Music Business News: Africa

Superstar became the first-ever international Afrobeats artist to secure a UK No.1 album

Companies will jointly work on local talent discovery, development, music production, marketing and promo, live events, and brand partnerships

Mdundo also reported a 239% YoY jump in revenue from paid subscriptions

Charts aim to provide official rankings of the top streaming tracks in countries across the MENA region

ONErpm's Martin Price on the independent company's global expansion...

Mavin Records founder Don Jazzy on his predictions for Afrobeats and for Rema following his new streaming milestone...

Ikazoboh has been named by Universal Music Group as Head of Virgin Music Nigeria, and will oversee the company’s operations in the market

Larry Gaaga named Vice President and General Manager, Africa and Dany Neville joins as Vice President, A&R, Middle East