Spotify releases documentary to celebrate 10 years of ‘YBNL’
Music streaming platform, Spotify has released a documentary to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Afrobeats label, “YBNL”, founded by Nigerian music icon, Olamide. This was disclosed…
UK-based Music Publishing Company Made Music Publishing Launched In Ghana
Made Music Publishing, a UK-based publishing Company has finally been launched in Ghana. Made Music Publishing is headed by founder Edmond Taylor, general manager Kelvin Boakye,…
Apple Music Celebrates 100 million songs
Apple on hitting 100 million songs milestone: “Twenty-one years on from the invention of iTunes and the debut of the original iPod, we’ve gone from 1,000…
Charlotte Bwana promoted to Audiomack Africa director of brand and media partnerships
Audiomack has promoted Charlotte Bwana as director of brand and media partnerships for its operations in Africa. Bwana joined Audiomack as the company’s ambassador in 2019….
Shazam turns 20
Shazam on 19th August 2022 turned 20 and as of this week, it has officially surpassed 70 billion song recognitions. A mainstay in popular culture, the…
Larry Gaaga Becomes VP of Def Jam Record Label
Music producer Larry Gaaga has attained new heights as he becomes the Vice President at Def Jam Africa. The news was made official on the 13th…
SAMAs enters partnership with TikTok
The South African Music Awards (SAMAs) has partnered with TikTok ahead of its 28th presentation ceremony later this year. The announcement comes ahead of the SAMA28 nomination announcement…
Burna Boy among panelists at Billboard’s first MusicCon
Today, Billboard announced Billboard MusicCon, a first-of-its-kind event that will celebrate the past year in music while setting the tone for what artists, trends, and songs will dominate the music…
With the FENIX360 App, African Musicians Can Earn A Living With Their Music
With the help of technology, the playing field has been leveled for both signed and unsigned musicians. With a few taps on a smartphone, musicians can…
Billboard Partners With Afro Nation to Launch U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart
Billboard and global music festival brand Afro Nation team up to launch the first-ever United States chart for Afrobeats music, The Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart…
Newly Launched Record label Futura Recording plans to become an “artist-first” record label
Music entrepreneurs Jonah Chukwu Orji and Chibuzo Madubuko on the 2nd of March announced the launch of Futura Recordings, an artist-first record label based in Lagos,…
Spotify Releases Report For Fourth Quarter 2021: Closed 2021 With 180M Subscribers & $3B in Revenue
Audio streaming giant, Spotify released its Q4 2021 report, and here are major highlights from the report; Highlights: MAUs, Revenue, Operating Income, and Gross Margin performed…
Jonah Chukwu Orji Launches New Management Company
Audience Attention Management aims to create a Path to Success for Artists Music Executive Jonah Chukwu Orji has announced the launch of his new management and…
The Official South African Charts Adds Youtube Views to Aggregation
To kick off the new year, The Official South African Charts (TOSAC) is delighted to announce that eligible streams from YouTube have been added to the…
Warner Music Group Acquires Majority Stake in Leading African Music Company Africori
Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced it has acquired a majority stake in Africori, Africa’s leading digital music distribution, music rights management, and artist development company….
Shazam Spotlights 5 Artists to Watch in 2022
At the top of every year, Shazam uses its data to predict five artists to watch — last year it did pretty well with Masked Wolf…
Songs South Africans Listened To The Most in 2021 on Spotify
Spotify unveiled its annual Wrapped results as they do every year and this is what mzansi was listening to the whole of 2021. Spotify also revealed…
Boomplay Streams Now Count Towards Billboard Charts
As part of its dedication to helping the African music industry unlock its full potential, music streaming platform, Boomplay, will now have its streams added to…
Guilty Beatz Signs Publishing deal with Sony Music UK
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian Producer Ronald Banful popularly known as Guilty Beatz has just bagged a publishing deal with Sony Music UK. After working on Beyonce’s ‘The…
Boomplay partners with Turntable charts
Africa’s leading music streaming platform, Boomplay, this week announced a partnership with Nigeria’s TurnTable Charts (TTC). The partnership will see the music streaming service distribute data…
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Sho Madjozi releases sultry visuals for ‘Toro’ featuring DDG
Following the release of her new single with international star DDG titled ‘Toro’, Sho Madjozi follows it up with the official Music Video for the single….
Tellaman releases his highly anticipated EP “Good Regardless”
South African award-winning hit producer and artist, Tellaman finally comes through with releasing his highly anticipated “Good Regardless” EP. At a time when the South African…
Sho Madjozi releases sultry visuals for ‘Toro’ featuring DDG
Following the release of her new single with international star DDG titled ‘Toro’, Sho Madjozi follows it up with the official Music Video for the single….
Tellaman releases his highly anticipated EP “Good Regardless”
South African award-winning hit producer and artist, Tellaman finally comes through with releasing his highly anticipated “Good Regardless” EP. At a time when the South African…
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Zaga Announces “Organize” off upcoming debut EP
Nigerian afrobeats singer Zaga is set to release his first single of the year on the 10th of February 2023 titled “Organize”. Having ended the year…
Temi Otedola Is Bamboo’s New Ambassador
Temi Otedola: Actress, Influencer, and now Fintech ambassador, after signing deal with Nigerian start-up, Bamboo. January marks a New Year with new resolutions, and new promises…
Wizkid Reveals He Will Embark on a Tour with Davido
Nigerians might finally have the chance to see their two favorite music stars, Davido and Wizkid perform together on a joint music tour. On Wednesday, January…
Apple Music’s Africa Now Radio with Dadaboy Ehiz this Friday with Seyi Vibez
This Week’s Episode Features a Conversation With Seyi Vibez, the 5 Hottest Tracks of the Week, Africa Rising, and Dadaboy Ehiz’s Favourite Track of the Week!…
Yemi Alade Is Spotify EQUAL Africa Artist For January
Nigerian musician Yemi Eberechi Alade populary known as Yemi Alade has been announced as Spotify EQUAL Africa artist for January. “It’s a great time to be…
Burna Boy, Black Sherif, Tems, Asake to Perform at 2023 Coachella
African superstars Black Sherif Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, and others have been rumoured to be performing acts at the 2023 Coachella. The annual music and arts…
Moonchild Sanelly Signs With Transgressive Records And Releases New Single
Talented musician Moonchild Sanelly, has debuted her new single titled Bashiri. The banger ribs preachers, who use the church for capital gain. Moonchild whose career in…
Nigeria’s Fireboy DML releases Apple Music Session
Nigerian musician Fireboy DML has released four newly recorded tracks as part of the Apple Music Home Session series.The Apple Music Home Session project involves stripped-down,…
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