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Big Little Lies Season 2 returns to HBO
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Big Little Lies Season 2 returns to HBO
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Big Little Lies: How A Star-Studded Cast and Moody Monterey Soundtrack Tackled Issue Of Domestic Violence & Its Aftermath

HBO has released the second season of Big Little Lies, more exciting soundtrack to match dark drama.

– Big Little Lies season 2 premiere episode featured songs including Joan Jett’s ‘Bad Reputation’ and Diana Ross’ ‘It’s My House’ – Michael Kiwanuka’s Cold Little Heart hit 60 million views on YouTube The Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning HBO series, Big Little Lies, returned to TV screens with season 2 this June, showcasing new cast Meryl Streep on top a…

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CISAC: We Need A Bigger Part Of The Digital Cake

On May 31, 2019 CISAC and its Japan member society JASRAC held a press conference in Tokyo. Topping the agenda is for fair remuneration from digital services and increasing private copying levies as part of…

CENDANA And ASEF Partner To Launch Funding Guide

The Mobility Funding Guide for Malaysia (2019 Edition) highlights funding resources of both public and private entities and is part of Asia Europe Foundation’s (ASEF) long-term series of country-specific guides. In March 28, CENDANA (Cultural…

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“We Never Want To Lose The Musical Style Of The Place”

On curating a live music programme and venue, this is what Charles Guo, Juliana Lima, Jasmine Li, and Kristóf Géczi have to say. Photographer Charles Guo, renowned in fashion circles, opened a proper house and techno club this past January called 44KW, located in Shanghai’s…

Asia-Focus

Instrumental ‘Dusk’ Defies The Vocal-Less Rock World

If you think that evolving to become an instrumental rock band is a rare occurrence. And that keeping it all together may seem improbable and heading for disaster. Then, this story deserves to be told — in all respect, as…

MTV Premieres Madonna’s Single, Break Global Streaming Record

On April 24, Madonna exclusively unveiled the world premier of her video and single “Medellín” with Maluma, during a globally televised MTV music event, “MTV Presents Madonna Live & Exclusive: ‘Medellín’ Video World Premiere”. The 30-minute special debuted across MTV’s digital platforms and…

Interview

"Asia has many karaoke-loving nations, from Japan and Korea to the Philippines, it’s an activity that brings people together." -- Ramesh Jayaraman, VP & GM of APAC, HARMAN Professional Solutions.
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What’s Hot About Audio Systems In Asia?

He’s a family man, lives in one of Asia’s most exciting city and a self-proclaim music buff for Jazz music and, only on special occasion, R&B, though he had in actual fact grew up listening to Pink Floyd, Guns N’…

Ananya Birla is signed to UMG India.

Why Is Ananya Birla Not Your Regular Pop Star?

Click here for Part 1 Interview with Ananya Birla, “Platinum Selling Artist Releases Song, An Ode To Women Power. Music Press Asia: What would you like to see developed at MPower? Ananya Birla: I would…

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Instrumental ‘Dusk’ Defies The Vocal-Less Rock World

If you think that evolving to become an instrumental rock band is a rare occurrence. And that keeping it all together may seem improbable and heading for disaster. Then, this story deserves to be told — in all respect, as a successful creative cell and…

Gearing Up For ForuMuzik, KL Jamm

The first edition of KL Jamm’s ForuMuzik begins Friday, April 26, at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre in…

Technology

Jambl, ClicknClear, Legitary & Tunefork win Midemlab 2019
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Music Startups Jambl, ClicknClear, Legitary & Tunefork Win Midemlab 2019

Midem, a competition for innovative startups in the music industry and the entertainment business, has recently announced Midemlab’s winners at its 12th edition music startup competition. Sponsored by Deezer and Recochoku, the finalists were selected from a total of 177 submissions from 45 countries — reflecting the dynamic entrepreneurship in the music industry. All Midemlab finalists will receive a one-to-one…

How Do You Monetize Via Lyrics?

When LyricFind launched LyricMerch end of 2017, no one would have thought that monetization can be made just from lyrics. With LyricFind’s database of millions of lyrics, the company managed to put over one hundred thousand licensed lyrics on a wide range of clothing and…

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Big Little Lies Season 2 returns to HBO
Editor's Pick
Big Little Lies Season 2 returns to HBO
tv series

Big Little Lies: How A Star-Studded Cast and Moody Monterey Soundtrack Tackled Issue Of Domestic Violence & Its Aftermath

– Big Little Lies season 2 premiere episode featured songs including Joan Jett’s ‘Bad Reputation’ and Diana Ross’ ‘It’s My House’ – Michael Kiwanuka’s Cold Little Heart hit 60 million views on YouTube The Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning HBO series, Big Little Lies, returned to TV screens with season 2 this June, showcasing new cast Meryl Streep on top a…

HUJAN Malaysia Alternative Rock Band, Now a ‘Rock Classic’

Rock has been known, globally, in the music recording world, as one of the most popular musical genre that symbolises diverse social groups who typically carry the modern labelling of ‘cool’, ‘loud music’ and as a channel that supports social movements, usually for peace and…

Yuna Sings Ode To Malaysia In Latest Single

The launch of the latest single, expected to feature on the 4th studio album, has marked the beginning of yet another artistic milestone for Yuna. We recalled the last we’ve heard of the soulful songstress when she released her 3rd studio album ‘Chapters’ in 2016.…

Kueymo & Sushiboy Partners With 8 Bruneian Producers, Debuts Album

Just months after commemorating their 150th episode, followed by hosting their inaugural Electronic Music Conference with Asia’s leading electronic music conference Wired Music Week, the duo Kueymo & Sushiboy is going all out to revolutionize the electronic music scene in Brunei with their debut release,…

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Editor’s Choice: Wired Music Week [Mar 7-10]

GET YOUR WMW CONFERENCE TICKETS HERE. GET YOUR WMW PARTY TICKETS HERE. WMW, founded by RBRN IDEAS [John Beh], amps up its second edition in 2019 with an earlier, and more extensive, conference session that saw over 600 attendees last year. Estimating over 2,000 attendees…

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