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Kenyan Musicians Earn Sh64 Million from Mdundo as Streaming and Downloads Surge Across Africa
Kenya’s music scene is cashing in on a wave that’s quietly reshaping how artists earn. In the seven months to…
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How Kenyan Artists Can Maximize Earnings from Global Music Streaming Platforms
Kenyan musicians have embraced digital music streaming to distribute their work worldwide. However, earnings from platforms like Spotify, Apple Music,…
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Mdundo and Safaricom Launch Ksh 5 Per Day Music Subscription Service
Popular music streaming platform, Mdundo.com has partnered with Safaricom to launch a new subscription service that will enable Kenyans to access…
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Boomplay and TikTok Partner to Amplify African Music
African music streaming and download platform, Boomplay has announced a partnership with TikTok to promote African music. Under this new…
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Spotify has introduced AI-Powered DJ for more personalized music experience
Global music streaming giant, Spotify has launched a new feature called “DJ” to enhance users’ experience, offering more personalized choices…
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Mdundo pays out Ksh. 60 Million as monthly users hit 23.4 million
Popular music streaming platform, Mdundo.com has released its report, covering the first half of the year that ended 31st December…
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Spotify Wrapped: Drake was the most streamed artists in Kenya on Spotify this year
Spotify today announced the arrival of Wrapped 2022, its yearly look back at what songs, artists, albums and playlists people…
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Safaricom now offering Boomplay customers dedicated music streaming bundles
Safaricom has announced a new partnership with music streaming platform Boomplay to avail the service to its customers via affordable daily,…
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Mdundo says it has made KES 100M in payments to African artists in the last 10 years
Kenyan music steaming platform Mdundo made payouts of KES 100M to African rights holders in the last 10 years. The company…
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Burna Boy’s Last Last was the most streamed song on Spotify in Kenya over the last three months
Spotify on Monday revealed the most streamed songs on the platform over the last three months. Topping the list is…
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How to stream music on Boomplay for as low as Ksh.49 from your Telkom line
Music streaming service Boomplay recently announced a new partnership with leading telco Telkom Kenya. The partnership will enable Telkom Kenya…
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Spotify to offer three months free to new Premium subscribers
Music streaming platform Spotify has seen a commendable rise in subscribers as reported in its last quarter results, but the…
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Music streaming service Mdundo hits 20 million monthly active users
Mdundo says it has recorded 20.3 million monthly active users in June 2022, beating the upgraded expected target of 19…
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Mdundo signs music distribution partnership with Universal Music Group
Kenyan-based music streaming platform Mdundo has been making incredible moves that have contributed to its rapid growth. As we reported…
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Mdundo has reported over 200% user growth since going public in 2020
Kenyan music steaming platform Mdundo has recorded a 290% user growth since its 2020 IPO, according to online publication Disrupt…
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Boomplay is now offering Telkom customers dedicated music streaming packages
Africa’s music streaming and download platform Boomplay has announced a partnership with Telkom, enabling subscribers to enjoy more affordable music…
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Boomplay has launched in Ivory Coast, its 6th African country
Music streaming platform Boomplay has commenced operations in Côte d’Ivoire Ivory Coast, expanding its African reach to six countries. The…
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Mdundo says it recorded 20 million users across Africa at the end of Q4
Pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo, has announced that the platform recorded 20 million users at the end of Q4, up…
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Safaricom’s digital content platform Baze now includes music streaming
Safaricom has expanded its recently launched digital content platform Baze to include music. Customers will now be able to enjoy…
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Here are the top listened to songs, artists, and albums in Kenya on Spotify
International star Drake was the most streamed artist in Kenya. This is according to the Spotify Wrapped data released by…
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Music streaming service Mdundo records 16 Million users in Q3 2021
Pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo, has announced that the platform recorded 16.4 Million unique users for the quarter ending September…
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Mdundo Signs a Ksh. 11 Million Advertising Deal With SportPesa
Nairobi-based Pan-African music streaming service, Mdundo has signed a one-year advertising partnership with leading sports betting and entertainment company, Sportpesa.…
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Six Months Later, What are Kenyans Listening to on Spotify?
Its been six months since music streaming service Spotify entered the Kenyan market. Since then, the company has been releasing…
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Spotify adds Moroccan singer RHITA NATTAH to its EQUAL Music Program
Music streaming service Spotify recently launched its global initiative, the EQUAL Music Program, to cultivate gender equality in music and support female creators. Since then, Spotify says…
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Boomplay and UMG partnership expands to cover 47 countries across Africa
Boomplay and Universal Music Group (UMG) have extended their licensing agreement for UMG’s global music catalogue from seven to 47…
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Spotify is now available in Kenya
You must have probably seen or read about this already, yes, Spotify is now available in Kenya. The audio streaming…
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Telkom and SABC partner to launch mobile streaming service in South Africa
Telkom has partnered with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to launch a new streaming channel, TelkomONE. The mobile operator…
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Tencent Eyes Africa To Grow Its Music Streaming Business
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. is eyeing Africa as a potential market to grow its paid music streaming service…
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Warner Music licenses Boomplay to distribute its music in ten African countries
Africa’s music streaming and download service Boomplay has signed a direct licensing agreement with Warner Music to bring the record…
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Youtube’s Music Streaming Service, YouTube Premium launches in South Africa
In May 2018, Google announced that it was launching a new music streaming service known as YouTube Premium. The company…
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MTN has launched a new music streaming service in South Africa
MTN has launched a fully inclusive time-based music streaming service through Simfy Africa, a local music streaming service in South…
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