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Spotify reveals Nigeria payouts, hails ‘Fresh Finds Africa’ impact
With the global data-drop for Spotify’s 2026 ‘Loud & Clear’ report out of the way, you can expect a steady flow of follow-on announcements about its payouts in individual countries […]
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Dapper Live gets orchestral – and sets a world record in the process
Pub-quiz moment: do you know that the record is for the number of musicians playing in an orchestra for an afrobeats concert?
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Wizkid is first African artist to reach 10bn Spotify streams
Congratulations are due to Wizkid, who has reportedly become the first African artist to reach the milestone of 10bn streams on Spotify across all his credits. Yes, that does include […]
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Bassline to Billions report explores Nigeria’s music potential
As the heartland of Afrobeats, Nigeria is currently one of the most exciting music markets in the world in terms of creativity and exports. It faces challenges too though: particularly […]
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Spotify update: German rap playlist, Lagos Greasy Tunes pop-up
Recent years have seen a sustained period of streaming success for German rap (or Deutschrap). Now Spotify is throwing more weight behind it.
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Spotify extends FC Barcelona sponsorship and launches Afrobeats podcast
In a short announcement, Spotify has confirmed that it is extending its sponsorship deal with football club FC Barcelona until 2030, while naming rights for its Camp Nou stadium will run until […]
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Ayra Starr hits her latest milestone: 3bn Spotify streams
Ayra Starr is one of the biggest Afrobeats success stories, with reports this week citing a new milestone: three billion Spotify streams.
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Spotify reveals Afrobeats growth in Indonesia, Egypt and more
Every streaming service wants to be associated with the global growth of Afrobeats music. Spotify’s latest effort is ‘Afrobeats: Culture in Motion’ – a section of its news site dedicated to the […]
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Spotify’s Global Afrobeats playlist aims to serve growing demand
Afrobeats music has been having a sustained period of sharp growth on global streaming services. Now Spotify is hoping to capitalise.
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Ayra Starr Roc Nation deal reflects Afrobeats’ global ambitions
Ayra Starr is one of the biggest breakout Afrobeats stars, and now she has a new business partner to continue her global rise.
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Nigerian artists’ Spotify payouts more than doubled in 2024
Spotify’s payouts to the music industry increased by 11.1% in 2024, but the Afrobeats boom ensured Nigerian artists over-indexed that growth.
