Afrobeats · Lagos
The sound of
a new continent.
Manilla is the cinematic platform powering Africa's biggest artists — distribution, fanlinks, royalties and realtime analytics, engineered on the edge.
Featured creators
The roster moving the continent.
From Lagos studios to Joburg dance floors — independent artists scaling like majors on Manilla.
Highlife · Accra
Kojo Mensah
Amapiano · Joburg
Zola Mhlanga
Afro-soul · Dakar
Yara Diabaté
Alté · Lagos
Tunde Cole
Gqom · Durban
Naledi K.
The platform
Built for artists who move culture.
Distribution
Ship to 250+ stores
Spotify, Apple Music, Audiomack, Boomplay, TikTok — one upload, full continent, global reach.
Fanlinks
One link. Every platform.
Edge-rendered smart links with cinematic artist branding and per-region routing.
Analytics
Realtime, not yesterday.
Streams, saves, skips and audience shape — live from Soundcharts, Royalti and Once.
Royalties
Paid like a label.
Transparent splits, automated payouts and a referral engine engineered for growth.
Fanlinks
One link. Every fan.
Cinematic, edge-rendered smart links that route every fan to their favourite store — with per-region defaults, pre-saves, and full artist branding.
- Geo-aware DSP routing (Lagos → Audiomack, NYC → Spotify)
- Pre-save campaigns with realtime conversion analytics
- Custom artist domains and OG share cards per release
- <80ms TTFB anywhere on the continent
New single
Lagos at Midnight
Adunni Ade
412,098
streams · +18.4% vs yesterday
Analytics
Realtime, not yesterday.
Streams, saves, skips, and audience shape — updated as fans listen. Built on Soundcharts, Royalti and Once, surfaced in a single cinematic dashboard.
Sources
Spotify · Apple · Audiomack +12
Latency
< 60s end-to-end
Retention
13-month rolling window
Distribution
One upload. Every store.
From master file to global release in under four minutes — with major-label-grade rights, splits and payouts.
+ 230 more stores worldwide
01
Upload masters
WAV, FLAC, stems — drag, drop, done.
02
Splits & rights
Producers, writers, features — signed in-app.
03
Schedule & ship
Per-region drop times, pre-saves, ISRCs minted.
04
Get paid
Royalties land on M-Pesa, bank, or USDC.
Referral ecosystem
Artists earn when artists win.
Invite the next wave. Earn a transparent share of platform revenue from every artist you bring on — tracked on-chain, paid every month.
Tier 1
10%
of direct referrals
Tier 2
3%
of their referrals
Paid out
$1.2M
to artists in 2025
Active
4,800
referring artists
Pricing
Plans that scale with your sound.
All prices in Nigerian Naira (\u20a6). No hidden fees.
Starter
For new artists shipping their first single.
- ✓Unlimited distribution to 150+ DSPs
- ✓Basic fanlinks
- ✓Weekly analytics
- ✓Community payouts in Naira
Pro
For working artists building a catalog.
- ✓Everything in Starter
- ✓Realtime analytics dashboard
- ✓Custom fanlink domains
- ✓Royalty splits & co-owner management
- ✓Priority distribution (24hr)
Superstar
For labels, managers and collectives.
- ✓Everything in Pro
- ✓Multi-artist org & RBAC
- ✓Advance modeling
- ✓Dedicated account rep
- ✓Enterprise SLA & priority support
Pay-per-release add-ons
₦1,000
Per single or EP track
Track Distribution
₦5,000
Full album up to 20 tracks
Album Distribution
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Where does Manilla distribute my music?+
Spotify, Apple Music, Audiomack, Boomplay, TikTok, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer and 240+ other DSPs worldwide — with priority routing for African platforms.
How fast do payouts settle?+
Royalties land monthly on the 15th. Studio and Label plans unlock weekly micro-payouts and Mobile Money in NGN, GHS, KES and ZAR.
Do I keep 100% of my masters?+
Always. Manilla never takes ownership of your recordings, your splits or your fanbase. You can leave with everything at any time.
Can my label manage multiple artists?+
Yes — the Label plan ships with org accounts, RBAC, multi-artist analytics, advance modeling and consolidated payouts.
Is there an API?+
Yes. Manilla exposes a Cloudflare-edge API with realtime webhooks for releases, streams, payouts and fan events.
The next anthem is yours.
Join the artists, labels and managers building the soundtrack of the new Africa.
