Entertainment & Arts

Beyond the Map: Reimagining African Cities through Art

A map is usually something we use to find our way. It tells us...

From War Zone to NBA YoungBoy: Ethiopian Producer Nizo’s Billboard Rise 

The Call That Changed Everything Noah Anteneh Belay was seventeen years old when he first opened FL Studio, the...

Addis Gessesse, Visionary Who Elevated Ethiopian Music to the World Stage, Passes Away

The global music industry and the Ethiopian diaspora are in deep mourning following the sudden passing of visionary...

How Abel Tesfaye Became the World’s Highest-Paid Musician

For the global music industry, 2025 was a year of historic financial shifting. But for Ethiopians everywhere, it...

Disconnected by Design: Why Christopher Nolan and Haile Gerima Reject the Smartphone

In an era where the smartphone is treated as an extension of the human hand, choosing to step...
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Teddy Afro’s 148 Million-View Triumph Highlights YouTube’s Ethiopia Revenue Problem

The release of Teddy Afro’s latest album, Etorika, has not just been a musical event; it is a statistical anomaly that has sent shockwaves...

Teddy Afro’s Associates Arrested, Studio Raided After Etorika Album Breaks Records: What We Know

Ethiopia's most celebrated musician, Tewodros Kassahun — known worldwide as Teddy Afro — is at the centre of a deepening political storm. Just days...

Made in Ethiopia Earns Emmy Nomination, Spotlighting China’s Industrial Footprint Through Women’s Stories

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The documentary Made in Ethiopia has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Business and Economic...

Addis Has Heard Jazz Before. It Has Not Heard This Generation Like This.

Addis Ababa has long carried jazz in its bloodstream. From the golden era of Ethio-jazz to the layered improvisations that echo through intimate venues...

Etorika: Capturing Ethiopia’s Mood in 18 Songs

The release of Etorika (2026) by Teddy Afro is more than an album launch; it represents the artist’s return to the Ethiopian political, cultural,...

The 33 Million Birr Divorce: Inside the Collapse of the Teddy Afro and Sewasew Deal

The Ethiopian megastar has reportedly repaid his massive advance plus interest to exit a long-standing distribution deal just days before his new album’s release. The...
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