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’s Greasy Tunes has wrapped in Nairobi. Here is what the 12 days looked like
Spotify's Greasy Tunes Nairobi ended 26 July after 12 days at Heltz House. Full programme, plus the new 25.3 million…
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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…
