Every streaming service wants to be associated with the global growth of Afrobeats music. Spotify’s latest effort is ‘Afrobeats: Culture in Motion’ – a section of its news site dedicated to the […]
Tag: Egypt
Spotify says its payouts for Egyptian artists doubled in 2024
Spotify’s Loud & Clear data-drop tour has reached Egypt, with some new stats on its 2024 payouts for Egyptian artists’ music – as ever, this being payouts to their rightsholders. […]
Music Ally Insight Report :: International Focus 2025
Welcome to our fifth annual Music Ally International Focus report – where we bring all of Music Ally’s Country Profiles published in the last 12 months into one place. Welcome […]
Country Profile – Egypt 2025
Egypt was once the powerhouse of Arabic music, but how is it faring in 2025? Key findings in this report: Read more in the full report here:
Exporting MENA music to the world – through identity, innovation & collaboration
By Samer Jaradat The global music industry has undergone significant transformations over the past two decades, driven by the digital revolution and the rise of streaming platforms. The projected revenue […]
Empire’s Suhel Nafar on glocalisation and hybrid music culture
In this Team Talk, Music Ally COO Patrick Ross speaks with Suhel Nafar, head of Empire’s West Asia and North Africa and the diaspora (WANA) division, in advance of their […]
Global interest in MENA artists growing fast, says Spotify
Since it launched in the Middle East and North Africa towards the end of 2018, streams generated by acts from the region in other parts of the world have grown […]
IFPI launches four new music charts for the MENA region
The IFPI is stepping up its music-tracking activities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It has launched four new charts.
Latest Snapchat music lens works throughout Kygo’s live set
Dance star Kygo is playing a big gig in London this weekend at Gunnersbury Park, and Snapchat is along for the ride.
Live Nation says Travis Scott Pyramids concert is still on
Travis Scott’s plans for a concert at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt has become quite the story. Live Nation says it has NOT been cancelled.
Travis Scott to livestream his Egyptian album-launch concert
Want to see Travis Scott play a concert to launch his new album? Tickets aren’t too expensive:Â just under $130.
Music and climate: #WeMeasureTogether and Nordic pilot project
This weekend sees the latest ‘Conference of the Parties’ (COP) climate summit kick off in Egypt, with COP27 due to bring world leaders, climate scientists and activists together.


