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Sete (song)
"Sete" (stylized in all caps In typography, text or font in all caps (short for "all capitals") contains capital letters without any lowercase letters. For example: All-caps text can be seen in legal documents, advertisements, newspaper headlines, and the titles on book co ...) is a single by South African rapper K.O featuring Young Stunna and Blxckie released on 19 August 2022 through Skhanda World and Sony, off '' SR3'' (2022), as album's lead single. It was written by Ntokozo Mdluli, Sandile Msimango, Sihle Sithole. The song debuted at number one and has been certified Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA). Commercial performance "Sete" was certified gold in South Africa 5 days after its initial release and became the fastest surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify in South Africa. It peaked number 1 on Top 5 Spotify Charts. It also peaked number one on Radio Monitor Charts for 9 consecutive weeks. The song reached platinum on 14 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Stunna
Sandile Fortune Msimango, popularly known by his stage name Young Stunna is a South African Amapiano singer. He is known for his hit singles "Bopha" and "Adiwele". He has also extensively worked with record producers DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small. Stunna's debut studio album ''Notumato'' (2021), reached number 1 in South Africa. Notumato became his first commercially successful album which helped him gain recognition and it certified Platinum by Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA). Education He attended Benoni West Primary and Lee Rand High School in Benoni. He completed his matric at Unity Secondary School in Daveyton. Early life Young Stunna was born in Daveyton, South Africa and grew up in a Christian family and often sang in the church choir. His mother was a vocalist and his father owned a tavern which had a jukebox. Spending time at the tavern on weekends exposed him to all types of genres, including RnB and Kwaito. Career He started making music at the age 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recording Industry Of South Africa
Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) is a trade association representing the interests of major and independent record labels of South Africa. Located in Randburg, RiSA is responsible for running the annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs) and for music recording certification in South Africa. It also runs The Official South African Charts (TOSAC). Anti-piracy RISA is the body that represents musicians and publishers when it comes to copyright. The South African Copyright Act of 1978 states: "You may not make a copy of a sound recording without the permission of the author." This has been interpreted to mean that it is illegal to convert a CD to MP3 in South Africa. RiSA certifications Like the levels in most countries, RiSA certification levels were adjusted over the years to adjust for the changing music market. Until August 2006, albums were required to sell 25,000 units for gold certificate and 50,000 for platinum. For albums released since August 2006, the level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the publishing division, Sony Music Publishing. Founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation, it was acquired by the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938 and renamed Columbia Recording Corporation. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records. Sony bought the company in 1988 and renamed it SME in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50–50 joint venture known as Sony BMG to handle the operations of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), but Sony bought out Bertelsmann's stake four years later and reverted to using the 1991 company name. This buyout led to labels formerly under BMG ownership, including Arista, Jive, LaFace and J Records into former BMG and currently Sony's co-flagship record label ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaming Media
Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a Computer network, network for playback using a Media player (other), media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of Network packet, packets from a Server (computing), server to a client-server model, client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content. Streaming is more commonly used for video on demand, streaming television, and music streaming services over the Internet. While streaming is most commonly associated with multimedia from a remote server over the Internet, it also includes offline multimedia between devices on a local area network. For example, using DLNA and a home server, or in a personal area network between two devices using Bluetooth (which uses radio waves rather than Internet Protocol, IP). Online streaming was initially popularized by RealNetworks and Microsoft in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. According to the RIAA, music downloads peaked at 43% of industry revenue in the US in 2012, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Official South African Charts
The Official South African Charts (TOSAC) is the music industry standard record chart in South Africa launched by RISA for local and international songs. Chart rankings are based on digital sales and online streaming in South Africa through iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. The charts were launched in South Africa on 1 September 2021, becoming the only South African chart to focus on songs on digital music streaming services. The first official number-one hit on the chart was Ed Sheeran's " Bad Habits". History The South African Broadcasting Corporation compiled the album sales chart from the end of 1981 to 1995, and the singles sales chart from 1958 to 1989 when singles stopped being manufactured. Later, music charts in South Africa were initially presented by Entertainment Monitoring Africa, based on radio airplay only, however the company became defunct in late 2016. The Recording Industry of South Africa Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) is a trade ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxlade
Oxlade is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (born 1993), English professional footballer * Allen Martindale Oxlade (1882–1932), Australian rugby player * Aubrey Oxlade (1882–1955), Australian cricket administrator * Boyd Oxlade (1943–2014), Australian author and screenwriter * Chris Oxlade (born 1961), British author and illustrator * Gail Vaz-Oxlade Gail Vaz-Oxlade (born June 18, 1959) is a Jamaican Canadians, Jamaican-Canadian financial screenwriter, writer and television personality. Vaz-Oxlade hosts the Canadians, Canadian television series ''Til Debt Do Us Part'', ''Princess (TV series), ... (born 1959), Jamaican-Canadian financial writer and television personality * Jocelyn Oxlade (born 1984), Filipino-British singer and model * Roy Oxlade (1929–2014), English painter and writer on art {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blxckie
Sihle Sithole (born 24 November 1999), known professionally as Blxckie, is a South African rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Sydenham Heights, Durban. His debut studio album '' B4Now'' (2021) was certified gold in South Africa. Early life Sihle Sithole was born on 24 November 1999 in Sydenham Heights, Durban, South Africa. His musical interest started at the age of 6 when he recorded music with his friends. Sithole enrolled at the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a degree in Psychology, but failed to graduate due to the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Career In an interview with Akho Mabandla, he commented that he felt there was a disconnect between South African artists and their fans, saying "It's almost like when an artist blows up or gets a little bit of fame, that goes straight to their head. But what they forget is that the fans will always be the thing that stands between you and greatness. As much as they love the music, we need them to ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Platnumz
Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack, professionally known as Diamond Platnumz, is a Tanzanian bongo flava recording artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of WCB Wasafi Record Label, Wasafi Bet and Wasafi Media. Diamond has gained a massive following in East and Central Africa. He became the first Africa-based artist to reach 900 million views on YouTube. After signing a record deal with Universal Music in 2017, Platnumz released his third studio album, ''A Boy from Tandale'' (2018). In 2021, Diamond together with his record label WCB Wasafi entered into a 360 Partnership with Warner Music Group. Career He started his music career in 2006 at the age of 18 years old while selling clothes. He would record songs with the money he earned from the clothes' business and eventually recorded his first single "Toka Mwanzo", a Bongo flava song fused with R&B. The song was not successful commercially. His breakthrough hit single "Kamwambie" was released i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th South African Music Awards
The 29th Annual South African Music Awards is the 29th ceremony of the South African Music Awards. The ceremony was aired live on SABC 1 on November 18, 2023 hosted by DJ Sabby and Nomalanga Shozi at SunBet Arena. Nominees were announced on October 3, 2023, live on YouTube. The late AKA leads the nominees with 7 nominations for his posthumous album '' Mass Country'', ahead of K.O with six nominations. Background 29th South African Music Awards delayed due to financial difficulties, unlike other years nominations are announced on the first quarter. Nominees were announced on October 3, 2023, live on YouTube at Soweto State Theater. The ceremony was planned to be held at Durban ICC Arena on November 18 and broadcast live on SABC 1. Later was announced that the venue is changed to Sun Bet Arena. Winners and nominees Below is the full list of nominees. Winners are listed first bold face. Special Awards Rest of Africa Award * Sad Romance – CKay * Timeless – Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
