https://afrobeatswire.com/universal-music-announced-a-licensing-deal-with-ethiopias-sewasew-in-november-2023-the-only-named-contract-since-is-between-umg-and-the-tech-platform-that-delivered-it/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T20:36:57+00:00 Universal Music Announced a Licensing Deal With Ethiopia's Sewasew in November 2023. The Only Named Contract Since Is Between UMG and the Tech Platform That Delivered It https://afrobeatswire.com/bts-swim-copyright-lawsuit-dropped-by-accusers-months-after-filing/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T20:04:18+00:00 BTS 'Swim' Copyright Lawsuit Dropped by Accusers Months After Filing https://afrobeatswire.com/how-much-do-artists-make-per-stream-spotifys-filings-put-e3-20-a-month-behind-each-subscriber-and-e0-26-behind-each-free-listener/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T18:57:16+00:00 How Much Do Artists Make Per Stream? Spotify's Filings Put €3.20 a Month Behind Each Subscriber and €0.26 Behind Each Free Listener https://afrobeatswire.com/french-ivorian-singer-wordsofazia-hears-her-ancestors-in-her-voice/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T17:04:23+00:00 French-Ivorian singer wordsofAzia hears her ancestors in her voice https://afrobeatswire.com/ks-group-africa-called-buying-tukutane-entertainment-an-acquisition-in-september-2024-the-man-running-both-companies-had-already-founded-them/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T16:39:45+00:00 KS Group Africa Called Buying Tukutane Entertainment an "Acquisition" in September 2024. The Man Running Both Companies Had Already Founded Them. https://afrobeatswire.com/jackson-wang-signs-with-wme-position-music-partners-with-arkai/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T16:23:04+00:00 Jackson Wang Signs With WME; Position Music Partners With Arkai https://afrobeatswire.com/chartmetric-and-base-for-music-playbook-targets-fan-acquisition/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T15:25:24+00:00 Chartmetric and Base for Music Playbook Targets Fan Acquisition https://afrobeatswire.com/soliz-blaze-releases-single-my-way-featuring-ruhdee/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T15:24:45+00:00 Soliz Blaze Releases Single “My Way” Featuring Ruhdee https://afrobeatswire.com/africa-art-shows-work-by-artists-from-18-african-countries-in-russia/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T15:00:29+00:00 Africa Art shows work by artists from 18 African countries in Russia https://afrobeatswire.com/emirates-nourishment-programme-pairs-breakfast-and-rugby-in-cape-town/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T14:43:57+00:00 Emirates Nourishment Programme Pairs Breakfast and Rugby in Cape Town https://afrobeatswire.com/qobuz-names-warp-records-its-latest-label-partner/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T14:00:00+00:00 Qobuz Names Warp Records Its Latest Label Partner https://afrobeatswire.com/spotlight-irabor-drey-damilare-nigerian-artist-manager-and-ar/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T13:31:45+00:00 Spotlight: Irabor “Drey” Damilare, Nigerian Artist Manager and A&R https://afrobeatswire.com/sampra-closed-2024-owing-r303662657-in-unpaid-royalties-136-1-per-cent-of-that-years-entire-licence-revenue/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T12:52:59+00:00 SAMPRA Closed 2024 Owing R303,662,657 in Unpaid Royalties, 136.1 Per Cent of That Year's Entire Licence Revenue https://afrobeatswire.com/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-gains-licensing-powers-for-uk-music-venues/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T12:06:07+00:00 London Mayor Sadiq Khan Gains Licensing Powers for UK Music Venues https://afrobeatswire.com/the-deal-sheet-33-african-music-deals-verified-this-week-2/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T08:32:53+00:00 The Deal Sheet: 33 African music deals verified this week https://afrobeatswire.com/ghanas-mining-royalties-hit-gh%c2%a27-82bn-as-sliding-scale-adds-gh%c2%a24bn/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T07:39:57+00:00 Ghana's Mining Royalties Hit GH¢7.82bn as Sliding Scale Adds GH¢4bn https://afrobeatswire.com/african-records-home-foreign-apple-music-chart-tenure/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T07:00:05+00:00 326 of 384 African Records Last Longer on Their Home Apple Music Chart Than Abroad. Adjust for Each Chart's Own Turnover and It Is Between 139 and 270 https://afrobeatswire.com/cisac-reports-11-9-rise-in-global-music-publishing-royalties/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T07:00:00+00:00 CISAC Reports 11.9% Rise in Global Music Publishing Royalties https://afrobeatswire.com/apple-music-african-charts-songs-vs-music-video-213-artists-vs-18/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-04T00:58:21+00:00 213 Artists Chart in 20 or More of Apple Music's 41 African Markets on Its Music-Video Chart. On Its Songs Chart, 18 Do https://afrobeatswire.com/adekunle-gold-returns-to-nigerias-wole-soyinka-centre-on-dec-26/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T23:13:33+00:00 Adekunle Gold Returns to Nigeria's Wole Soyinka Centre on Dec 26 https://afrobeatswire.com/nigerias-2baba-announces-first-album-in-six-years-oldest-young-man/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T23:00:46+00:00 Nigeria’s 2Baba Announces First Album in Six Years, “Oldest Young Man” https://afrobeatswire.com/suno-asks-court-to-dismiss-jason-isbell-lawsuit-over-ai-artist-identities/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T22:25:48+00:00 Suno Asks Court to Dismiss Jason Isbell Lawsuit Over AI Artist Identities https://afrobeatswire.com/universal-music-group-q3-subscription-income-up-9-5-shares-rise/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T21:54:30+00:00 Universal Music Group Q3: Subscription Income Up 9.5%, Shares Rise https://afrobeatswire.com/bugada-hired-an-ivorian-royalty-tracking-firm-run-by-magic-systems-asalfo-weeks-later-gabons-own-minister-said-only-14-artists-are-registered/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T20:35:28+00:00 BUGADA Hired an Ivorian Royalty-Tracking Firm Run by Magic System's A'Salfo. Weeks Later, Gabon's Own Minister Said Only 14 Artists Are Registered. https://afrobeatswire.com/palmetto-publishing-releases-becoming-a-man-workbook-by-leslie-grace-eggenberger/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T20:06:16+00:00 Palmetto Publishing Releases Becoming a Man Workbook by Leslie Grace Eggenberger https://afrobeatswire.com/englands-p-wave-press-to-release-becoming-dad-on-new-fatherhood/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T18:36:08+00:00 England's P-Wave Press to Release 'Becoming Dad' on New Fatherhood https://afrobeatswire.com/nzoundi-bell-1er-releases-luv-u-mom-a-tribute-to-mothers/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T18:25:35+00:00 Nzoundi Bell 1er Releases “Luv U Mom,” a Tribute to Mothers https://afrobeatswire.com/caring-for-mom-and-or-dad-palmetto-publishing-elder-care-guide/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T17:36:22+00:00 Caring for Mom (and/or Dad): Palmetto Publishing Elder Care Guide https://afrobeatswire.com/us-music-groups-weigh-in-on-openai-copyright-fight-with-authors/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T17:31:31+00:00 US Music Groups Weigh In on OpenAI Copyright Fight With Authors https://afrobeatswire.com/rekkod-signed-kenyas-shammah-records-to-distribute-maasai-music-no-price-was-named-and-the-labels-own-identity-is-hard-to-verify/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T16:42:41+00:00 Rekkod Signed Kenya's Shammah Records to Distribute Maasai Music. No Price Was Named, and the Label's Own Identity Is Hard to Verify https://afrobeatswire.com/puerto-ricos-wisin-signs-distribution-deal-with-sony-music-latin/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T16:00:00+00:00 Puerto Rico's Wisin Signs Distribution Deal With Sony Music Latin https://afrobeatswire.com/warner-music-group-acquires-german-indie-distributor-zebralution/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T14:26:30+00:00 Warner Music Group acquires German indie distributor Zebralution https://afrobeatswire.com/interspace-masterchannel-mastering-partnership/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T14:06:11+00:00 InterSpace Partners With Norway's Masterchannel to Add Mastering to Distribution Dashboards https://afrobeatswire.com/adobe-premiere-mobile-adds-tracks-from-umg-and-wmg/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T14:00:19+00:00 Adobe Premiere Mobile Adds Tracks From UMG and WMG https://afrobeatswire.com/south-koreas-hybe-posts-record-1-08b-q3-revenue-on-bts-tour/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T13:54:24+00:00 South Korea's HYBE Posts Record $1.08B Q3 Revenue on BTS Tour https://afrobeatswire.com/south-african-rappers-ginger-trill-and-zulumecca-complete-joint-ep/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T13:06:43+00:00 South African Rappers Ginger Trill and ZuluMecca Complete Joint EP https://afrobeatswire.com/burna-boys-i-told-them-passes-900-million-spotify-streams/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T12:40:00+00:00 Burna Boy’s “I Told Them…” Passes 900 Million Spotify Streams https://afrobeatswire.com/nigerias-wizkid-passes-7-billion-spotify-feature-streams/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T12:19:01+00:00 Nigeria's Wizkid Passes 7 Billion Spotify Feature Streams https://afrobeatswire.com/cassper-nyovest-credits-jesus-for-his-amazing-life-in-testimony/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T12:06:11+00:00 Cassper Nyovest Credits Jesus for His Amazing Life in Testimony https://afrobeatswire.com/zamcops-bought-audio-fingerprinting-to-fix-zambian-royalties-its-own-filings-say-the-problem-was-never-measurement/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T08:50:54+00:00 ZAMCOPS Bought Audio Fingerprinting to Fix Zambian Royalties. Its Own Filings Say the Problem Was Never Measurement. https://afrobeatswire.com/cosomas-own-malawi-levy-breakdown-sums-to-k-2400000000-not-the-k-3000000000-it-says-it-collected-a-disputed-second-cut-leaves-rights-holders-k-1440000000-or-48-0-per-cent/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T07:05:35+00:00 COSOMA's Own Malawi Levy Breakdown Sums to K 2,400,000,000, Not the K 3,000,000,000 It Says It Collected. A Disputed Second Cut Leaves Rights Holders K 1,440,000,000, or 48.0 Per Cent https://afrobeatswire.com/malawis-cosoma-blamed-a-system-error-for-a-20-royalty-cut-its-own-directors-quote-says-otherwise/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T04:36:49+00:00 Malawi's COSOMA Blamed a 'System Error' for a 20% Royalty Cut. Its Own Director's Quote Says Otherwise. https://afrobeatswire.com/ashcrest-technologies-launches-peppy-wallet/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T04:22:20+00:00 Ashcrest Technologies Launches Peppy Wallet for Stablecoins, Crypto and Naira https://afrobeatswire.com/the-credit-line-is-africas-least-audited-document/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T01:31:12+00:00 The Credit Line Is Africa's Least Audited Document https://afrobeatswire.com/every-south-african-artist-on-this-desks-spotify-panel-gained-streams-in-four-days-one-of-five-explains-51-4-per-cent-of-the-combined-rise/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-03T00:58:46+00:00 Every South African Artist on This Desk's Spotify Panel Gained Streams in Four Days. One of Five Explains 51.4 Per Cent of the Combined Rise https://afrobeatswire.com/ayra-starrs-commas-earns-gold-certification-in-france/ Afrobeats Wire en 2026-11-02T20:49:44+00:00 Ayra Starr’s “Commas” Earns Gold Certification in France