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Regional

Google's YouTube launches music streaming service in Mena region

Source: The National Google-owned YouTube launched its music streaming services in the Middle East and North Africa market on...

YouTube Music streaming

Regional

Does Spotify’s entry into the market really matter?

In 2017, global revenues from streaming surpassed both physical and digital music sales, putting rest to the debate on whether or not...

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U.A.E

STEP Conference 2017

The largest interactive gathering in MENA will be bringing thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and tech and media enthusiasts...

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U.A.E

Dubai is growing the sounds of local talent

At 13 years old, Zain Khan, founder and CEO of The Sound Gaarden, started playing bass guitar for a few high school bands in...

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Lebanon

Beirut Jam Sessions: magic, music, and Minister of Culture

Anthony Semaan is an unspoken hero for Lebanon’s music scene. His startup, Beirut Jam Sessions, has done more for local musicians...

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U.A.E

STEP 2016: entertainment for the masses

Last year's edition. (Images via STEP Conference) Expectations are running high for this year’s STEP Conference - and so are the n...

MAGNiTT 2016 Step Conference

Lebanon

Maker Movement and fintech: what to expect at Arabnet Beirut

Christidis speaking at Arabnet Beirut 2015. (Image via Arabnet) The maker movement has been heating up in Lebanon for the past few...

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Palestine

How this Palestinian startup is helping users discover music

Indiepush, a Ramallah-based online music platform that connects fans to their favorite indie artists is taking on MENA’s...

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Bahrain

How entrepreneurs are shedding light on Bahrain's underground music scene

Aalaat performed at Malja Bahrain last month. (Image via Malja's Facebook page.) Tiny Bahrain has been making a lot of noise lately. The...

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Regional

Digital music in the Arab world, 4 industry players give their insights

There is no doubt that music is important to us, there is also no doubt that the same goes for the way in which we listen to it. But while...

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Virgin MENA’s Nisreen Shocair: Transforming a record store into an entertainment destination

This article has been reposted from Knowledge@Wharton. Sir Richard Branson founded Virgin Megastores in 1971. Forty years later, after a...

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Qleek, the wooden hardware that reconciles vinyl and digital music, launches IndieGogo campaign

As I write this, I’m listening to a playlist on Spotify, sitting across from my empty bookshelf, its sparse shelves occupied by a few CDs I...

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Halal P2P lending site Liwwa partners with e-commerce site Feesheh

Liwwa, the halal crowdinvestment site launched last November in Jordan, is adding a new facet to its business model: a partnership with...

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Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals

Just over a year after launch, the team at i3zif, the online Arabic music school, has kicked off 2014 with three ambitious new goals, says...

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Anghami launches 'industry disruptive' $1 music streaming service

A little over a year ago, Anghami’s Strategy and Business Development Lead George Audi mentioned to Wamda that the platform was set to b...

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Disrupt!/Design!/ Competition in Egypt

Hivos, in collaboration with Innoventures, is organizing a competition for Egyptian startups in the creative industry, entitled...

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If you had the chance to exit, would you sell your startup to a competitor?

Global

Thought Leadership

Google's YouTube launches music streaming service in Mena region

Does Spotify’s entry into the market really matter?

STEP Conference 2017

Dubai is growing the sounds of local talent

Beirut Jam Sessions: magic, music, and Minister of Culture

STEP 2016: entertainment for the masses

Maker Movement and fintech: what to expect at Arabnet Beirut

How this Palestinian startup is helping users discover music

How entrepreneurs are shedding light on Bahrain's underground music scene

Digital music in the Arab world, 4 industry players give their insights

Virgin MENA’s Nisreen Shocair: Transforming a record store into an entertainment destination

Qleek, the wooden hardware that reconciles vinyl and digital music, launches IndieGogo campaign

Halal P2P lending site Liwwa partners with e-commerce site Feesheh

Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals

Anghami launches 'industry disruptive' $1 music streaming service

Disrupt!/Design!/ Competition in Egypt

If you had the chance to exit, would you sell your startup to a competitor?

How a Palestinian band crowdfunded their coming album

Wamda asks: How will Google Play Music All Access affect streaming services in the Arab World?

Weekly Wrap-Up: March 24-28

Why Digital Music Services Have Yet to Disrupt the Arab Market

Can Cultural Entrepreneurship Soothe Political Strife? The Nile Project Unites East Africa with Music

Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market?

Mideast Tunes, the Indie MySpace of the Middle East, Announces Partnership with Shazam

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