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Music Press Asia: YUNA launches fourth studio album "Rouge". Photo credit: BUILD Series

Yuna’s Defiant Album Rouge Is Out, Drops ‘Does She’ Lyric Video: A Collab With Jay Park

Right after she released the teaser singles of ‘(Not) The Love Of My Life’ and ‘Likes’, Yuna finally dropped her latest album “Rouge” on the same day she released the lyric video of the single she collaborated with former K-pop boy band 2pm frontman, Jay Park. Between synth-heavy and nu-disco, ‘Does She’ is simply a showcase of striking musical creativity in its purest form. And for the first time, we may just have to accept that a music video is totally superfluous. /// Listen to “Does She”, a collaboration with…

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Cranky Music Releases Siti Nurhaliza’s ‘Kasihku Selamanya’

Malaysia’s most popular female singer Siti Nurhaliza has recently released ‘Kasihku Selamanya’, a love song produced by Aubrey Suwito, known as one of Malaysia’s top music producer. Written specially as one of the single from the original soundtrack of an horror Malay film, the song began with an eerie piano solo accompanying Nurhaliza’s voice before reaching its chorus — a…

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[Music Press Asia] Priscilla Abby releases new Malay single 'Peluru'.

Priscilla Abby Releases Malay Single ‘Peluru’

Malaysian singer tackles frustration, lost love and hope in this powerful single shows that a classic hip hop ballad, together with a dynamic voice, can never go wrong. A YouTube star who has completely taken the world by storm with her EDM cover of Escape Plan’s 夜空中最亮的星 [Brightest Star In The Night Sky] in 2016 has recently released one of…

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Music Press Asia: How can technology help us increase the chance of cashing in from licensing music? Merlin and OTTOMATE Ltd seem to have deviced a solution for that.

Indie Rights Agency Merlin Extends OTTO Partnership

Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the independent label sector, has extended its partnership for another three years with OTTO — a bespoke dashboard that helps independent labels and distributors track and manage sales reports and streaming activity online. Servicing a global membership of independent labels and distributors, the analytics and reporting application, launched in 2014, was specifically used…

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[Music Press Asia: WILD Digital is back in SE Asia, this time in Kuala Lumpur]
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WILD Digital SE Asia Returns For The 5th Edition

Equipped with the motto of “Advancing SEA’s Billion Dollar Ideas”, WILD Digital return for the fifth year running, a highly successful tech conference organised by the Catcha Group. First launched in 2015, WILD Digital has since grown into the region’s premier conference for internet leaders within the digital ecosystem. This year, the conference is happening from July 3-4 at Le…

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Music Press Asia: Tengku Irfan performs Ravel and Schumann with Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
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TENGKU IRFAN MALAYSIA CONDUCTOR PLAYS RAVEL

Praised by The New York Times as “eminently cultured” and possessing “sheer incisiveness and power”, Malaysia conductor, composer and pianist Tengku Irfan makes routine appearance at Malaysian Philharmonia Orchestra. Irfan is no longer a ‘foreigner’ to what we’d deeply feel about young graduates, out in the world and pushing to make a name for themselves. The multiple international award recipient,…

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Jambl, ClicknClear, Legitary & Tunefork win Midemlab 2019

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…

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Jean-Michel Jarre: I’m Not Afraid of Our Creative Future. A.I Is Opening Doors That We Don’t Even Know

Jean-Michel Jarre President of CISAC was recently interviewed by the Takayuki Suzuki, co-founder of Big Parade, at a convention organised by JASRAC (Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers & Publishers). Jarre, an established figure in the pioneering electronic music scene in Europe, is also a long-time activist for the environment as well as ambassador at UNESCO who’d recently moderated…

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Universal Music Group enters strategic partnership with AI firm Super Hi-Fi

Universal Music Group Ramps Up Digital Market Value, Partners With AI Firm Super Hi-Fi

Super Hi-Fi, the artificial intelligence-based programming company, and Universal Music Group (UMG), recently announced a strategic partnership that will provide UMG’s artists with new tools for engaging fans. The AI firm specialty lies in delivering innovative song transition, voice-over and artist interview insertion solutions for music service providers. Apart from introducing its solutions to UMG’s partners worldwide, the deal also…

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