https://afrobeatswire.com/canadas-legal-cannabis-market-makes-online-weed-buying-routine/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-22T13:41:14+00:00 Canada’s Legal Cannabis Market Makes Online Weed Buying Routine https://afrobeatswire.com/south-african-music-industry-analysis-african-artists-never-cleared-12-3-per-cent-of-the-home-chart-across-five-measured-days/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-22T12:51:32+00:00 South African Music Industry Analysis: African Artists Never Cleared 12.3 Per Cent of the Home Chart Across Five Measured Days https://afrobeatswire.com/music-publishing-in-south-africa-r630-2m-allocated-r419-7m-actually-paid/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-22T10:03:31+00:00 Music Publishing in South Africa: R630.2m Allocated, R419.7m Actually Paid https://afrobeatswire.com/who-owns-cesaria-evoras-catalogue-now-sony-after-buying-the-company-that-held-it/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-22T04:48:59+00:00 Who Owns Cesária Évora's Catalogue Now? Sony, After Buying the Company That Held It https://afrobeatswire.com/kimbell-royalty-partners-closes-221-2m-us-mineral-rights-deal/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T21:36:56+00:00 Kimbell Royalty Partners Closes $221.2M US Mineral Rights Deal https://afrobeatswire.com/los-lobos-settles-sony-music-lawsuit-over-desperado-royalties/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T21:08:19+00:00 Los Lobos Settles Sony Music Lawsuit Over ‘Desperado’ Royalties https://afrobeatswire.com/nigerian-artist-ekunrawo-releases-new-single-god-abeg/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T20:38:11+00:00 Nigerian Artist Ekunrawo Releases New Single 'God Abeg' https://afrobeatswire.com/sony-music-and-dsw-settle-us-social-media-copyright-lawsuit/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T18:41:36+00:00 Sony Music and DSW Settle US Social Media Copyright Lawsuit https://afrobeatswire.com/universal-music-poland-acquires-kayax-records-catalog-and-brand/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T17:36:40+00:00 Universal Music Poland acquires Kayax Records catalog and brand https://afrobeatswire.com/tony-elumelus-500m-seplat-stake-in-nigeria-now-worth-over-1bn/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T16:34:43+00:00 Tony Elumelu’s $500m Seplat stake in Nigeria now worth over $1bn https://afrobeatswire.com/nigerias-don-jazzy-says-ayra-starr-changed-his-life/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T16:15:01+00:00 Nigeria's Don Jazzy Says Ayra Starr Changed His Life https://afrobeatswire.com/elton-john-prince-harry-must-repay-9-54m-in-uk-hacking-case/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T14:51:24+00:00 Elton John, Prince Harry Must Repay £9.54M in UK Hacking Case https://afrobeatswire.com/permian-basin-royalty-trust-declares-august-cash-distribution-in-texas/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T12:06:25+00:00 Permian Basin Royalty Trust Declares August Cash Distribution in Texas https://afrobeatswire.com/bristol-nightclub-with-5am-licence-to-open-in-former-odeon-cinema/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T11:36:03+00:00 Bristol nightclub with 5am licence to open in former Odeon cinema https://afrobeatswire.com/south-africa-nasty-c-joins-african-trap-movement-for-ibandla-remix/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T10:57:00+00:00 South Africa: Nasty C joins African Trap Movement for ‘Ibandla’ remix https://afrobeatswire.com/arashka-brings-shakti-and-electro-fusion-to-cape-town-south-africa/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T10:00:00+00:00 Arashka brings Shakti and electro fusion to Cape Town, South Africa https://afrobeatswire.com/how-much-do-artists-earn-per-stream-on-spotify-3-per-1000-before-anyone-else-touches-it/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T09:48:58+00:00 How Much Do Artists Earn Per Stream on Spotify? $3 Per 1,000, Before Anyone Else Touches It https://afrobeatswire.com/south-africa-lordkez-and-kwesta-team-up-on-new-single-4sho/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T09:16:00+00:00 South Africa: lordkez and Kwesta team up on new single ‘4SHO’ https://afrobeatswire.com/swedens-epidemic-sound-pushes-pre-cleared-music-licensing/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T05:14:17+00:00 Sweden's Epidemic Sound Pushes Pre-Cleared Music Licensing https://afrobeatswire.com/brite-benson-releases-debut-ep-art-of-bloweon/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T04:15:40+00:00 Brite Benson Releases Debut EP 'Art of Bloweon' https://afrobeatswire.com/anatomy-of-a-release-what-happens-after-an-artist-hits-submit/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T03:32:06+00:00 The Anatomy of a Release: What Really Happens After an Artist Hits "Submit" https://afrobeatswire.com/apple-music-to-label-ai-generated-tracks-later-this-year/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T03:03:01+00:00 Apple Music to Label AI-Generated Tracks Later This Year https://afrobeatswire.com/free-music-distribution-in-nigeria-what-free-actually-costs/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-21T00:52:18+00:00 Free Music Distribution in Nigeria: What "Free" Actually Costs https://afrobeatswire.com/us-appeals-court-skeptical-of-jay-z-defamation-suit-against-buzbee/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T23:40:14+00:00 US Appeals Court Skeptical of Jay-Z Defamation Suit Against Buzbee https://afrobeatswire.com/umgs-ai-music-patent-portfolio-explained/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T21:41:16+00:00 UMG's AI Music Patent Portfolio: What It Actually Licenses, and Who It Leaves Out https://afrobeatswire.com/spotify-expands-share-buyback-by-1-5b-to-2-2b/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T21:17:02+00:00 Spotify expands share buyback by $1.5B to $2.2B https://afrobeatswire.com/us-seeks-expanded-funding-for-nigerian-creatives-via-ip-protections/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T20:32:23+00:00 US seeks expanded funding for Nigerian creatives via IP protections https://afrobeatswire.com/umg-backed-music-ip-holdings-unveils-ai-music-patent-portfolio/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T20:16:15+00:00 UMG-backed Music IP Holdings unveils AI music patent portfolio https://afrobeatswire.com/swiss-german-duo-the-elements-signs-with-electric-feel-publishing/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T19:37:39+00:00 Swiss-German Duo The Elements Signs With Electric Feel Publishing https://afrobeatswire.com/ten-of-the-top-50-african-artists-on-spotifys-charts-earn-anything-outside-africa-five-of-them-earn-87-of-it/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T18:59:30+00:00 Four artists have carried Spotify's African export column for a week straight. A fifth just joined them https://afrobeatswire.com/suing-suno-why-the-cases-against-it-are-not-the-same-fight/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T18:42:54+00:00 Suing Suno: Why the Cases Against It Are Not the Same Fight https://afrobeatswire.com/universal-music-jv-licenses-24-ai-patents-to-udio-and-grai/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-08-20T18:01:26+00:00 Universal Music JV Licenses 24+ AI Patents to Udio and GRAI