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Africa’s Music Goes Global But Royalties Fail to Return Home
External: Syndicated from Phylis Atieno, ecosystem builder and writer on tech and innovation across Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa was the fastest growing music market in the...
Spotify Marks Five Years in East and West Africa with User and Listener Data
Spotify is commemorating five years of operations in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana, releasing figures that detail user behavior and platform growth since its 2021...
Virgin Music Group Closes Downtown Acquisition
Virgin Music Group has completed its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings, finalizing the deal on February 20, 2026. The transaction brings together two major...
Audiomack Lets Listeners Become Creators With Audiomod
Global streaming service Audiomack reports that its built in remix feature, Audiomod, has powered the creation of more than 260 million fan generated plays...
Abuchi Peter Ugwu On Ownership, Infrastructure And The Next Phase Of Africa’s Music Boom
Leaders Digest examines the views and decisions of executives and industry leaders through reporting, interviews, and opinion-led analysis.
“The future of African music is not...
Sony Group Develops Tech To Identify Original Music In AI Songs
Sony Group has created a technology capable of detecting the underlying musical works used in AI generated songs, potentially enabling copyright holders to claim...
Kenya High Court Suspends MCSK Royalty Collections After Licence Lapses
The High Court has barred the Music Copyright Society of Kenya from collecting royalties following the non renewal of its operating licence by the...
SonicMark to Protect Unreleased Music With Inaudible Audio Fingerprinting
Music technology company VeriTune has launched SonicMark, an audio watermarking and fingerprinting tool designed to help creators protect unreleased music before it reaches streaming...
EU Clears UMG’s Downtown Acquisition Subject to Full Divestment of Curve
The European Commission has granted conditional approval for Universal Music Group's acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings following an in-depth investigation.
Approval requires the complete...
AFRIMA Business Summit Flags Policy Reform, Technology and Collaboration as Key to Africa’s Music...
The 9th All Africa Music Awards Africa Music Business Summit has identified policy reform, technology adoption and stronger cross border collaboration as central pillars...
