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In the fast-paced world of Afrobeat, Amapiano, and Gengetone, African music has never been more global. However, behind the billions of streams lies a quiet crisis: a massive "black hole" of unclaimed royalties. Recent reports from Music In Africa have spotlighted a major breakthrough for independent creators. Mogul, a US-based royalty management platform founded by former SoundCloud executives Jeff Ponchick and Joey Mason, recently secured $5 million in funding led by the Ya

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