Newsong

What Newsong does

Newsong (نیو سانگ) is an Iranian music download and streaming website operating at newsong.ir, founded in 2015 and based in Bushehr, Iran. The platform provides free MP3 downloads and online audio streaming of Persian-language music to Persian-speaking listeners in Iran and the global diaspora, with a catalog spanning 924+ pages of content across pop, traditional, regional (Turkish/Azerbaijani/Mazandarani/Lor/Afghan), religious mourning (Noha and Marsiya), instrumental, and Phonk genres. The site is built on WordPress using a custom "newsong-codein" theme and is registered with the Iranian Samandehi regulatory authority, operating under the Islamic Republic's Ministry of Culture framework with a DMCA takedown policy for rights holders.

The company's revenue model combines ad-supported free consumer downloads with a paid artist promotion service. Artists can pay between 100,000 and 450,000 Iranian Toman for tiered placements covering single songs, dual posts, albums, and music videos, with both standard and weekly featured options. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer through organic SEO and the newsong.ir web property, supplemented by a Telegram channel (@newsong2017) for distribution inside Iran. The company has no disclosed mobile app, no public API, no employees listed, no funding history, and no parent or subsidiary structure, indicating a small, independently operated media entity. The only identified content extension beyond traditional Persian music is a curated Phonk collection of 90+ tracks positioned for car audio and gym use cases.

Name

Newsong

Legal name

نیو سانگ (Newsong)

Website

https://newsong.ir

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Newsong (نیو سانگ) is an Iranian WordPress-based music download and streaming website, founded in 2015, offering free MP3 downloads of Persian-language music to listeners in Iran and the diaspora, monetized via advertising and paid artist promotion services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Music Distribution

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

akta.pro primary industry

Ad-Supported Music Streaming (Freemium Tiers) (MPAIACAO)

Keywords

• Persian music downloads
• Iranian music streaming
• Artist music promotion
• Music video downloads
• Regional music catalog

Headquarters

HQ city

Bushehr

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Free Music Downloads for Users: The platform offers free music downloads to end users. The website monetizes through advertising and paid artist promotion services.
2. Artist Promotion Services: Paid promotion services for artists to publish and feature their music on the platform. Pricing tiers include single songs, dual posts, albums, and music videos with regular and weekly featured placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Newsong operates newsong.ir, a WordPress-based website that streams and provides free MP3 downloads of Persian-language Iranian music across genres (pop, traditional, regional, mourning/religious, instrumental, and Phonk). It supplements free consumer access with a paid artist submission and promotion service in which musicians pay one-time Iranian Toman-denominated fees to publish and feature their songs, albums, or music videos on the platform.

Product overview

Newsong (نیو سانگ) is a Persian music download platform offering free MP3 downloads and music streaming. The core product is the music download platform with genre-specific sections for sad (غمگین), happy (شاد), traditional (سنتی), regional/local (محلی), soft (ملایم), instrumental (بی کلام), and mourning music (نوحه و مرثیه). The platform operates as a catalog-based service with no AI capabilities. Additional services include a Phonk music collection for car audio/gym enthusiasts, music video downloads, and a paid artist submission service. The site uses a WordPress-based theme (newsong-codein) and provides MP3 downloads in 128kbps and 320kbps quality formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Newsong Music Download and Streaming Platform (نیو سانگ) A WordPress-based web platform operating at newsong.ir that streams and provides free MP3 downloads (128kbps and 320kbps) of Persian-language Iranian music, with content organized into categories including sad, happy, traditional, local/regional, mourning/religious, instrumental, Phonk, albums, mixes, and artist-specific pages; designed for Persian-speaking individual listeners in Iran and the diaspora.
• Artist Submission and Publishing Service Fee-based service that lets Iranian artists and musicians submit and publish their music on the Newsong platform, with one-time unit pricing in Iranian Toman for regular and weekly-featured placement of singles, dual-song posts, albums, and music videos; service is initiated via direct contact through the platform.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Apple Music: Global subscription music streaming service with growing international and Middle Eastern catalogs. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving licensed music to consumers across the same listening occasions Newsong targets.
• Tidal: Global music and audio streaming platform with high-fidelity catalog. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering licensed music streaming and artist-focused distribution competing for the same listener occasions.
• SoundCloud: Global audio platform with significant independent and emerging-artist catalog. Comparable to Newsong in enabling emerging artists to upload and distribute music directly to listeners, though at much greater international scale.
• Spotify: Global music streaming incumbent with an expanding Persian/MENA catalog and freemium ad-supported tier. Comparable as the dominant ad-supported music streaming benchmark that Newsong's freemium model competes against for listener attention.
• Deezer: Global music streaming service with strong presence in the Middle East through partnerships. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the streaming music space serving overlapping MENA audiences.

Direct peers

• RadioJavan: US-based Persian music streaming and download platform serving the Iranian diaspora. Most directly comparable to Newsong in catalog scope, free-download model, and Persian-speaking target audience.

Regional players

• Anghami: Leading subscription-based music streaming service for the Middle East and North Africa. Comparable as a regional music streaming platform targeting Arabic/Persian-speaking audiences, though operating a licensed, premium model versus Newsong's ad-supported free downloads.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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