Discovery built for African genres
The library organises music by the genres, languages and regions that global stores flatten into “World”. Afrobeats, Amapiano, Highlife, Bongo Flava, Gengetone and gospel each get their own place.
Get your music on JosPlay and into the African Music Library.
InterSpace Distribution is a licensing partner of JosPlay, the Africa-first streaming service built on the African Music Library, the continent’s most complete music database. Release with InterSpace and your catalogue is delivered to JosPlay with the metadata that gets it found, credited and paid, alongside Spotify, Apple Music, Boomplay, Audiomack and 150+ other stores.
The opportunity
Africa’s music, indexed properly for the first time.
JosPlay is more than another store. Its African Music Library catalogues thousands of African artists, millions of data points and more than 100 genres, and it powers discovery, search and archiving across the JosPlay platform. Music that is in the library is music that can be found, credited and licensed.
Metadata that protects you
Accurate credits, ISRCs and rights data travel with every track, so your work is attributed correctly and stays attributable as it is licensed, sampled or sampled from.
Preserved, not just published
The library is built to archive African music for the long term. Your catalogue becomes part of a cultural record, not only a playlist.
Reported and paid like any store
JosPlay streams appear in your InterSpace statements by track and territory, and are paid to your wallet with everything else.
How it works
Nothing extra to do. Release as usual.
1. Upload once
Add your release in the InterSpace dashboard with artwork, credits and a release date. JosPlay is selected with the rest of the store list.
2. We deliver and index
Your release goes to JosPlay with the full metadata set, and the African Music Library takes it from there. Existing catalogue is delivered too, not only new releases.
3. You get found and paid
Listeners discover you on JosPlay, the library keeps your credits straight, and streams land in your monthly statement.
Who this is for
Made for artists whose audience is at home.
If your listeners are in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Johannesburg or Dar es Salaam, an Africa-first platform matters as much as the global ones. JosPlay sits next to Boomplay, Audiomack and Mdundo in the InterSpace store list, so one release reaches the platforms your fans actually open, and the ones the rest of the world uses.
- Independent artists releasing Afrobeats, Amapiano, gospel, Highlife, Bongo Flava and more.
- Labels and catalogue owners who want back catalogue indexed and preserved, not just live.
- Diaspora artists who want to be discoverable at home and abroad from one upload.
Questions
JosPlay and InterSpace.
How do I get my music on JosPlay?
Distribute with InterSpace. JosPlay is part of our store network, so every release you upload is delivered there with the rest of the stores on your plan. There is no separate application.
What is the African Music Library?
A comprehensive, data-driven database of African music built by JosPlay Inc. It catalogues thousands of artists, millions of data points and more than 100 genres, and it powers discovery and archiving on the JosPlay platform. InterSpace’s catalogue is integrated into it under our licensing partnership.
Does JosPlay pay royalties?
Yes. JosPlay reports usage to InterSpace by track and territory, and it is paid out with your other stores in your monthly statement. On paid plans you keep 100% of it.
Is JosPlay included on the free plan?
Yes. JosPlay is delivered on every InterSpace plan, including the free tier.
Will my old releases be added?
Yes. Catalogue already distributed through InterSpace is delivered and indexed, not only new releases.
Do I need to be an African artist?
No. Any artist on InterSpace is delivered to JosPlay. The platform and the library are built around African music and its diaspora, so that is where they add the most.
Ready when you are
Reach JosPlay and the world from one upload.
Sign up, upload, pick your release date. We deliver to JosPlay, the African Music Library and 150+ stores, and you keep what you earn.