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Entertainment

The Business Of Clout: Case Study Parroty Versus Mr. Seed

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 14 April 2025. Clout has become the norm and has been used multiple times by Kenyan artists to hype upcoming projects. This happened, again, when Parroty went up against Mr. Seed and ended up promoting an upcoming track with Wadagliz. Parroty started what most Kenyan music fans thought would escalate into a proper beef but the story was cut short when it turned out that […]

todayApril 14, 2025 2

Entertainment

Album Review: Supreme Dada – Veryl Mkali Wao

Written by Edwin Agesa on Tuesday, 8 April 2025. 15 tracks in total. Intro and Outro included. Supreme Dada is the first track on the album. It's also the intro track. It has that heavy boompap beat allowing for Veryl to come in and show her prowess. Level Next. Captions is the next track jumping the interlude that's Affirmation. This song explores how social media relationships turn out to be fake. […]

todayApril 8, 2025 12 40

Entertainment

Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa – Kenya 2025

Rock Society of Kenya (R.S.K.) is thrilled to announce the third edition of the Wacken Metal Battle Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya edition, set to take place at Nairobi Street Kitchen, in Nairobi, Kenya, on the 29th of March 2025. This Battle of the bands will showcase Kenya’s top metal bands as they compete for the chance to represent Kenya and East Africa at the Sub-Saharan Africa finals in Johannesburg this […]

todayFebruary 25, 2025 13

Entertainment

COLLO AND THE COMEBACK

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 24 February 2025. Collins Majale is not a new name in the Kenyan music industry. He is among the best rappers that we had/have and he's still doing it even after switching to gospel. A few years back when he gave up the secular world for gospel, it was a little confusing for Hip Hop heads because it felt like a great player leaving […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025 22 9

What's Happnin

CLASSICISM AND KENYAN MUSIC FANS

Written by Edwin Agesa on Monday, 24 February 2025. Early this year there was a viral post on X that ridiculed people who listen to Swahili songs on Spotify. Spotify is a boogie app at least according to my books. Sisi ni mbogi ya Tubidy. Mdundo, where you've got to wait for advertisements about painkillers before ngoma icheze. So I kinda understood how this individual was shocked that people who pay for […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025 38

What's Happnin

Icon Radio Partners with Africa Film and TV Talent Institute (AFTTTI) to Empower Creative Talent Across Africa

January 25th, 2025 - Nairobi, Kenya Icon Radio is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with the Africa Film and TV Talent Institute (AFTTTI), a premier institution dedicated to nurturing and empowering creative talent across the continent. This collaboration marks a significant step toward driving innovation, amplifying African voices, and providing a platform for emerging talent in the film, television, and media industries. A Shared Vision for Creative Excellence The […]

todayJanuary 25, 2025 34 6

Breaking News

Tanzanian Human Rights Defender Abducted In Kenya

Maria Sarungi Tsehai, a Tanzanian media personality and human rights defender, has reportedly been abducted in Nairobi. According to a report by Amnesty Kenya, Tsehai was picked up by three armed men at Chaka Place in Kilimani on Sunday at around 3:15 pm. “Ms Maria S Tsehai, Tanzanian independent media editor and human rights defender kidnapped by three armed men in a black Noah from Chaka Place, Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya […]

todayJanuary 12, 2025 33 4

Opinion

Generational Declarations Of Protest

TOMORROW HAS BEEN DECLARED A PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN KENYA!!! Yes, Digital Declaration by the GEN Z. What an interesting time to be alive!!!! So proud of our fellow Kenyans in the diaspora who are joining our hands. WE ARE ONE, KENYA NI YETU. But what exactly is this generational naming, what does it mean and how did we get here? Swali nyeti ni, the Gen Alpha who will be brought […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 64 37

Business

Charting a sustainable future in the creative economy : Insights from the KCB leadership center

Icon Radio's Wanjira Maganjo engages in an in-depth conversation with Rosalind Gichuru on the intersection of finance, sustainability, and the creative economy. " As the Group Director for Marketing and Communications at KCB, I see myself as the chief custodian of our brand, which has been around for 127 years. KCB is all about people and ensuring we do better for all our stakeholders—internally, with customers, and within our community […]

todayJune 24, 2024 37 32 4

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