30 Sep 2025Spotify renews multi-year licensing partnership with Merlin Spotify and Merlin, the global digital music licensing partner for independent labels, have renewed...By Music In Africa... Share to newsfeed
30 Sep 2025YouTube tests AI music host to rival Spotify’s AI DJYouTube Music has begun testing an experimental AI-powered music host designed to enhance users’...By Music In Africa... Share to newsfeed
30 Sep 2025Daniel Ek to step down as Spotify CEO in 2026, company...Spotify has announced major changes to its leadership structure, with founder and chief executive...By Ano Shumba Share to newsfeed
30 Sep 2025Senegal: Cheikh Lô returns with Maame after decade-long...Senegalese music icon Cheikh Lô has released his first studio album in ten years, marking a...By Alfred Tamakloe Share to newsfeed
30 Sep 2025Open call: ACCES 2025 media accreditationThe Music In Africa Foundation is inviting media practitioners to apply for accreditation ahead of...By Music In Africa... Share to newsfeed
30 Sep 2025Josplay’s Anuoluwapo Onasanya to speak at ACCES 2025 in...Anuoluwapo Onasanya , a founding member of Nigerian music company Josplay, will speak at the Music...By Music In Africa... Share to newsfeed
29 Sep 2025Open call: SACO online workshop on Festival Economic Impact...The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO), in collaboration with Professor Jen Snowball from...By Music In Africa... Share to newsfeed
29 Sep 2025Trace+ partners Nyege Nyege 2025 to stream festival globallyGlobal Afro-Urban streaming platform Trace+ has announced a partnership with Nyege Nyege 2025, one...By Ano Shumba Share to newsfeed
13 May 2025Review: M. Rumbi’s Goodbye Goldfish‘Goodbye Goldfish’, the closing track of M. Rumbi’s introspective EP Mambo ni machungu is a...By In-house East Africa Share to newsfeed
25 Apr 2025Angola: DJs Satélite and Gálio reclaim roots with Afro-...In an era where electronic music continues to blur borders and genres, Angolan producers DJ...By Mel Courtis Share to newsfeed
22 Apr 2025Album review: CARISA is a radiant new voice from Cabo VerdeCarisa Dias emerges as part of a dynamic new wave of Cabo Verdean artists reshaping the sound of...By Mel Courtis Share to newsfeed
20 Mar 2025Feli Nandi’s Muranda: A tribute to love and devotionZimbabwean artist Feli Nandi continues to charm fans following the release of her single, ‘Muranda...By Ano Shumba Share to newsfeed
17 Mar 2025M.anifest charts New Road with comfortable geniusM.anifest ’s footing among Ghana’s best rappers has long been anchored in a playbook that...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
10 Mar 2025Review: Another Mess I Make by M. RumbiKenyan indie artist M. Rumbi ’s latest single, ‘Another Mess I Make’, marks the first release from...By In-house East Africa Share to newsfeed
30 Sep 2025The economic impact of digitising Zimbabwe’s sungura musicDigitising Zimbabwe’s sungura music means more global exposure and access to international...By Jack Shaw Share to newsfeed
25 Sep 2025ZIMU Gender at Work Conference sparks dialogue on equality...The Zimbabwe Music Union (ZIMU), in collaboration with the Intwasa Arts Festival, hosted its first-...By Ano Shumba Share to newsfeed
19 Sep 2025Sync buttons do not make DJs; training doesBy Iwan Pienaar There is a button on most modern decks that promises to do the hard part for you:...By Music In Africa... Share to newsfeed
18 Sep 2025Forging South–South Bridges: ACA and CCLA’s role in cross-...By Kayode Adebayo Ibadan, Nigeria, came alive in August 2025 when musicians, storytellers and...By In-house West Africa Share to newsfeed
04 Sep 2025The rise of podcasts in Kenya: A 2025 deep diveIn 2025, Kenya’s podcast scene is thriving, driven by the country’s growing appetite for on-demand...By In-house East Africa Share to newsfeed
22 Aug 2025Women in entertainment: Freelance or full-time?By Kimberly Field August, celebrated as Women’s Month in South Africa, highlights both the progress...By Music In Africa... Share to newsfeed