Music Business News: Nigeria News Sony Music pulls catalog from Africa-focused music streaming service Boomplay Sources tell MBW that concerns have been growing at other rightsholders over late royalty payments from the platform News Emerging markets-focused label Heatwave strikes publishing joint venture with Kobalt Heatwave was launched by ex-Syco Music MD Tyler Brown and Harold Serero, a former senior A&R executive at Ultra Music Publishing Analysis News The 21 biggest music business deals of 2024: From Irving Azoff to Daddy Yankee, Hipgnosis, and Queen. The year's biggest deals were dominated by private equity, securitization of music assets, and some blockbuster acquisitions by Sony Music News Ikenna Nwagboso, co-founder of Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa, to step down Exec to step down from his role effective January 2025 News Tega Oghenejobo promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Nigeria’s Mavin Global Universal Music Group acquired a majority stake in the Lagos, Nigeria-based music company in February Interviews ‘This is just the beginning. There’s still so much potential for Afrobeats and Amapiano in the coming years.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Camillo Doregos and Mark Mac, co-founders of Africa focused management and booking company, DC Talent Agency News Recording Academy to expand in Africa and Middle East The expansion aims to provide educational resources, advocate for intellectual property rights, and celebrate the musical heritage of these regions News Warner Music to expand into Lagos with its first fully-owned office in Nigeria Company met with government officials in Nigeria's capital, Abuja last week and outlined plans to establish a creative hub in Lagos1 2 … 13 Next
News Sony Music pulls catalog from Africa-focused music streaming service Boomplay Sources tell MBW that concerns have been growing at other rightsholders over late royalty payments from the platform
News Emerging markets-focused label Heatwave strikes publishing joint venture with Kobalt Heatwave was launched by ex-Syco Music MD Tyler Brown and Harold Serero, a former senior A&R executive at Ultra Music Publishing
Analysis News The 21 biggest music business deals of 2024: From Irving Azoff to Daddy Yankee, Hipgnosis, and Queen. The year's biggest deals were dominated by private equity, securitization of music assets, and some blockbuster acquisitions by Sony Music
News Ikenna Nwagboso, co-founder of Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa, to step down Exec to step down from his role effective January 2025
News Tega Oghenejobo promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of Nigeria’s Mavin Global Universal Music Group acquired a majority stake in the Lagos, Nigeria-based music company in February
Interviews ‘This is just the beginning. There’s still so much potential for Afrobeats and Amapiano in the coming years.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Camillo Doregos and Mark Mac, co-founders of Africa focused management and booking company, DC Talent Agency
News Recording Academy to expand in Africa and Middle East The expansion aims to provide educational resources, advocate for intellectual property rights, and celebrate the musical heritage of these regions
News Warner Music to expand into Lagos with its first fully-owned office in Nigeria Company met with government officials in Nigeria's capital, Abuja last week and outlined plans to establish a creative hub in Lagos