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TikToker Khaby Lame sells company shares in $1bn deal

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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New faces in music to keep an eye on in 2026

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Rwandan singer Bwiza has announced plans for a world tour in support of her upcoming third studio album, Home. Courtesy

Bwiza announces world tour for new album Home

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Gisa cy'Inganzo performs at Diva Awards held at Zaria Court Kigali on December 2025. Photo courtesy

Gisa Cy’Inganzo opens up on comeback, hints at new album

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Kid From Kigali in Paris with PSG defender Lucas Hernandez (second left), vocalist Inki and drummer-dancer Yannick Kamanzi (front row). Photo courtesy

How PSG partnership is pushing Rwandan creatives on global map

Monday, January 26, 2026

Rwandan artiste Moise Mbarushimana, popularly known as Boy Chopper, was stranded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. File

Rwandan artiste seeks help to return home after alleged confinement in Cambodia

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Comedian Japhet Mazimpaka performs during his one-man comedy at Urban Park Suites in Kigali on January 23.

Fame, false validation take center stage at Japhet’s one-man comedy show

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Regretting You. Net Photo

New movies, series to stream this weekend

Friday, January 23, 2026

Kigali residents enjoy an outing at a past show. PHOTO BY Olivier Mugwiza.

What’s happening in Kigali this weekend

Friday, January 23, 2026

Ugandan singer Spice Diana has officially confirmed her separation from Roger Lubega’s Source Management.

Spice Diana confirms management change after split from Roger

Thursday, January 22, 2026

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Alyn Sano takes Rwanda’s sound to the NAMM Show in LA

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Ishyaka ry'Intore is preparing for a cultural showcase honouring women and their heroism in a concert scheduled for January 31. Photo File

Ishyaka ry’Intore gears up for concert honouring women’s heroism

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Comedian and radio personality, Japhet Mazimpaka (R), alongside his former co-performer 5K Etienne during the ‘Bigomba Guhinduka’ comedy show in 2019. Photo: File.

Social media is a vice masked as false validation – comedian Japhet

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Rapper B Threy will headline third edition of Mic Tribe. Photo Net

Rappers B Threy, Bull Dogg to headline ‘Mic Tribe’ third edition

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Niyitegeka in one of the scenes of his web series Papa Sava. Photo courtesy

“It is my calling”: Papa Sava on his 30-year artistic journey

Monday, January 19, 2026

France Mpundu-Photos by IAM Nicole

France Mpundu moved by fans love and support at first live concert

Saturday, January 17, 2026

This weekend in Kigali: the monthly Car Free Day with sports and fitness or catch France Mpundu live this Friday at CCFR. COURTESY.

Your weekend plans in Kigali, sorted

Friday, January 16, 2026

Resilience in the face of setbacks helps artistes identify and pursue alternative ways to monetize their work. COURTESY.

The quiet economics of staying in music

Friday, January 16, 2026

Artiste Maria Yohani and Muyango will participate in Ubutwari Tour 2026, a cultural celebration timed to coincide with the country’s Heroes Month that will run throughout January and conclude on February 1.

Ubutwari Tour to take Rwanda’s music legends nationwide for Heroes Month

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Prosper Nkomezi poses with his fiancée, Retina Nkurunziza, after proposing during an intimate lakeside moment. COURTESY

A lakeside “yes” for Prosper Nkomezi

Wednesday, January 14, 2026