15 Dec 2022Anghami’s Arabic music accounts for 1% of catalogue and 60...Middle East and North Africa (MENA) music streaming giant Anghami says Arabic music, which accounts...By Butchie Seroto
23 Jul 2021TikTok proving to be major music discovery platformMore than 75% of TikTok’s users in the US discover new artists through the short-form video app...By Butchie Seroto
17 Jun 2021Deezer launches Creator app for artistsGlobal audio streaming service Deezer has launched a new tool for musicians called Deezer for...By Butchie Seroto
07 Jun 2021WIPO examines artists in the digital music marketplaceThe World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) last week published a study on the digital...By Butchie Seroto
03 Jun 2021YouTube ‘paid music industry over $4bn’YouTube paid the music industry more than $4 billion in the past 12 months. This is according to an...By Butchie Seroto
14 May 2021AfroCharts streaming service surpasses 4 million...African music streaming service AfroCharts now has more than 4 million subscribers on the platform...By Butchie Seroto
29 Apr 2021Facebook launches Spotify miniplayer in 27 countries...Social media network giant Facebook this week launched a Spotify miniplayer on its platform, which...By Butchie Seroto
29 Apr 2021Deezer launches Dance Africa playlistsGlobal music streaming service Deezer has partnered with some of Africa’s top musicians to launch...By Butchie Seroto
29 Apr 2021Apple Music introduces City Charts in SA, Nigeria, Ghana...Apple Music this week launched its City Charts in more than 100 cities across the world, with six...By Butchie Seroto
16 Apr 2021Spotify expands live stream listing serviceMusic streaming platform Spotify has partnered with StageIt, Mandolin, NoCap and Nugs.net to expand...By Butchie Seroto
11 Mar 2021DistroKid offering Snapchat licensing to artistsDIY music distributor DistroKid this week partnered with Snapchat to enable its users to distribute...By Butchie Seroto
10 Mar 2021Deezer cuts subscription prices in NigeriaMusic streaming platform Deezer this week cut its monthly subscription fees by more than 50% for...By Gabriel Myers Hansen