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Apple Music announces Jullian Gomes as the latest Isgubhu cover star In celebration of his new album, Poisoned, Apple Music today announced pioneering house producer and DJ, Jullian Gomes, as the next Isgubhu cover star. “Looking how far the African Dance & Electronic music scene has come, it makes me extremely proud to be a part of Isgubhu,” Jullian […]
TuneCore launches operations in Africa TuneCore is a leading digital music distribution and publishing administration company for independent artists and they have launched operations in Africa. Jade Leaf has been hired as Head of TuneCore for Southern Africa and will share responsibility for key countries in East Africa with Chioma Onuchukwu, who has been hired as Head of TuneCore […]
Major labels earn $1milion per hour from streaming And so the major labels continue their stronghold on the music industry. A report by Music Business Worldwide has revealed the most recent figures from Universal, Sony and Warner pertaining to revenue generated from music streaming. What they detail isn’t shocking, although it does highlight the monopoly […]
Most Shazam’d songs in South Africa 2019 And the most Shazam’d songs in South Africa for 2019 are… Who doesn’t love a list? Especially a list of “most,” “best,” and also “worst.” Especially regarding a list encapsulating an entire year, which in this case is for 2019, the end of a decade. Even more specific, […]
Playlistify lets you create Spotify or Apple Music playlists from DJ sets Create Spotify/Apple Music playlists to relive DJ sets, shows and concerts with Playlistify. We’ve all been there; obsessing over a set, playing it over and over again. And, sometimes we listen to sets or skip through sets just to get to certain tracks […]
Apple Music For Artists analytics tool now available Track how your music is doing with Apple Music For Artists. Apple Music’s analytics tool for artists is out of beta and available for all. The service provides invaluable information for artists to gain insight about how their music is performing around the world and therefor adjust […]
Spotify files antitrust complaint in the EU against Apple Spotify files antitrust complaint against Apple as streaming feud intensifies. Friction between streaming giants Spotify and Apple is heating up, with the former filing an antitrust complaint against the latter in the EU. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek outlined three main petitions his company has made to […]
Top African tracks for 2018 on Apple Music A-list The Apple Music A-list for African artists for 2018 makes for interesting reading. 2018 has been a year of powerhouse tracks, with African artists producing world-class music, music videos and even performances. From Nigeria to Ghana, South Africa and Cameroon; The African continent pumped out hits. […]
Most coffee shops/restaurants streaming music illegally, study finds Streaming music is still happening illegally. So, Spotify and Apple Music haven’t solved the music industry’s illegal listening dilemma completely. Though streaming services have greatly improved revenue generated for the industry, there are still some flaws. It is reported that artists and record labels lose $2.7 billion […]
Samsung Spotify collaboration announced as new products unveiled A Samsung Spotify collaboration seems like it was an inevitable partnership waiting to happen. As the battle between Spotify and Apple Music continues, things are heating up with game changing new partnerships being formed- and it’s all in the palm of your hands. Last week, on August […]
