Audiomack Hits 50 Million Monthly Active Users, Reports 31% YoY Growth
Music streaming platform Audiomack has reached a significant milestone, amassing 50 million monthly active users (MAU) globally. The company announced the figure on (January 21), citing a 31% year-over-year growth rate for 2025 and attributing its expansion to a strategic...
Merlin Partners with Udio to Forge AI Licensing Path for Independent Music
Independent digital licensing agency Merlin has announced a partnership with AI music generation platform Udio, establishing a licensing framework for its member labels' catalogues. The agreement will allow Udio to train new AI models...
Why Africa’s Music Renaissance Needs Platforms Built By Us, For Us
Tayebwa David offers a practitioner's perspective on the evolution of Africa's digital music landscape. Serving as both Chief Music Business Officer at Opus Music Africa and Director of Content at the streaming service Josplay, his insights are grounded in the operational reality of building local platforms.
Mavin Records And Sacem Launch Cross-Border Songwriting Initiative AFROCROISER
Mavin Records, the French Embassy in Nigeria, and French authors’ society Sacem have jointly announced the launch of AFROCROISER, a Franco-Nigerian songwriting camp. The initiative is designed to foster collaboration between composers from the...
Sho Madjozi faces R5 Million lawsuit from ex-management
South African musician Sho Madjozi is facing a high-stakes legal battle, with her former management agency Black Major filing a lawsuit claiming it is owed more than R5 million in unpaid commissions and expenses.
According to court documents filed in the Johannesburg...
Merlin Appoints M.A.D Solutions Bugwu Aneto-Okeke to Global Board
Bugwu Aneto-Okeke, Founder and CEO of the Lagos- and Houston-based digital distribution firm Measurable Accurate Digital Solutions (M.A.D Solutions), has been elected to the Merlin Board, the global digital licensing agency announced today.
Aneto-Okeke joins...
Audiomack Charts Point to a Structural Shift Toward Local Music Consumption Across Africa
Audiomack, the Africa-focused streaming platform, has claimed the top music app ranking in 17 countries across the continent, per the company announcement.
The platform, which announced the milestone through a company press release shared with...
Legal Battle Between X and Music Publishers Monitored for Potential Effects on African Digital Markets
A major antitrust lawsuit filed by X Corp. against a consortium of global music publishers is being monitored for its potential ripple...
Sony Music Publishing West Africa’s Godwin Tom on Why Publishing Is the Industry’s Pension
Godwin Tom, the Managing Director of Sony Music Publishing (SMP) West Africa, has issued a clarion call to recognize songwriters as the indispensable architects of the global music business, encapsulating his core thesis in a stark equation: “No Song = No Star.”
Josplay Aims to Fix Africa’s $1B Music Metadata Crisis With AI-Powered Digital DNA Backbone
As Afrobeats and Amapiano dominate global charts, a foundational crisis is eroding millions in potential revenue and cultural visibility for African creators: profound Music Metadata Deficiency.
Streaming platform Josplay has detailed an ambitious, multi-tiered...
Benjamin Otwal Appointed Manager at Kings Music Records
Music industry executive Benjamin Otwal has been appointed as the new Manager at Kings Music Records to oversee the career of Tanzanian artist Ali Kiba, Afrikona has learned.
Otwal joins the record label and artist management firm following...
Elevate.io Partners With Epidemic Sound To Bring Audio Directly Into Its Video Creation Platform
Epidemic Sound, the global sound tracking platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Blackbird plc (Aim:BIRD) to integrate its catalog of music and sound effects directly into Blackbird’s browser-based collaborative video creation platform, elevate.io.
The move...
MBM and SongDis Partner to Empower Independent African Artists
Music Business Monday (MBM), the community-driven education platform, has entered a strategic partnership with Africa-built distribution service SongDis.
The alliance aims to bridge the gap between music industry education and practical tools for independent artists...
Dennis Njenga Is Betting on Long-Term Brand Equity with Kaka Empire
Dennis Njenga, the Executive Director and Managing Partner of KAKA EMPIRE, has spent the last decade architecting a new kind of music company from the heart of East Africa.
Arroweye Pro Launches Studio to Track DJ Culture and Close Data Gaps
In an era where data drives decisions, African creative industries often operate in the dark. Kolapo Oladapo, Co-founder & CCO of Arroweye Pro Studio, is on a mission to change that.
The former Business &...
GHAMRO Partners With WIPO To Distribute GHS 856,700 in Royalties
The Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), a collective management organization (CMO) in Ghana has announced the distribution of GHS 856,700.00 (approx. $58,000) in royalties for December 2025, marking a significant step in its push for greater transparency...
Kenya’s eCitizen Royalty Directive to Guarantee Artists 70% Payout
In a landmark intervention set to reshape the nation’s music economy, Kenya's President has issued a directive mandating that all music royalties be collected and distributed through the government’s eCitizen platform, with the aim of ensuring...
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