Music
Coverage on Music Apps, Music trends, opinions and much more in the space of entertainment that’s solely musical.
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Spotify Data Shows Kenya’s New Artists Growing at Record Speed, Without Displacing the Old Guard
Spotify's June 2026 data shows Kenyan artists like Ywaya Tajiri growing over 6,000% as established names keep gaining listeners.
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Spotify’s new free Managed Accounts finally give kids their own Wrapped
For parents sharing a Spotify account, the struggle is real. You pay KES 669 per month for Spotify Premium Family…
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Spotify says Nairobi has Africa’s most Gen Z streaming audience. Here’s what the numbers actually say.
Spotify data shows Nairobi 18-24 listeners drive 53.7% of city streams. Gospel, dancehall and gengetone all growing together.
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Spotify Was the Exclusive Streaming Partner of Afro Nation Portugal 2026. Here’s What That Means for Fans
Afro Nation Portugal wrapped up in Portimão over the weekend. Through a new Spotify partnership, selected performances from the festival…
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We Made Songs With Gemini. They Came Back With Stock Music Watermarks
AI-generated Gemini songs containing stock music watermark phrases point to unlicensed preview tracks in Google's Lyria training data.
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Mdundo launches native Android app, iPhone version coming as it expands music gaming to Kenya
Mdundo’s latest Q3 FY 2025/26 report, covering January to March 2026, is full of the usual business language people use…
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Mdundo says it has only 1,500 direct paying subscribers in Africa despite millions of active users
Mdundo’s latest Q3 FY 2025/26 quarterly statement, which covers the period from January to March 2026, comes with a number…
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Spotify has been in Kenya for 5 years now. Here is exactly what we’ve been listening to.
Spotify marks five years in Kenya, revealing massive listener growth driven by algorithmic discovery, local exports, and surging Amapiano streams.
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Spotify increases Premium prices in Kenya
A little over a year after its last adjustment, Spotify is once again raising subscription prices for users in Kenya.…
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Spotify Wrapped 2025: Njerae Beats Drake as Kenya’s ‘New Wave’ Overtakes Global Hits
Spotify 2025 Data: Watendawili and Toxic Lyrikali break records as Kenyan listeners prioritize homegrown hits over global chart-toppers.
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Audiomack’s new ‘Pro’ tier lets artists pay for guaranteed streams and instant monetization
Audiomack Pro offers artists instant monetization, verification, and guaranteed streams. The waitlist opens today ahead of a 2026 launch.
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Spotify offering 3 months of Premium for free in Kenya for a limited time — here’s how to claim it
Spotify has kicked off a new limited-time promotion in Kenya, giving eligible users three months of Spotify Premium at no…
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Spotify Kenya Gets DMs, But It’s Not the Lossless Update We’re Waiting For
Spotify launches DMs in Kenya, adding bloat while users still wait for its high-fidelity lossless audio.
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YouTube Music Premium in Kenya doesn’t make sense
If you’re in Kenya and you’re paying for YouTube Music Premium, I’ve got one question for you: why? Seriously. Because…
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Spotify’s new global playlist is a monument to the fan-led takeover of Afrobeats
Responding to massive fan-driven growth, Spotify has launched a Global Afrobeats Playlist, officially crowning the genre's global takeover.
