Daily News Briefing: Music, Tech, and Africa (04/14/22)

Spotify Rival Deezer Nears Deal to Go Public

French music streaming service Deezer is nearing a deal to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company backed by the family behind luxury titan Kering SA, according to people familiar with the matter, as consumer demand for music continues to grow.

Source: Wall Street Journal

Apple Music announce Black Sherif as ‘Rap Life Africa’ cover star for April

This week's episode of Apple Music's 'Rap Life Africa' radio, hosted by hip hop aficionado Ebro Darden and SA TV presenter and radio personality LootLove, will feature Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif. Ebro and Loot will chat about Black Sherif’s single “Kwaku The Traveller”, the #1 song on the Shazam Global Chart, now available to stream on Apple Music.

Source: Pulse NG

Hunter’s, Tresor partner to create platform for upcoming artists

South African cider brand Hunter’s has partnered with singer and songwriter Tresor to create a platform, Jacquel Culture House, for new artists looking to succeed in the music business.

Jacquel Culture House (JCH) is set to be South Africa’s most powerful empowerment platform for upcoming artists. It will enable emerging artists to have access to fundamental tools, resources and an opportunity to receive mentorship from some of the country’s biggest artists such as Tresor.

Source: Music in Africa

Airtel Nigeria has opened a commercial data center in Lagos

Airtel Nigeria, a Nigerian telco behemoth, has unveiled its state-of-the-art Tier 3 data center in Lagos State for commercial use, emphasizing its mission to help provide perfect uptime and peerless security for the servers it houses, as well as cloud services for businesses and government establishments across the country.

Source: Brand Spur