Egyptian artists ride streaming wave to global success, Spotify report reveals
The report highlights a fivefold increase in royalties earned by Egyptian artists on Spotify since 2022, with a 100% jump from 2023 to 2024 alone.
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The report highlights a fivefold increase in royalties earned by Egyptian artists on Spotify since 2022, with a 100% jump from 2023 to 2024 alone.
The album features 14 tracks that blend humour, movement and clever storytelling into a playlist designed for kids and families.
The latest feature mints superfans and empowers artists, all while saving music streaming services years of development work and delivering deeper, more insightful user data.
The Arab podcast industry is advancing rapidly, driven by growth in the region’s digital culture and a heightened desire for learning. Community-like discussions, conversational content and a sense of reliability ...
Listeners can access Asharq Podcasts across multiple streaming platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Anghami and Podi.
'DXB Unheard' airs weekly, inviting listeners worldwide to discover the extraordinary people who call Dubai home.
'Tales, Tears & Trophies' is available globally on beIN Sports’ official YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Each of the podcasts will feature local hosts in their own The Lovin show podcasts, covering locations such as Beirut, Amman, Khartoum, Bahrain, Baghdad, Kuwait, Palestine, Muscat and Pakistan.
According to a report, emerging markets are key to sustaining subscription gains, but they require local content and telco partnerships.
MDLBeast Publishing will help artists in areas such as broadcasting rights, intellectual property management, and financial rights.
With the partnership, Spotify will be bringing NogoumFM’s popular social chat shows to a global audience of more than 615m listeners.
The Mo Show now available on Podeo, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anghami, YouTube, imo, and wherever listeners get their podcasts.
The first episode of 'Play it Forward with YouTube' will be released tonight, January 31.
With the right support systems in place, including a central order management system, publishers will be set up for success.
'Add To Music App' directly stimulates music consumption on various streaming platforms, including Spotify.
The expansions underscore the continuous growth of audio consumption across the region, where the market size for audio increased by 35% in 2022.
Move aims to jumpstart the company's foray into audiobooks.
Rami Mohsen served as Spotify's Head of Music - Middle East, North Africa & South Asia Subset before joining Sony Music Middle East.
Billboard Arabia will introduce Billboard’s iconic franchises to the MENA market, including Music Awards, Charts, Arab Music Week, Women in Music, and much more.
Acast will distribute Sowt and Kerning Cultures Network’s podcasts across different platforms to bring Arabic language content to global advertisers.
Users will now have access to Spotify in their native language.
Tartikoff oversaw all the studio’s corporate communication strategies including media relations, awards, executive and internal communications and corporate social responsibility.
It remains important that we continue providing the best environment and infrastructure to facilitate growth, partnerships and innovation.
The podcast tells a series of fictional stories written by Emirati authors such as Nadia Al Najjar, Ayesha Al Hashemi, Noura Al Khouri and Maitha AlKhayat.
'Legends' and 'Podcast with Ayman Jada' were the most-downloaded audio shows in up to nine countries across the Middle East and North Africa.
Most of the songs on the playlist are in Farsi, both classical and contemporary.
Spotify users will now be able to listen to Elissa, Bahaa Sultan, Mohammed Abdu, Abdul Majeed Abdullah and others on the platform.
Dubbed as the Queen of Arab Pop, Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram is the most-streamed Arab woman artist globally.
The series aims to shed light on the journey and aspirations of content creators from the MENA region.
The new feature will allow Spotify audiences to utilise the video background-play feature to switch between active watching, with video in the foreground, and passive listening, with video in the ...
According to the report, 74% of Zs in the UAE believe that their listening habits tell a story about who they are.
El Kuwaitia is regarded as the first artist who contributed significantly to the growth of Khaleeji music.
A podcast dedicated to the season will be produced by Spotify and Gamers8 in partnership with Rising Giants Network.
Throughout the week, SRMG hosted a series of events that highlighted impactful issues and key opportunities in the industry.
SRMG hosted a series of interactive panel discussions and conversations at the 2022 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
Egypt's rap songs have maintained their positions on Spotify's viral charts for an average of 129 days since the beginning of 2022.
Orange customers will have the option of receiving Spotify Premium for free for up to 12 months as part of the partnership.
Netflix will also launch a new podcast entitled 'Never Late | African Time' dedicated to African talent on May 4.
Snap announced a multi-year partnership with Live Nation to create a bridge between artists and fans through custom-built, immersive AR experiences.
On May 4, 'Never Late | African Time' will debut on major podcast platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Pod, and Google Pod.
The three shows will be available to listeners on all major platforms from April 2, 2022.
Prior to Netflix, Lee spent eight years at Spotify and also held roles as Condé Nast and J Crew.
The podcast will be available to listeners on Apple, Spotify, Deezer and Anghami, among others.
While the entertainment industry is abuzz with how streaming services have altered the viewing experience forever, these players remain newcomers in the e-commerce space. Pure e-commerce players have been taking ...
In 2018, Spotify launched in 13 new markets in the MENA region with a fully Arabic user experience.
Spotify aims to expand new revenue streams for podcasters by increasing the reach of productions and new advertising opportunities.
At the MENA OTT conference hosted by BroadcastPro Middle East, a panel of industry experts discussed emerging global and MENA business models to make streaming services commercially viable, the role ...
According to the report, 54% of regular podcast listeners have increased their consumption in 2021 compared to 2020.
The podcasts are available exclusively in Arabic.
The six-part series will focus on a different aspect of the franchise.
It all began with Basel Anabtawi wanting to listen to a good talk show on his night runs. From there, he went on to create Basel Meets before eventually launching ...
The seven-part series has been made entirely in Saudi Arabia including its production, scripting, and recording.
The new seasons of 'Juha', 'Sindbad' and '1001 Nights' will be available to listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, Anghami, Castbox and many more.
'Startup Confessionals' will host a series of interviews with entrepreneurs from across the MENA region.
The show 'A Superbly Scientific Podcast' is available on various streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Spotify was granted an operating license by Turkey for 10 years after applying on October 15.
UAM will create new opportunities to advance Arabic music and culture with global partners, platforms and brands.
New markets include South Africa, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon and Senegal; with the UMG catalogue now also widely available across French-speaking territories for the first time.
The song is written in Lebanese and Khaleeji Arabic, French and sprinkles of Moroccan dialect and is about relationship challenges.
Ethiopian viewers will have five more new TV channels from Mimyuni’s portfolio.
