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Labels, distributors, publishers, studios, promoters and platforms working across African music. Listings are editorial and free, and every one is checked against its sources before it appears.

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BMG

Nashville (global headquarters); Berlin (European headquarters); London (UK registered office at Floors 1-3, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V 2SA), United States bmg.com

Label

GoDigital

A US IP-rights holding company whose Cinq Music Group label has built named distribution and catalogue-acquisition partnerships in Nigeria and Kenya since mid-2026.

West Palm Beach, FL (per the company's own site, godigital.com). Wikipedia's infobox instead gives Santa Monica at founding; PitchBook gives Marina del Rey; trade press describes the GoDigital Music division specifically as Los Angeles-based. This record could not resolve which address is the group's current operating headquarters versus a divisional office., United States godigital.com

Music group

Koratori Music

Lagos talent management and recording group founded by Anthony Egwu; its recording arm has held the phonogram credit on Lojay's catalogue since 2022.

Lagos, Nigeria koratori.com

Music group

Roc Nation

New York entertainment company founded by Jay-Z, whose roster includes Nigerian artist Ayra Starr.

New York, United States rocnation.com

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