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MENA grew recorded music revenue 15.2% in 2025 with streaming at 97.5% of that total. Shipping to Spotify and Apple Music alone is not the same as being covered here.
MENA creció un 15.2% en ingresos de música grabada en 2025, con el streaming representando el 97.5% del total. Distribuir solo a Spotify y Apple Music no es lo mismo que estar cubierto aquí.
La région MENA a connu une croissance de 15,2 % de ses revenus de musique enregistrée en 2025, le streaming représentant 97,5 % du total. Distribuer uniquement sur Spotify et Apple Music n'équivaut pas à être couvert ici.
Khu vực MENA tăng trưởng 15,2% doanh thu âm nhạc thu âm trong năm 2025, với streaming chiếm 97,5% tổng doanh thu. Chỉ phân phối lên Spotify và Apple Music không đồng nghĩa với việc đã được bao phủ tại đây.
Most distribution platforms assume an artist has a card and a dollar bank account. Across most of Africa, that assumption breaks before a single stream gets paid out.
La mayoría de las plataformas de distribución asumen que un artista tiene una tarjeta y una cuenta bancaria en dólares. En la mayor parte de África, ese supuesto falla antes de que un solo stream se pague.
La plupart des plateformes de distribution supposent qu'un artiste possède une carte et un compte bancaire en dollars. Dans une grande partie de l'Afrique, cette hypothèse échoue avant même qu'un seul stream ne soit payé.
Phần lớn các nền tảng phân phối giả định nghệ sĩ có thẻ và tài khoản ngân hàng bằng đô la. Ở phần lớn châu Phi, giả định đó sai trước khi một lượt stream nào kịp được trả tiền.
Four video formats, four different jobs, four different sets of rules. Most artists make one asset and post it in four places, which is why it underperforms in three of them.
Three checks that decide whether a release performs across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. All three fail silently.
In most markets a release that lands on some stores a few days late is a minor annoyance. In Korea it can cost you the entire launch.
Japan is the world's second-largest music market and the one most likely to expose a distribution stack that treats an artist name as a single string.
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