Nigeria and South Africa’s music industries hit new heights in 2024, earning a combined $58 million in royalties from Spotify alone, according to the streaming giant’s latest report.
Spotify, in a statement released on Thursday, revealed that African music genres—particularly Nigeria’s Afrobeats and South Africa’s Amapiano—have seen “extraordinary growth across Sub-Saharan Africa’s music industries,” with both nations producing globally recognised stars and raking in unprecedented earnings.
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