Spotify just added 10,000 new Arabic songs to its platform via a licensing deal with Rotana Music

Spotify signed a licensing agreement with Rotana Music, arguably the largest record label in the Middle East.

The deal brings over 10,000 Arabic songs to the Spotify platform.

The company has released music by famous artists including Mohamad Abdo, Abdulmajeed Abdullah, Rabeh Saqer, Rashed Al Majed, Abdullah Al Ruwaished, Nawal Al Kuwaitia, Majid Al Mohandis and other stars from the Gulf.

Rotana’s catalog also includes music by artists such as Amr Diab, Elissa, Tamer Hosny, Najwa Karam, Shereen Abdalwahab, Angham, Wael Kfoury, Saber Al Robae, and others from the Levant, Egypt, and North Africa.

Founded in 1993, Rotana is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with branches in Jeddah, Dubai, Kuwait, Cairo and Beirut.

Warner Music Corporation buy minority shares in Rotana Music in February 2021.

Rotana’s licensing deal with Spotify marks the music company’s second deal in as many weeks, after a deal was reached. with TikTok on January 11th.

Rotana Music has also signed a partnership with MENA-focused music streaming service English In April last year, Rotana’s content was made available on the platform worldwide.

A report published by Dubai-based Frankly magazine in November suggestions that thing Spotify considering buying English.

Before dealing with Englishmusic previously released by Rotana Exclusively on Deezer in the MENA region since 2018.

IFPI reports that the MENA music market is primarily made up of streaming, accounting for 95.3% of the region’s recorded music revenue.

“I am extremely proud to announce our partnership with Rotana, which will allow us to significantly expand our Arabic music library and give users access to over 10,000 the song.”

Bookmark Abou Jaoude, Spotify

Mark Abou Jaoude, Head of MENA & South Asia (excluding India) Music at Spotify, said in a statement posted on LinkedIn: “10,000 new Arabic songs have been added to the Spotify library. I am extremely proud to announce our partnership with Rotana, which will allow us to significantly expand our Arabic music library and give users access to over 10,000 songs.

“You can now stream over 100 legendary Arab artists from across the region, including Elissa, Abdul Majeed Abdullah, Rashed Al-Majed, Assala Nasri, Majed Almohandis, Rabeh Saqer, Mohammed Abdu, Najwa Karam , Bahaa Sultan and Tamer Hosny.”Global Music Business