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The Mother Took Over Jozi: Inside Warner Music Africa’s Madonna Confessions II Release Party

Warner Music Africa and Funk It Up turned Sognage into a Madonna universe for the Johannesburg launch celebration of Confessions II. Viranova was in the room for a night built on disco, dance, fashion and full pop devotion.

Viranova Music Desk04 Jul 2026

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The Ekurhuleni Music Workshop 2026 Put Music Education Where It Belongs: In the Hands of Creators

The Ekurhuleni Music Workshop 2026 treated music as more than performance. It placed rights, royalties, distribution, media visibility, marketing and sustainability directly in the hands of emerging creators.

Viranova Music Desk04 Jul 2026

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Jay Em Honour Gqeberha’s Taxi Culture on Deeply Personal New EP, iSOTTA

Jay Em’s iSOTTA is not just a seven-track house EP. It is a love letter to Gqeberha’s taxi routes, speaker culture, hometown memory and the people who helped local music travel before algorithms took over.

Viranova Music Desk03 Jul 2026

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JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela’s BET Awards Moment Shows 3-Step Is Entering the Global Room

JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela’s BET Awards presence was not about collecting a trophy. It was about 3-Step becoming visible in global media rooms while carrying its South African centre with it.

Viranova Awards Desk30 Jun 2026

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CowBoii’s iKati Elimhlophe Tests Whether Viral Amapiano Can Become an Album Career

CowBoii’s iKati Elimhlophe asks a serious Amapiano question: can viral club momentum become a longer artistic arc, or does the feed always win?

Viranova Music Desk30 Jun 2026

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Lady Zamar’s “First Class” Brings Lightness Back to South African Pop

Lady Zamar’s “First Class” refuses to make heartbreak heavy. Instead, it turns regret into movement, romance and the kind of lightness South African pop still needs.

Viranova Music Desk30 Jun 2026

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