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ZedBox Music Africa LLC Takes Over innovative AI & Competition In Music Industry 12 February 2025

💚ZedBox Music Africa LLC Takes Over innovative AI & Competition In Music Industry 💙💚❤ ZEDBOX Afro AI 2 (Demo Prototype News)  AFRO AI 2: intro 12 February 2025 We don't have anything to prove anymore. none of our artists has a record deal with a major label, none of us has any expectations to be honest, we are in a position of freedom. We don't need anyone's approval.“We have good songs and a real desire to make music, the next thing to do, instead of approach big record companies, we would rather focus on building a strong brand foundation and a proper management team. As of last year 2024 we developed an Artificial Intelligence prototype software program called the " ZedBox Afro AI 2" which will mainly operate in (GPT 4 Model), we are aware and concerned about the Aggressive competition in the music industry but still we will do our best keep running our operations smoothly, our prime target audience is mainly the African music Market of course we are not...

Lil $moke ZM is set to drop a single jam tagged " Pull Up"

ZedBox Music Africa LLC's renowned rapper, singer-songwriter "Lil $moke ZM" is scheduled 📅  to drop first a single in 2025 under new management, a joint partnership deal between ZedBox Music Africa LLC & 4 Blessed Gang Records (4BG Music) Release date is soon to be Announced.

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Make music like the pros with Spotify’s music production

Spotify is introducing educational for aspiring music makers and audio creatives with the testing of its video-based courses, currently only available to UK users. The streaming giant is teaming up with educational tech pioneers like BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, Skillshare, and Thinkific, aiming to provide a multifaceted learning experience integrated into its renowned music streaming service. Learn to make music on Spotify! Spotify’s new video courses cover a broad spectrum of subjects including Music Production, Creative Arts, Business, and even Wellness. “With roughly half of our Premium subscribers engaging in education or self-help-themed podcasts, we see a tremendous opportunity to cater to our users’ thirst for knowledge,” stated Babar Zafar, VP of Product Development at Spotify. “Our goal is to offer quality content from video course creators that resonate with our highly engaged community.” The courses, categorized under themes like “make music,” “get creative,” “learn business,...

AfroCharts VS Mdundo & Boomplay Africa's Top 3 Music Music Streaming Giants

AfroCharts: Afro charts is a great site considering that it put every song to charts according to countries its a great site to get noticed and to get appreciated.It also accepts artist from every african countries they are also working on paying artist royalties according to the revenue they bring in. Mdundo:Mdundo is good music website but little as change to make it more appealing to the public over the last ten years.The good thing about mdundo is you get paid when your earnings reach Ksh 7000 so yes they pay people.The site is also simple and easily to understand it covers East and West Africa. Boomplay: Boomplay is a streaming platform and a distribution platform it also concentrates on high performing artist.Boomplay is a good platform but you sign up using a third party this makes it challenging for upcoming artist.Its also a subscription based service that means it brings in money directly from consumers. There are other online blog sites especially in west africa but those on...

Who is Mdundo? The Kenyan streamer with huge growth

A promising year for the African music streaming service sees it step onto the global stage and look towards joining the major players in digital music. Mdundo are a music streaming service based in Kenya and operating in sub-Saharan Africa . You may not have heard of them before but you’re sure to be hearing a lot more about them. Following stunning growth in 2023, the music streaming service is well on its way to becoming a significant global player. Mdundo ended 2023 with 30.8 million monthly active users. That represents 16% growth in their service from June 2023, putting them well on the way to their goal of 50 million by 2025. Even more impressive, their subscription revenue grew a whopping 48% year-on-year. Subscriptions now make up the majority of their income, accounting for 55% in 2023. For reference, Spotify is the most popular dedicated music streaming service in the world. They recently announced 602 million active users. That puts Mdundo at just over 5% of the monthly use...

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Attention we're strictly looking for serious independent hardworking artists who would like to distribute & Publish their music with us. Qualifications: Original Beats✔️, Aged between 16-35✔️ Must be ready comply to our T's and C's. Send your demos: zedboxrecordings@gmail.com

The Sound Of Success: How Music Artists Can Make Money in 2024

The Sound of Success: How Music Artists Can Make Money in 2024 Feature.fm As an artist today, you do more than ever before. To make a living as an artist, you need to think of yourself as the CEO of your own brand where you can build multiple revenue streams. Artists have had to adapt and diversify their income streams to thrive. Gone are the days when a record deal was the sole path to success. In 2024, the avenues for making money as a music artist have expanded exponentially. Whether you're an independent musician or a seasoned pro, here are some of the most promising ways to monetize your musical talent in the digital age. Streaming Royalties Streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube have become the primary way people consume music. As of 2024, artists can earn royalties based on the number of streams their songs receive. While the payouts per stream are relatively low, the cumulative income from millions of streams can be substantial. Using Feature.fm's Pr...

How to Get more followers and plays on Audiomack 2024

foremost thing you should be doing.   Smartly Edit The Tracks You need is to be conscious about the length and quality of the audio track, with which it has been edited. It is very important that you do it with perfection or get it done with expert hands. This is going to decide how good your work is, and remember, content is the King. If it’s good no one can stop it from becoming popular and will naturally be heard more by the listeners. Make sure you match up to that level of expectation.   Work To Get Featured On Playlists To increase your music streams on Audiomack, you need to work to get featured on playlists Audiomack like other streaming platforms has its playlists. Artists can pitch their songs, albums, and podcasts for possible trending and playlist placement on Audiomack. Getting your songs on one of these playlists or trending can highly increase your music streams on Audiomack. Pitching your tracks for trending and playlist is relatively easy, you simply just have...

EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SOUNDCLOUD FOR ARTISTS

Any rising artist knows how difficult it is to get their music exposed to an audience, especially without a third-party distributor. Monetizing it is even more challenging. For those with a passion to create music and who want to make a viable business from it, services like SoundCloud are designed to help. SoundCloud hosts user-generated content (UGC), making it one of the best music streaming services for indie and community-created tracks. The service is designed to help musicians distribute and monetize music as well as connect with their growing fanbase and most loyal fans. With the right subscription under SoundCloud for Artists, musicians can even enjoy unlimited uploads to share all your creations with fans, and plenty of other benefits. But how does it all work? Product image of SoundCloud SoundCloud Discover SoundCloud's best plan for artists. How to get started with SoundCloud To get started with SoundCloud, visit Soundcloud.com from a computer or the SoundCloud app on a...

How To Build A Home Studio On A Budget | Part 1: The Essentials

So, you want to build a home recording studio on a budget. Whether you’re recording your own music, your friends’ music, or you’re looking to start bringing in some paid clients, there are certain essentials that you’ll need before you can hit record. For example, you’ll need a computer to record onto and a microphone to record with. That much is obvious but these alone are not quite enough to get your studio up and running… “But how much is all of this going to cost me?!” I hear you ask… Sure, audio gear can be expensive, and it’s important not to go too cheap if you’re aiming to record and produce music long term. However, while certain gear is essential, we don’t need all the gear straight away to build a home studio on a budget. I’ve split this into three sections – In this video, we’re going to go over the essential gear – the minimum I suggest that you need to start your home studio. If you want to record, edit and mix audio, you’ll need this equipment. Let’s get started! It’s so...