Written by Edwin Agesa on Wednesday, 5 March 2025. Kenyan female artists have really struggled to make it into the mainstream music industry due to a myriad of factors. The few that have made it and lived to tell the story have told of tales that new artists would never want to experience. Sexual exploitation has always been the number one point of reference when these artists have spoken about […]
Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 24 February 2025. I was checking the list of nominees and I was surprised that Kenya is missing in almost all categories. But then I looked at the caliber of artists nominated and I immediately understood the assignment. There's no way we are getting that kind of international recognition with the likes of Chude Genje. We have TikTokers transitioning into music and it's exhausting even for […]
Welcome to this week's edition of Icon Radio's rock roundup! Lone Tree Band Lone Tree releases new single "Holding On". The Kenyan rock band has been making waves in the local and global scene for the past few years with their unique sound that blends elements of rock, folk, and Americana. "Holding On" is a powerful rock anthem with a soulful melody and heartfelt lyrics. The song is about finding […]
Sauti Sol's Bien Aime-Baraza has become the fourth Kenyan to be featured on the COLORSxSTUDIOS, where he performed his latest hit 'True Love'. The singer, songwriter and musician was also the first male RnB singer from Kenya after three multi-talented Kenyan women also featured on the platform and gave stellar performances. COLORS bring to the table immaculate production value, in sonics and visuals, and it accentuated Bien's legendary musical skills […]
A new Beatles song, produced with the help of AI, is on track to be named number one on the UK's official singles chart on Sunday night, the chart company said. The song, "Now and Then", that used artificial intelligence to include the vocals of John Lennon and guitar by George Harrison, who died in 1980 and 2001 respectively, was released last Thursday. "Now And Then debuted at Number 42 […]
kenyan content creator terence creative is set to premiere his popular show series "wash wash" on the 11th of December at the Edge Convention centre. Visit his instagram page for more details.
The Kenyan music fraternity is mourning after the passing of popular coast musician Ali Mwakaribu, popularly known as Ally B. According to close family sources, the musician suddenly fell illand was rushed to Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital where he died on Wednesday afternoon. According to his brother Mohammed Ramadhan , Ally B arrived home in the afternoon and said he was not feeling well. He further added that […]
Ugandan singer Jose Mayanja alias Chameleone was in Kenya for business. The musician has trended for days after he publicly exchanged a kiss with his brother Weasel on stage during his recent concert. In a recent interview with Mambo Mseto, Chameleone said he was just appreciating his brother, Weasel for standing with him even when nobody believed in him. JOSE CHAMELEON The previous date was 9th February but the show didn't […]
M.ALBY QUITS PUTTING SMILES ON STRANGERS TikTok creator Mohammed Alby aka King of Smiles has ceased recording content with strangers, the decision coming after several people sued him for making them smile.Alby's signature videos involve approaching people on the street with short punchlines that often leave strangers laughing.The content creator, says he has been sued severally and he has no option but to discontinue the popular format."After I post the […]
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