Chapter 03 · For artists
We are curating our founding catalogue now.
Masters Global Inc is selecting the founding artists who will shape what this platform sounds and feels like from day one. If you create music and believe your work deserves a global audience, we want to hear from you.
You made the music.
We're building the home for it.
A curated, subscription-only platform. A contractual revenue share, paid monthly. A global audience, not a regional gate. Human editorial, not algorithmic churn. And a business relationship written down, signed, and honoured.
Three commitments
What we are offering artists who join the founding catalogue.
Fair, transparent, and contractually defined.
Three commitments, written down and enforceable. If they are not being kept, you should be able to point to the clause that says they should be.
01
Revenue
A monthly, contractual revenue share.
Every artist on the platform signs a revenue share agreement (MSE-LEGAL-003). Payments are transparent, calculated against clearly defined terms, and paid on a fixed monthly cycle. No opaque per-stream rates. No withheld earnings.
02
Presence
Editorial curation. Not algorithmic churn.
You are not competing with millions of open uploads for a listener's attention. Every artist is chosen by our editorial team, promoted through curated experiences, and given real presence on the platform from day one.
03
Reach
Global subscribers, from launch.
Subscriptions are available internationally. Multi-currency billing is built in. Your music reaches the audiences already looking for it, without being filtered through a regional gate or a genre silo.
The moment
Why we are recruiting now, and what the market signals look like.
African music is having its biggest global moment in history.
Estimated annual revenue across the global Afrobeats industry, spanning music, merchandise, and fashion.
Industry estimate, 2024Increase in Afrobeats streaming on Spotify since 2021.
Spotify Wrapped ReportAfrobeats streams delivered in Nigeria alone since 2020, on a single platform.
Platform-reported dataGenres in scope
The genres shaping our founding catalogue. Work that sits between or beyond these is welcome to submit.
Rooted in African music. Open to the world.
We are focusing our founding catalogue on the sounds shaping the current global moment, plus the deeper roots and adjacent traditions that made them possible.
West Africa
Afrobeats
Southern Africa
Amapiano
Ghana & region
Highlife
Pan-African
Afro-Soul
Pan-African
Afropop
Diaspora tradition
Jazz
Faith tradition
Gospel
Global
World Music
Adjacent tradition
R&B
Adjacent tradition
Hip-hop
Roots
Fuji & Juju
Cross-border
Alté & alt-Afro
Making music that doesn't fit neatly into any of these categories, but you think it belongs on a platform like this? Tell us in your submission. Curation is a human decision.
What happens next
The full process, start to finish, so you know what to expect after submitting.
Every submission is reviewed personally.
Here is exactly what happens after you submit your interest, and roughly how long each step takes.
You submit your interest
You send us the form below with your name, contact, country, primary genre, and a short note about your music. You receive an automated confirmation to the email address you provided.
We review your submission
Our editorial team listens to what you've shared or linked to and considers it against our founding catalogue. This is not automated. Review windows may vary as submission volume grows.
We get in touch
If we would like to move forward, we contact you directly with the next steps, including our artist upload agreement (MSE-LEGAL-002) and revenue share terms (MSE-LEGAL-003) for review.
Onboarding ahead of launch
Selected artists are onboarded ahead of our public launch. This includes catalogue delivery, payment setup, and editorial planning so your work is ready for subscribers from day one.
Common questions
If your question isn't here, email hello@mastersglobalinc.com.
Answers to what artists usually ask us.
Do you accept unsigned artists?
Do I keep ownership of my masters?
How does the revenue share work in practice?
What formats do you accept for music delivery?
How long does the review take?
I'm not from Africa. Can I still apply?
The application
Tell us about your work.
Two minutes. Fields marked with an asterisk are required. If you would rather send a longer introduction, email us directly at hello@mastersglobalinc.com.
One last thing
The platform is only as good as the artists on it.
Which is why the answer to "should I submit?" is almost always yes. Every submission is read. The right ones start the founding catalogue.