Music Business News: Africa

Virgin Music will continue distributing music from Gallo and CCA artists globally, while the South African companies focus on artist development.

New execs join Board from Nigeria, Portugal, Japan, Germany and the UK

WAVVI will offer streaming distribution, AI-powered advertising campaigns, performance and auience analytics and audio mixing tools, among others.

Tyla will be the first artist supported under the initiative

Virgin Music South Africa also recently extended its long-term partnership with Gallo Record Company

Deal will see Tuned Global continue to power the Twist Music streaming service as it expands beyond Egypt into the UAE and Saudi Arabia

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Nuno Rocha, Head of Business Development for MENA, Lusophone, and Francophone markets at ONErpm

In India, Spotify's new 'Premium Platinum' tier is more than twice the price of today's 'Individual' tier