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Mdundo.com Champions Ghanaian Music, Boosts Artist Earnings in 2024 Payouts
Mdundo, Africa’s premier music platform, is elevating Ghana’s music industry by ensuring artists receive timely royalties and global exposure. With 38.7 million Monthly Active Users and partnerships with MTN Ghana, Mdundo is a catalyst for Highlife, Hiplife, and Afrobeat talents in Accra, Kumasi, and beyond.
The 2025 royalty season is underway, benefiting Ghanaian artists. Over 200,000 African creators have earned through Mdundo since its launch, with Ghana’s vibrant scene seeing exponential growth.
This milestone reinforces Mdundo’s pledge to empower Africa’s creative minds. Martin Nielsen, Mdundo CEO, stated: “Our mission has always been to offer African artists a sustainable platform to thrive. By delivering consistent and substantial earnings, we are contributing to the growth of individual artists while supporting the long-term development of the African music industry as a whole.”
Mdundo’s catalog is enriched by ties with global labels like Warner Music and regional leaders like MicBurnerz Music. The platform spotlights Ghanaian genres like Highlife and hiplife, bridging local sounds with international audiences.
Phiona Nafuna, Head of Licensing, emphasized: “Our focus is fairness. By streamlining payouts, we’re helping Ghanaian artists build careers and grow the industry.”
By 2026, Mdundo plans to distribute $1.5–2 million in royalties, prioritizing Ghana’s rising stars. Through telco integrations, hyperlocal marketing, and seamless access, Mdundo is fueling Ghana’s music industry.
When the “Iron City” links up with Los Angeles no weak emcees are safe! Dropping today is Iron Angeles, the eleven track LP that combines Reagan Era Records lynchpin Dios Negasi on rhymes with production from Pittsburgh’s Tone Fultz. First single “What It Is” (also featuring a verse from Reagan Era’s Skrillz Dior) is hard-as-nails, head-nodding boom-bap greatness. As the producer states “though the Steel City is a cloudy and dark place and Los Angeles is known for its sunny weather, the two have a long history of creating legendary music together including Mel-Man and Sam Sneed’s work with Dr. Dre and Bud’Da’s producing ‘Bow Down’ for Westside Connection.” This extends to the album voice-over which makes the project feel like a long-lost blaxploitation action flick of the grimiest proportions.
Listen to “What It Is” ft. Skrillz Dior: https://youtu.be/VYSWIfN-h9E?si=2AywABT93tQ2qRrX
While Dios Negasi is known for producing his own tracks (including the recent single “Domingre Gang” featuring Young Zee) and Tone Fultz also rocks the mic in his alter-ego Messiah Of Madness, both artists stick to one role here. As Tone relates, “Dios and I have been like brothers over the past few years. I come to Los Angeles regularly to dig records, and he mentioned he was slowing down on production to focus more on rhyming. Meanwhile I was in a producer zone so I started cooking up beats specifically for this project. I came to visit when a bunch of tracks and as we cooked up in the studio, members of Reagan Era came through and it was a totally organic process.”
More Info: https://www.instagram.com/diosnegasi/
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