InterSpace Distribution Joins Josplay's Rise Fund Volume 3
InterSpace Distribution has joined the third volume of the Josplay Rise Fund as a distribution partner. Josplay announced the partnership on 11 November 2026, and the programme opens on 16 November.
The Rise Fund is Josplay's funding and visibility programme for independent African artists. Volume 3 is open to independent artists from any African country, there is no entry fee, and entry is through a completed Josplay artist profile with at least one original release live on the platform. The campaign runs for about twelve weeks: an open entry period, then a public leaderboard stage, then a shortlist from which an editorial panel chooses the winners. Prizes include cash awards for the top finishers alongside editorial and marketing support, a mentorship session with a senior music executive, and distribution support. Josplay publishes the full entry rules and prize structure at launch.
What it means for InterSpace artists
Artists who enter keep full ownership of their music, their brand and their likeness. Any prize money is paid directly to the artist. Royalties are unaffected: streams earned on Josplay and everywhere else continue to be collected and paid through InterSpace exactly as they are today, on the same schedule and the same terms.
InterSpace will share entry details with the artists and labels on its roster when the programme opens, and will support those who take part through the campaign.
Building on an existing partnership
The two companies have worked together since 2025, when InterSpace's catalogue was integrated into Josplay's digital service platform and into the African Music Library, Josplay's data-driven database of African music. That agreement put music distributed by InterSpace in front of Josplay's audience with accurate metadata behind it. The Rise Fund partnership extends the relationship from catalogue into direct support for the artists themselves.
"We're proud to welcome @InterSpaceGroup as a partner for Josplay Rise Fund Volume 3," Josplay said in its announcement on X.
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Acerca de InterSpace Distribution
InterSpace Distribution is a global digital distribution and label services company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, with a team across six countries. It works with artists, record labels and rights holders to release music worldwide, and supports them with royalty accounting, rights protection, marketing and localised support.
About Josplay
Josplay Inc. is a music technology company building Africa's music metadata and streaming ecosystem. Through the African Music Library it has catalogued thousands of African artists across a wide range of genres, and it runs the Rise Fund to support independent African artists.
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