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Spotify has announced an update to its royalty terms but its significance is far more than just money
A new minimum threshold that determines whether an artist gets paid or
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‘Journey of a Billion Streams’: 4 Takeaways from Spotify’s new Afrobeats-Focused Website
Incredible insight, fun games &
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Hot Takes: KU LO SA Remix, SpotifyKe Brunch , Love Island Returns & More
It shaping up to be an eventful Detty December in pop
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Streaming is making legal access to music easier, but at what cost?
Everyone but the listener can lay claim to ownership of the music in the era of unguarded
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Joe Aribo Takes Over Locker Room’s Playlist Ahead of the Jollof Derby
The Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo takes over the Locker Room
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Victor Okpala Appointed Artist & Label Partnerships Manager For Spotify West Africa
Okpala moves up the
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Why a wave of excitement followed Spotify’s expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa
The streamer recently expanded to 38 countries in the
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Hot Takes: Spotify, Ghana’s LGBTQIA+ community and the future of Afropop
Catch up on the trendy tidbits and important conversation for this
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The story behind Cruel Santino and Rema’s billboards in Times Square
A monumental achievement for Cruel Santino and
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Falz, Feminism and Why We Can’t Cancel Everybody
On cancel culture and the limits of activism in the age of social media
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Spotify launches new playlist submission feature for artists
Making it easy for artists to grow their audience and build a fan
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Spotify’s Afro Hub promises good things for African pop culture
featuring artist-curated playlists, podcasts and