Music Business News: Africa

‘The youth in Africa are ready to jump the digital divide, they just need to have access and the right price point.’

Sheer Music Publishing founder David Alexander on the industry landscape in South Africa, and across the African continent

Warner Chappell Music inks global deal with Africa-based music company Africori

Deal will see Africori and Warner Chappell Music offer new opportunities for African artists

Christine Mosha appointed to Lead East Africa Region Marketing and Artist Development at Sony Music

Mosha to build out artist roster and amplify international catalog across the region

Nigeria-based music streaming service uduX, licensed by all three majors, partners with telco MTN, which has over 60m subscribers in the market

Deal will see MTN subscribers gain access to discounted data bundles for accessing content

Warner Music inks licensing deal with Audiomack for key African markets

Audiomack has more than 16m monthly active users

African music service Mdundo now has 6.4m Monthly Active Users, up from 5m in June

Company listed on the Danish stock exchange in September

African music streaming company MePlaylist inks distribution deals with FUGA & Symphonic

Deals add some 7m songs to platform's catalog

Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and Solange, joins African music streaming startup MePlaylist as President, Global Marketing and Communications

Appointment follows his investment in the startup earlier this year