Spotify is incorporating music videos into its mobile and desktop applications in 11 chosen markets worldwide, including Kenya. The feature will also be rolled out in Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Philippines, Sweden and the UK....
Mdundo is one of the homegrown streaming services in Africa trying to compete with the big global DSPs. Its latest financial results reveal that it ended 2023 with 30.8 million monthly active users, up from 23.4 million at the end of 2022, and 13.3 million the year...
Universal Music Group‘s dispute with TikTok – primarily over the amount of money the video service pays for music licensing – continues to be the talk of Grammy Week. Now multiple other significant music companies are throwing their weight behind UMG’s mission....
The service reveals its year-end charts Apple Music has launched a dedicated hub on its service to mark the 2023 award, with playlists, albums, and radio programming. Country singer Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2023 as the...
Congratulations to our clients K.O., Wouter Kellerman, and Mandoza for their Awards at the 29th South African Music Awards held over the weekend. K.O. was awarded the CAPASSO Most Streamed Song Award, as well as the SAMRO Highest Airplay Composer Award for his song...
The global music collection scene is making even more money than ever before, and we’ve got the numbers! Money Matters In 2022, the global music collections revenue hit an all-time high of €10.83 billion (that’s a whopping R216 billion!) as reported by...
