African entertainment OS · v2

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.

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Featured creators

The roster moving the continent.

From Lagos studios to Joburg dance floors — independent artists scaling like majors on Manilla.

Live

Afrobeats · Lagos

Adunni Ade

12.4M monthlyView →
Live

Highlife · Accra

Kojo Mensah

6.8M monthlyView →
Live

Amapiano · Joburg

Zola Mhlanga

21.1M monthlyView →
Live

Afro-soul · Dakar

Yara Diabaté

3.2M monthlyView →
Live

Alté · Lagos

Tunde Cole

9.7M monthlyView →
Live

Gqom · Durban

Naledi K.

5.5M monthlyView →

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.

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Fanlinks

One link. Every platform.

Edge-rendered smart links with cinematic artist branding and per-region routing.

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Analytics

Realtime, not yesterday.

Streams, saves, skips and audience shape — live from Soundcharts, Royalti and Once.

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Royalties

Paid like a label.

Transparent splits, automated payouts and a referral engine engineered for growth.

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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

Spotify
Play
Apple Music
Play
Audiomack
Play
Boomplay
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YouTube Music
Play
Tidal
Play
Live · last 24h
Lagos at Midnight

412,098

streams · +18.4% vs yesterday

Nigeria
38%
Ghana
17%
South Africa
15%
Kenya
11%
UK
9%
USA
10%

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.

Spotify
Apple Music
Audiomack
Boomplay
YouTube Music
TikTok
Tidal
Deezer
Amazon Music
Pandora
Anghami
SoundCloud
Instagram
Facebook
Napster
iHeartRadio
Mdundo
JioSaavn

+ 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.

2-tierLifetimeAuto-payouts

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

12.4B
Streams delivered
240k
Independent creators
54
African markets
$48M
Paid to artists

Pricing

Plans that scale with your sound.

All prices in Nigerian Naira (\u20a6). No hidden fees.

MonthlyYearlySave 17%

Starter

For new artists shipping their first single.

₦3,000/mo
  • Unlimited distribution to 150+ DSPs
  • Basic fanlinks
  • Weekly analytics
  • Community payouts in Naira
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Most loved

Pro

For working artists building a catalog.

₦7,000/mo
  • Everything in Starter
  • Realtime analytics dashboard
  • Custom fanlink domains
  • Royalty splits & co-owner management
  • Priority distribution (24hr)
Start Pro

Superstar

For labels, managers and collectives.

₦20,000/mo
  • Everything in Pro
  • Multi-artist org & RBAC
  • Advance modeling
  • Dedicated account rep
  • Enterprise SLA & priority support
Talk to sales

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.