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...
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...
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...
YouTube Introduces AI Playlist Generator for Premium Subscribers
YouTube has introduced a generative AI playlist feature for Premium subscribers on iOS and Android. It lets users create custom listening queues via text...
Spotify Reports Strong Q4 2025, Reaching 751 Million Monthly Active Users
Spotify released financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2025, citing "exceptional user growth and continued momentum" to close the year. The...
Downtown Music Publishing Africa forges partnership with Arms Production Music
Downtown Music Publishing Africa (DMPA) has forged a strategic alliance with Arms Production Music, a specialist in bespoke, human-composed music for visual media.
The deal...
Mdundo Releases First Half Of The Financial Year 2025/2026 Report
Insights Digest provides in-depth, data-driven insights into Africa’s music industry through reports, analytics, and market data.
Mdundo.com A/S, the African music service, has published its...
