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Boomplay and Merlin ink extended licensing agreement covering 47 additional African countries

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Africa’s music streaming service Boomplay and Merlin, the licensing agency for independent music companies, have extended their licensing agreement to include 47 additional countries in Africa.

The initial deal between the two parties in 2019 covered the use of Merlin's repertoire in 11 countries. "The expansion of Boomplay’s licensing deal with Merlin will give millions more African music lovers across the continent access to the best local and international music from Merlin members’ incre...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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peermusic renews multi-year partnership with digital music licensing hub ICE

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peermusic and digital licensing hub ICE have renewed their multi-year partnership that will see the ICE Core platform handle online representation of the music publishers' repertoire.

peermusic has been a direct member of the ICE Core since 2018. The partnership has resulted in "significantly increasing" the company's royalties through the ICE hub, with an average Year-on-Year of more than 60%, according to the company.

Pictured (l. to r.): Ben McEwen, Chief Commercial Officer, ICE; Nig...

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Sampling platform Splice launches Aaroh, a new label featuring sounds from South Asia

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Sampling platform Splice has launched Aaroh, a new label representing the samples and sounds of South Asia, with a first batch of five distinct sample packs ready for licensing, representing "a sonic exploration of musical styles and instruments of one of the most creative regions in the world," according to the company.

In addition to Aaroh, the New York-based startup co-founded by Steve Martocci and Matt Aimonetti, has 28 distinct sample labels representing more than 130 genres and divers...

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Universal Music Group seals licensing agreement with Ethiopia’s Sewasew

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Universal Music Group (UMG) has confirmed the signing of a new licensing agreement with Ethiopia’s music and entertainment company Sewasew Multimedia, announced a week ago by Turned Global.

UMG said the licensing agreement was "a first of its kind" for the Ethiopian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Sewasew Multimedia will license and market UMG’s extensive catalog of music in Ethiopia. This includes music from UMG’s labels such as Def Jam, Interscope Records, Island Records, Motown...

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