04 Mar 2024Kenyan artists to hold demo over poor royaltiesMusic artists in Kenya are set to hold a demonstration in Nairobi on 5 March to highlight the...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
04 Mar 2024Listen to Breaking Away by 4Rain and Priscilla KEmpire and Uknow Entertainment have announced the release of a second collaborative single between...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
27 Feb 2024Lagos to get $100m entertainment arenaNigeria is set to launch its first purpose-built entertainment arena following a groundbreaking...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
27 Feb 2024Independent music generated $4.5bn on Spotify in 2023Spotify has announced that half of the $9bn the music industry generated on the platform in 2023...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
26 Feb 2024Kenyan rapper Big Yasa releases Wapoa SZN albumKenyan rapper Big Yasa has released his sophomore studio album Wapoa SZN , which is available for...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
26 Feb 2024Music royalties: Mdundo reveals East Africa success storiesMdundo has revealed the East African artists who registered remarkable growth for the period of...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
23 Feb 2024M. Rumbi unveils Whispers of the Soul EPSouth Africa-based Kenyan indie artist M. Rumbi has released his latest EP Whispers of the Soul ...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
22 Feb 2024Pulse Music Video Awards 2023 in Kenya: All the winnersThe winners of the 2023 Pulse Music Video Awards (PMVAs) in Kenya were announced at Nairobi Street...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
22 Feb 2024Kenyan artists paid less than 10% of royalties in 2023 –...Kenyan artists were paid less than 10% of the royalties that were due to them in 2023. This is...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
16 Feb 2024David Tinning on the new Kilele music summit and 10 years...This weekend, Nairobi-based music innovation and incubation hub Santuri East Africa will celebrate...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
16 Feb 2024Watch ACCES 2023 conference sessionsViewers interested in the inner workings of the African music industry can now watch a selection of...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
15 Feb 2024Sony Music Group generated $2.5bn in Q4 2023Sony Music Group registered a strong double-digit growth in the final quarter of 2023 from recorded...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
14 Feb 2024Top bongo flava songs of 2024Tanzanians have proven time and again that they are some of the finest musicians. Bongo flava...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
13 Feb 2024Watch top sets from Sauti za Busara 2024This past weekend, the walls of the Old Fort in Stone Town, Zanzibar, reverberated with the...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
12 Feb 2024Mdundo to pay artists up to $1.5m in royaltiesAfrican music platform Mdundo has announced that it will pay artists between $1.2m and $1.5m in...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
09 Feb 2024Kenya: Liboi shares Yule singleKenyan Swahili-fusion artist Liboi has released a new single titled ‘Yule’, which is available for...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
09 Feb 2024CISAC rallies support for private copying levy expansion in...An initiative by the West African Economic Monetary Union (UEMOA) to introduce private copying...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
08 Feb 2024Warner Music to lay off 10% of workforce Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced staff downsizing by approximately 10%, which will result in...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
08 Feb 2024Asake and Limoblaze triumph at MOBO Awards 2024 – see all...Nigerian musicians Asake and Limoblaze triumphed at the 26th MOBO Awards at Utilita Arena in...By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed
07 Feb 2024Kenya’s Fena Gitu named Spotify EQUAL Africa ambassadorSpotify has named Kenyan fusion musician Fena Gitu as its EQUAL Africa ambassador for February.By Peter Choge Share to newsfeed