Unchained Music Distribution passport
- Platform
- Boomplay
- Site
- boomplay.com
- Social
- @boomplaymusic
To get your music on Boomplay, distribute through Unchained Music. Releases typically go live within 24 hours to 7 days.
Boomplay is Africa’s largest digital music platform, connecting millions of listeners across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and beyond. With its extensive catalog of African hits and international tracks, Boomplay has become a cultural hub for fans who want both local flavor and global sounds. For artists, it offers direct access to one of the fastest growing music markets in the world. By distributing through Unchained Music, creators can release their music to Boomplay alongside 150+ global platforms, ensuring their songs resonate with audiences across Africa and reach fans worldwide.
Boomplay is a music streaming and download service designed to cater to the African audience. It offers a freemium model, providing both free and premium subscription options. Users can access a vast library of songs, create playlists, and enjoy personalized music experiences. The platform also emphasizes local content, promoting African artists and genres.
The same four steps for every release, whichever stores you send it to.
Sign up and pick the plan that fits. Grow is one artist profile, Pro is three and adds editorial pitching.
Audio, artwork and the metadata that travels with them: titles, credits, release date and rights.
Select Boomplay at store selection, along with everywhere else you want the release to land.
A person checks the release before it leaves. It typically appears on the platform within 24 hours to 7 days.
Updated August 2026
Five questions, answered for this platform specifically.
Boomplay receives music through approved distributors who submit audio files, artwork, and metadata according to the platform’s technical standards. Once processed, tracks appear in Boomplay’s catalog and become available in supported African markets.
Boomplay expects complete metadata including accurate titles, artist names, composer details, and genre tags. Distributors ensure all information meets Boomplay’s formatting rules and regional content guidelines relevant to African markets.
Boomplay uses curated playlists, trending charts, editorial selections, and in app promotions to spotlight emerging music. Strong listener engagement, such as saves, streams, and shares, can increase a track’s visibility across the platform.
Yes. Boomplay for Artists provides insights into streaming data, listener demographics, territory performance, and playlist activity. Artists can use the dashboard to understand how their music is performing across different African regions.
Boomplay calculates royalties based on streaming activity, subscription tiers, and regional performance indicators. Earnings are paid to distributors, who then report and transfer pay outs to artists according to standard reporting schedules.
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.
Start DIYFor multi-release plans and label rosters, scoped with the services team before anything starts.
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