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 entry into the three markets.
The streaming service launched in Sub-Saharan...
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 players in the independent music services sector.
The closure follows European...
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 since its launch in February 2024.
The tool has been...
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 merely in its cultural reach but in its sustainable economic...
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 compensation when their compositions are utilized in machine learning and...
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 Kenya Copyright Board.
A ruling delivered on Friday affirmed that MCSK...
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 platforms.
VeriTune was founded by Wes Pendleton, who previously co-founded 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 divestment of Curve, a Downtown data analytics unit that handles...
AFRIMA Business Summit Flags Policy Reform, Technology and Collaboration as Key to Africa’s Music Growth
The 9th All Africa Music Awards Africa Music Business Summit has identified policy reform, technology adoption and stronger cross border collaboration as central pillars required to accelerate the growth of Africa’s music industry. (Vanguard...
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 or voice prompts entered directly into the app.
Functionality sits within...
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 company met or exceeded its guidance across all key performance...
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 sees DMPA adding Arms' entire catalogue of original production music...
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 First Half-Year Report for the financial year 2025/26, marking a...
Launch Africa Invests in Lounges.tv to Build Creator Monetisation Infrastructure Across Africa
Lounges.tv - Lounges.tv is a global live streaming and creator monetisation platform enabling artists, promoters, and venues to convert sold-out and capacity-limited events into ticketed digital experiences.
Launch Africa Ventures - Launch Africa Ventures...
Spotify Introduces About the Song, a New Way to Explore the Stories Behind the Music
Spotify has launched a new feature called About the Song, which is designed to provide listeners with background information and stories about the tracks they are playing. The feature is currently in a beta testing phase.
The...
Meta Launches WAXAL, A New Open Dataset for African Speech Technology
Technology company Meta has launched WAXAL, a new open dataset designed to advance speech technology development across Africa. The initiative aims to address a core challenge in creating voice enabled tools for the region:...
Spotify Introduces Page Match Feature To Synchronize Print and Audiobook Reading
Spotify has introduced Page Match, a new feature designed to synchronize reading positions between physical books, e-books, and audiobooks.
Page Match allows users to scan a page from a physical book or e-reader using their...
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