50mething, the 58-year-old British independent solo artist, confronts global horror with disarming brightness on his jarring new single, "Gaza (on and on and on)". Hailing from Ealing, Paul Jenner an ex-dancer and former garden builder operating from his DIY home studio crafts story-based music that speaks directly to structural injustice. Here, he takes the endless, agonizing cycle of war and deliberately sneaks it inside...

Ghanaians everywhere are still buzzing from the Black Stars' stoppage-time winner over Panama in their World Cup opener, and gospel-soul artist Ara Ẹni has just released her new single "For My Matter" (produced by Daniels Andrew, known as Tbeatz). "For My Matter" is an uplifting Afrobeats gospel song built on a message of faith: no matter what you are facing, God can put His hand...