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Yola a client of Downtown Music was nominated by the GRAMMY Awards in 2019. [MPA]

AVL Digital Group of Downtown Music Acquired FUGA: “It is a perfect fit,” – FUGA CEO Pieter van Rijn

Global music company Downtown Music Holdings (Downtown), announced recently that its subsidiary, AVL Digital Group (AVL), has acquired FUGA®, the Netherlands-based B2B music technology and services company. Joining Downtown Music Holdings’ portfolio of music distribution, artist and label service businesses, FUGA a B2B music technology and services company will continue to function as a standalone business within Downtown’s suite of distribution and monetization capabilities operated across AVL. As part of a broader enterprise, FUGA, its clients and partners will benefit from expanded resources, infrastructure and global scale to more quickly…

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Midemlab Music Startup Competition calling registration from startups. Music Press Asia

Midemlab Music Startup Competition Is Now Open For Registration

Midemlab, the leading music tech startup competition, is calling startups to register and pitch their innovative solutions for the music and entertainment industry. The competition, over the last 12 edition, has seen the participation of over 250 music startups from 36 countries. And provides finalists with valuable exposure to industry decision-makers and potential investors. Startups can now apply for free…

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Asia's Best Music Albums: 21-30. Music Press Asia.
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Asia’s 50 Best Music Albums of 2019: 21-30

21A-Lin – OST (Original Sound Track)This OST compilation has made it onto this list just because A-Lin sings and writes some of the most heart rendering romantic songs in Mandarin and Taiwan history. Down to earth and yearning her crisp voice has been the trademark to her success today. A Kind of Sorrow, the theme song of film ‘More Than…

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Music Press Asia News: Live Nation extends British artist Tom Walker's latest tour in Asia, launch ticket sale for Singapore show come March 2020.

Live Nation Acquires 20-year-old Malaysia Live Promoter PR Worldwide, Expands Asia’s Live Scene Along Music Streaming

PR Worldwide, a live entertainment promoter in Malaysia, now has a new owner. According to news released by Live Nation Entertainment, it has closed the deal with PR Worldwide that will allow ‘controlling interest in the live entertainment division of PR Worldwide’. This isn’t the first time these two have worked together. Over the last few years, Live Nation has been…

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Music Press Asia Best Albums in Asia 2019.

Asia’s 50 Best Albums of 2019: 31-50

31Leo Ku – WeWith over 35 albums under his belt, Leo Ku has brazed a vibrant singing career at the height of Mando- and Canto-pop in the 80s and 90s. This live recording is a poignant representation of a generation of genre that can no longer be attached to the rising tide of what is consider popular today – given…

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Universal Music and AirAsia deal launch new label RedRecords. Music Press Asia.

Tony Fernandes: “It appears life has come full circle…”

AirAsia Group and Universal Music Group (part of the Vivendi company) jointly announced, today the launch of a new label RedRecords. The partnership reflects the diverse and rich musical culture of the continent, aims to develop and establish ‘A-pop’, Asian, talents from Southeast Asia. What may seem piercingly striking, at first, was not the subject that details the incoming that…

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Jay Chou, BTS, and Tulus Among Most Streamed Asian Artists

Spotify’s latest feature “Wrapped” and “A Decade Wrapped” is allowing its users, all 248 million of them, a bird’s eye view of their very own favorite numbers over the course of 2019 an the last decade. Malaysia and Singapore’s Spotify users seemed to be sharing similar favorites for 2019. With BTS , Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande being the top…

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Jacob Arabo's Opera Collection plays 120 notes from Nino Rota's song from The Godfather.
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Jacob & Co. Opera Collection Ode To Ford Coppola’s The Godfather

Jacob Arabo is one in a million when it comes to creating gaudy timepieces, the ones that take your breath away. Blending the Swiss mechanical prowess of watchmaking and music boxes, Arabo’s latest Opera collection by New York-based luxury jewelry and watch brand Jacob & Co., has one last element to put into the final touches: to include Nino Rota’s…

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Phum Viphurit from Thailand is set to perform his latest hits "Lover Boy" at Monsoon Festival Hanoi. [Music Press Asia]
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Monsoon Festival Returns To Hanoi For Its Fifth Edition

Monsoon Festival in Hanoi returns with its fifth edition with a unique line-up to impress the locals and visiting contingent. Set to take place at Imperial Citadel of Thang Long from November 1 – 3, the festival celebrates a diverse musical selection of artists and musicians from Ireland, Denmark, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, the United States, and more. Don’t miss Phum…

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[Music Press Asia] Can artificial intelligence replace artists' creative output?

Can Artificial Intelligence Overtake Creative Output?

Have you yet considered the implications of artificial intelligence in the music industry? When a group of developers working at Microsoft Japan gave birth to the world’s first high-school-girl A.I., we began to foster the idea that the artificial intelligence world is on a sprint. Racing to cash in on its massive potential to ease human interactions, speed up processes…

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