Streaming
How to Get Your Music on Boomplay
The largest streaming service in Africa.
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Boomplay is the largest music streaming service across Africa, with strong adoption in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa. It's the primary distribution surface for Afrobeats and Amapiano outside the diaspora.
Notes delivers to Boomplay and reconciles royalties so African and Afrobeats artists capture revenue from their home and regional listenership.
At a glance
Boomplay at a glance
- Based in
- China
- Pays
- Monthly
- Audio formats
- MP3WAV
- Territories
- Africa
How Notes works with this platform
What we do on Boomplay
- Deliver. Notes ships your sound recordings to Boomplay as part of every release, with credits and ISRCs included.
- Register. Your songwriter credits are registered with PROs and The MLC so the publishing side of every play is paid as well.
- Collect. Recording royalties from Boomplay, plus the performance and mechanical royalties behind every play, are reconciled in one place, with no percentage taken.
What you earn here
Royalties Boomplay generates
Boomplay
- Distribution
- Broadcast
- Publishing
- Performance
Your Boomplay recording royalties reach you through Notes, and we register you with The MLC and your PRO so the rest is collected too, all paid to you in full with no percentage taken.
- Recording RoyaltiesRecording royalties are what the master earns: the recording revenue your distributor collects, plus digital-performance royalties.
- Mechanical RoyaltiesMechanical royalties are paid to songwriters and publishers each time a composition is reproduced, including every interactive stream and download.
- Performance RoyaltiesPerformance royalties are paid to songwriters and publishers when a composition is performed publicly: on radio, TV, in venues, or via streaming.
Questions musicians ask
Common questions about Boomplay
- How do I get my music on Boomplay?
- Create a Notes account, add your release, and Notes delivers it to Boomplay with your credits and ISRCs attached. You keep your masters and your rights, and Notes doesn't take a percentage of your royalties.
- How long does it take for my music to appear on Boomplay?
- Most releases reach Boomplay within a few days. Setting your release date a couple of weeks out gives you time to line up pre-saves and pitch playlists before it goes live.
- Does Notes take a percentage of my Boomplay royalties?
- No. Notes is a simple $5/month subscription with no percentages and no hidden fees. Your Boomplay royalties are paid to you in full.
- Does Notes collect my songwriting royalties too, or just the recording?
- Both. Alongside your Boomplay delivery, Notes registers your songwriter credits with PROs and The MLC, so the publishing royalties behind every play get collected as well.
- What royalty types does Boomplay pay?
- Boomplay pays Mechanical and Performance royalties.
- What territories does Boomplay cover?
- Boomplay is available in Africa.
- How often does Boomplay pay royalties?
- Boomplay distributes royalties monthly.
- Where is Boomplay based?
- Boomplay is based in China.
- What audio formats does Boomplay support?
- Boomplay supports MP3 and WAV.
More streaming platforms
Notes delivers to all of these
- Spotify
- Apple Music
- Amazon Music
- YouTube Music
- Tidal
- Deezer
- Pandora
- SoundCloud
- Audiomack
- iHeartRadio
- Napster
- Anghami
