Music Business News: Saudi Arabia News Saudi Arabian media giant MBC quietly bought a 14% stake in AnghamiAnghami's stock price soared 59% in one day, after news of the acquisition went public News Anghami and Rotana expand partnership to cover live concerts, collaborationsThe new, three-year strategic agreement goes beyond conventional music licensing, covering live concerts and artist collaborations News ‘XP Music Futures showcased how strong the music industry in the MENA region can become.’Saudi Arabia recently played host to the third edition of XP Music Futures, a three-day industry conference held in Riyadh Interviews News Alfonso Perez-Soto , Warner Music’s President, Emerging Markets, on the ‘huge opportunity in the MENA region’Exec delivered a keynote interview in Saudi Arabia last week News IFPI rolls out new music charts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and North AfricaCharts aim to provide official rankings of the top streaming tracks in countries across the MENA region News Anghami welcomes $5m investment from SRMG VenturesSRMG Ventures is the venture capital arm of SRMG (Saudi Research and Media Group); SRMG claims to be the "largest integrated media group in MENA" News Former Warner Music Middle East MD Moe Hamzeh to lead new Arabic, regional music and talent development division at MDLBeastHamzeh to lead New Arabic, Regional Music and Talent Development Division at MDL Beast Analysis Interviews ‘The MENA region will become a pioneer in the music industry.’Nada Alhelabi, Strategy Director at MDLBEAST & XP Music Futures Program Director on the challenges and opportunities for the music business in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region...1 2 3 Next
News Saudi Arabian media giant MBC quietly bought a 14% stake in AnghamiAnghami's stock price soared 59% in one day, after news of the acquisition went public
News Anghami and Rotana expand partnership to cover live concerts, collaborationsThe new, three-year strategic agreement goes beyond conventional music licensing, covering live concerts and artist collaborations
News ‘XP Music Futures showcased how strong the music industry in the MENA region can become.’Saudi Arabia recently played host to the third edition of XP Music Futures, a three-day industry conference held in Riyadh
Interviews News Alfonso Perez-Soto , Warner Music’s President, Emerging Markets, on the ‘huge opportunity in the MENA region’Exec delivered a keynote interview in Saudi Arabia last week
News IFPI rolls out new music charts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and North AfricaCharts aim to provide official rankings of the top streaming tracks in countries across the MENA region
News Anghami welcomes $5m investment from SRMG VenturesSRMG Ventures is the venture capital arm of SRMG (Saudi Research and Media Group); SRMG claims to be the "largest integrated media group in MENA"
News Former Warner Music Middle East MD Moe Hamzeh to lead new Arabic, regional music and talent development division at MDLBeastHamzeh to lead New Arabic, Regional Music and Talent Development Division at MDL Beast
Analysis Interviews ‘The MENA region will become a pioneer in the music industry.’Nada Alhelabi, Strategy Director at MDLBEAST & XP Music Futures Program Director on the challenges and opportunities for the music business in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region...