Tag: MBW Africa news

ChatGPT has added a new feature that allows users to identify songs playing nearby using Shazam's audio recognition technology. The integration brings music identification...

Creator Economy IQ music industry report examining Nigeria and South Africa's streaming markets has found that local content dominates consumption, but control of value...

Apple Music has implemented a new metadata requirement for its streaming service, asking labels and distributors to identify releases where artificial intelligence played a...

Africa’s creative economy is attracting growing investor attention, but financing the sector has traditionally been viewed as high-risk.From music and film to fashion and...

Warner Music Group has laid out a comprehensive strategy to expand music's value, arguing the sector is better positioned than film and television to...

Tiwa Savage has established the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, a new nonprofit initiative focused on expanding music education access for emerging African professionals through...

Sub-Saharan Africa was the fastest growing music market in the world in 2024. Recorded music revenues rose 22.6 percent to reach $110 million, nearly five times the global average growth rate of 4.8 percent. Afrobeats, Amapiano, and regional genres are gaining traction both domestically and internationally.

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 has completed its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings, finalizing the deal on February 20, 2026. The transaction brings together two major...

Global streaming service Audiomack reports that its built in remix feature, Audiomod, has powered the creation of more than 260 million fan generated plays...