Is Streaming Music a Viable Model in the Arab World? A Look at the Future of the Music Industry [Wamda Debates] This post is the first in a new content series called Wamda Debates. Every other week, the Wamda team debates a topic, industry, or... Glen Dalakian II • 27 January, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Yala Music Announces Ad-Based Downloads: Pushing Back Against Anghami Mobile application Anghami has received a lot of buzz since it launched its music streaming service this November, leaping to the top... Glen Dalakian II • 26 January, 2013 Advertising Mobile Mobile Apps
Music Marketing Platform Helps Artists Go Viral in the Arab World Today, viral YouTube videos propel artists to fame overnight, creating a completely new set of rules for music promotion. This is where the... Glen Dalakian II • 26 December, 2012 Entertainment Music Social Media
Jordan's Snax Revolutionizes the Convenience Store As protesters in Jordan take to the streets to demonstrate against rising gas prices, one convenience store in Jordan is catering to... Nina Curley • 20 November, 2012 Food & Beverage Music Security
Weekly Wrap-Up: November 04-08 This week, we set off with the first of our three Mix N' Mentor events. We're really excited as ALL events have completely sold out - and... Wamda • 08 November, 2012 Aureos CoE Cards Conferences
Making Music a Social Experience: SoundCloud's Thom Cummings at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At SHARE Beirut 2012, Thom Cummings of SoundCloud discusses how their platform is making music and other audio files a more interactive and ... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Conferences Digital Media Media
Lebanon’s Anghami Launches the First Music Streaming Platform for the Middle East: PROMOCODE Included Forget Spotify. Anghami is here! Launching today for iPhone, the platform is bringing the Arab world its first mobile and web music... Nina Curley • 05 November, 2012 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Recap: The 4 Companies That Received Series A Investment from MEVP Beirut-based venture capital firm MEVP (Middle East Venture Partners) is on fire. After announcing 5 investments in March, they have ... Nina Curley • 24 October, 2012 Fashion Food & Beverage Investment
Would You Rather Pay for Music Streaming or Downloads? We Ask the Crowd [Wamda TV] At the “Mobile Music” panel at Arabnet Beirut, panelists from Anghami, Yala, Deezer, and Vinelab discussed their competing strategies for ta... Wamda • 28 March, 2013 Music Arabnet