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RISING R&B STAR BETHANY SHARES SMOOTH NEO-SOUL-INSPIRED JAM – ’SOMETHING DIFFERENT’ 

Forget what the Zodiac predictions are, 2022 is the year of Bethany. The Manchester-bred South West London-based vocalist is currently rising through the R&B stratosphere at a breakneck pace, shaping up to be one of the UK’s most promising rising stars. Inspired by the R&B monarchs Jhené Aiko, SZA, Frank Ocean, Cleo Sol and Mahalia; Bethany weds a classic, silky smooth bedrock of soul with auto-biographical, pensive lyrics. Bethany’s diverse sound palette could be heard across her trap-leaning heater, ‘Drip’ and the Y2K-inspired ‘Something Different’.  

DISNEY+ FINALLY ARRIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Disney+, the streaming service from The Walt Disney Company has launched in South Africa. Standard pricing at launch is confirmed at R119 per month, or R1190 for an annual subscription, with sign-up information available at disneyplus.com.

CELEBRATING AFRICA DAY WITH AFRICA’S GLOBAL TALENT

LoCrate Market, MTV Base and BET, presents Africa Day 2022, in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, a four-day series of events and activation that will take place at the Constitution Hill in Johannesburg from 25 to 28 May. The focus of this year’s event will be on reinvigorating business prospects and exchange among South African SMMEs, as well as foster transcontinental trade between various operators (SMMEs, Government, crowd funders and creative hubs). 

YXNG BANE FT DOROAD – ‘BRUK DOWN’

New Music: A musical draughtsman that continues to evolve and deliver a fertile catalogue of music, Yxng Bane teams up with rising drill rapper DoRoad for his first single of the year ‘Bruk Down’.