02 Sep 2024Black Sherif surpasses 500 million streams on BoomplayGhanaian singer Black Sherif has surpassed 500 million streams on Africa-facing digital streaming...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
02 Sep 2024Trigmatic pays tribute to Ebo Taylor in new song Ghanaian artist Trigmatic has shared a new single titled ‘Ghana Yoo’, a tribute to Ghanaian music...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
29 Aug 2024CKay launches management and publishing company Boyfrnd...Nigerian artist CKay this week announced the launch of an independent management and publishing...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
29 Aug 2024A father and son’s bold bid to preserve Ghana’s traditional...It is a small, almost hidden room within Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle, whose low entrance forces me to...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
28 Aug 2024Seckou Keita announces UK and Belgium autumn tourSenegalese kora veteran Seckou Keita has announced his 2024 autumn tour with his Homeland Band,...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
28 Aug 2024Nigeria's Premier Records partners with MdundoNigeria-based Premier Records this week announced a partnership with Africa-facing music platform...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
22 Aug 2024TikTok launches sub-Saharan Africa Safety Advisory CouncilByteDance-owned short-form video hosting service TikTok has announced the launch of its first-ever...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
22 Aug 2024EVEN partners with Revelator to ‘rev up’ music distributionNew York-based direct-to-consumer music platform EVEN has partnered with digital IP infrastructure...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
21 Aug 2024TikTok enhances African operations with key promotions for...TikTok is reinforcing its African operations by promoting Toyin Mustapha to head of music...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
20 Aug 2024Sony Music Publishing West Africa announces new signingsSony Music Publishing West Africa (SMPWA) revealed this week that it will now represent the works...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
19 Aug 2024Roc Nation merges label and distro divisions American entertainment company Roc Nation has combined its Roc Nation label and Equity Distribution...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
16 Aug 2024Asake upkeeps tradition on Lungu BoyAll albums are a gamble, but by the time an artist reaches his third, he is in a particularly...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
15 Aug 2024Ghana's Wanlov the Kubolor signs to Walboomers MusicGhanaian musician and activist Wanlov the Kubolor has secured a management deal with Netherlands-...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
13 Aug 2024African stars make Barack Obama’s 2024 summer playlistSongs by African artists, including Tems , Rema and Tyla , have been featured on Barack Obama’s...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
13 Aug 2024UMG and Meta strike deal adding WhatsApp to creative networkMeta and Universal Music Group (UMG) have unveiled an expanded global, multi-year partnership aimed...By Gabriel Myers Hansen 1 commentShare to newsfeed
12 Aug 2024Buju Banton slams Afrobeats for ‘superficiality’Jamaican reggae legend Buju Banton has taken aim at Afrobeats artists, claiming their music lacks...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
09 Aug 2024Nigeria-born British artist Azekel awarded Step Up Fund...Nigeria-born British singer-songwriter and producer Azekel has been named among this year’s...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
07 Aug 2024 gamma announces new Africa partnershipsCreative services company gamma has announced new Africa partnerships with Nigeria’s The Temple...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
07 Aug 2024The MLC and Beatdapp join forces to combat streaming fraudThe Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC) has teamed up with fraud detection company Beatdapp...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed
05 Aug 2024Simon Robson to lead WMG operations in Europe, the Middle...Warner Music Group (WMG) has announced a new structure for its Recorded Music operations, with...By Gabriel Myers Hansen Share to newsfeed