Unchained Music Distribution passport
- Platform
- Anghami
- Site
- anghami.com
- Social
- @anghami
Anghami is the first and largest music streaming platform in the Middle East and North Africa, offering millions of songs, curated playlists, and exclusive regional content. With a strong focus on Arabic music alongside international hits, Anghami has become a cultural hub for fans across the region. For artists, it provides direct access to one of the fastest growing music markets, connecting them with listeners who value both local heritage and global sounds. By distributing through Unchained Music, creators can release their tracks to Anghami alongside 150+ global platforms, ensuring their music resonates with audiences across MENA and beyond.
Anghami is the first legal music streaming platform in the Middle East and North Africa, offering users access to over 57 million Arabic and international songs, along with approximately 200,000 podcasts. Launched in Beirut in 2012, Anghami relocated its headquarters to Abu Dhabi in 2021. The platform provides both free and premium subscription options, allowing users to stream and download music legally and seamlessly. Anghami is backed by leading venture capital firms and strategic shareholders, including Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), Saudi Arabia backed MBC Group, Saudi Telecom Mobily, UAE Telecom Du, SHUAA Capital, Samena Capital, Megladon, and Endeavor.
Five questions, answered for this platform specifically.
Anghami receives new releases through approved distributors that deliver audio files, cover art, and metadata formatted to the platform’s technical specifications. Once processed, the tracks appear in Anghami’s catalog and become available to users across supported regions.
Yes. Anghami requires complete metadata including titles, artist names, lyric details, and genre classifications. Distributors ensure the content aligns with regional guidelines, including cultural and language considerations relevant to MENA audiences.
Anghami uses personalized recommendations, curated playlists, trending charts, and mood-based mixes to highlight new releases. Tracks with strong engagement, likes, repeats, and playlist additions, tend to gain more visibility.
Anghami for Artists provides analytics on streams, listener demographics, and geographic reach across the MENA region. This helps artists understand how their music performs and where their audience is growing.
Anghami pays royalties to distributors based on regional streaming activity, subscription tiers, and engagement metrics. Artists then receive payments through their distribution partner according to Anghami’s reporting schedule.
Set the release up in the app and it goes to this platform with the rest of them, delivered to spec and checked by a person first.
Upload the release yourself in the app, on the plan that fits, and send it to every store you want in one go.
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