp groups, a curious trade is quietly booming. Silicone pregnancy bumps. Padded hips. Artificial breasts. They arrive wrapped in black polythene, passed hand-to-hand with the discretion of contraband, yet their purpose is anything but hidden: to reshape the body, rewrite a life story,

Bebe Cool has really suffered at the hands of Ugandans. The man drops albums, does tours, releases singles, but somehow the drama is never about the music. It is always about something else. The irony; every marketing textbook says create conversation around the product. But with Bebe, the conversation is always bigger than the product.

Afrigo Band celebrated 50 years in a show at Millennium Gardens in Kampala. The band, formed after the breakup of The Cranes Band — one of the most popular Ugandan groups in the 1960s and 1970s — initially called themselves Africa Go, a name frontman Moses Matovu suggested. While on the Swangz Avenue-produced Tusker ConverSessions,

For most of his life, Solomon Kampala Kyagulanyi has been known to the public as the eldest son of Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine — Uganda’s most prominent opposition leader and a celebrated musician. But today, the 19-year-old made headlines for a reason entirely his own, marking a milestone that had nothing to

East Africa’s hip-hop icon, Navio, is set to deliver a spectacular fusion of rhythm, lyricism, and orchestral opulence in his highly anticipated Orchestra Concert at Serena Kampala Hotel on October 4. The monumental cultural celebration, entangling the sounds of Eastern, Western, and Northern Africa for the very first time on one grand stage is scheduled

Koffi Olomide, widely regarded as Congo’s biggest artist, has been performing professionally for over 40 years. His career began in the late 1970s, with his rise to fame taking shape in the late 1980s. He is just a decade younger than Afrigo Band, Uganda’s most experienced and celebrated music group, which is marking 50 years

For years, it was one of Ugandan entertainment’s most whispered-about romances — gospel star Levixone and celebrated singer-turned-gospel artiste Desire Luzinda sharing knowing glances at concerts, posting cryptic captions on Instagram, and dodging reporters’ questions about their relationship . Whenever the inevitable question about their relationship surfaced, they deflected with practiced charm, leaving the public

At a time when most artistes who participated in the Tubonga Naawe project 10 years ago received the biggest backlash from the public, Wilson Bugembe was safe. He was never boycotted. Years later, he also took part in Tuliyambala Engule, a project spearheaded by Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine. But while others were being

Kampala’s nightlife was set ablaze this weekend as Rhythm & Brunch – Kampala Edition brought a nostalgic wave of 90s and 2000s R&B to Kati Kati Grounds. The event, organised by Social Ghana Experiences in collaboration with The Reminisce, featured an impressive international line-up. Headliners at the Stanbic Bank sponsored event, included UK’s Jonny Stone