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AdRev hires new director Nick LaPointe from Warner/Chappell.

AdRev Appoints Ex-Warner/Chappell Publishing Executive

AdRev, an industry-leading rights administration service and platform, has hired Nick LaPointe as the new Director of Rights Management. With a decades-long career in publishing, specifically in mechanical rights and licensing, LaPointe comes to AdRev from Warner/Chappell, joining the company’s Los Angeles-based team. “Nick LaPointe has an extensive history of advocating for artists, labels, and publishers through 20 years of experience in the music industry,” said Noah Becker, AdRev President and co-founder. “I’ve known Nick since we worked together during my tenure overseeing mechanicals at SME in the mid 2000s. His…

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world’s first blockchain-enabled smart speaker by Volareo

First Blockchain Smart Speaker Launched

Per Volareo’s official press release dated July 11, 2018. Based on an open-source, decentralized platform and powered by Musicoin, the speaker is controlled via mobile app or voice commands, and promises to break new boundaries in both cryptocurrency and musical appreciation. Volareo debuted in Austin at SXSW 2018, and has since been featured in some of the most influential international and Dutch media outlets. On the July 8…

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Is R&B/Hip Hop Making a Comeback?

In a recent research published by Ovum newsletter ‘Music & Copyright, it has revealed a 24% increase in global recorded music sales of R&B/Hip Hop. [A hike from $2.08 bn, 2016 to $2.59bn in 2017]. Simon Dyson, Editor of Music & Copyright and Practice Leader of Ovum’s music team commented: “The simple explanation why R&B/hip-hop sales have risen so much…

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NetEase has over 400 million users on NetEase Cloud Music

NetEase Cloud Music Breaks International Artists in China

NetEase Cloud Music, one of China’s largest tech companies, has recently released some of the most popular international artists on its platform. This is not just any statistics, but a show of China’s most preferred acts, and a glimpse into perhaps one of Asia’s largest music tastes. While Chinese listeners have been showing huge interests for local music with international…

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MTV Asia's very first version of YO! MTV RAPS
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YO! MTV RAPS Showcase Joe Flizzow, Twopee & G2

MTV Asia is taking the lead in bringing hip hop back to the music scene. In a 30-minute special, inspired by the original YO! MTV RAPS, the show bring together 11 of the hottest names in hip-hop in the Asia region. Hosted by Jessi (Korea) and Yung Raja (Singapore), other participating artists include Young Lex (Indonesia), G2 (Korea), Joe Flizzow…

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Saavn music streaming platform has over 36 million tracks with over 22 million active users on a monthly basis.

Saavn Records Profit in 2017

RIL-owned music streaming app Saavn has recorded 3X surge in profit in the fiscal year ending December 2017. It has posted a revenue of Rs 45.9 crore in the FY17 (Jan to Dec), reveals RoC filings. The Indian entity of the company has recorded a profit (after tax) of Rs 3.22 crore as compared to 1.08 crore in CY16. Despite…

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The closure of Live.ly is one of the first major changes to the Musical.ly product following its acquisition by Chinese media company Bytedance

Musical.ly Shuts Down Live-Streaming App Live.ly

This change is confirmed via Live.ly’s App Store update text, which says: Live.ly is becoming part of musical.ly!– You can go live on musical.ly right now! Plenty of live content there! Live.ly first launched in May 2016, offering Musical.ly users a live-streaming platform, where the streams were directly viewable on Musical.ly, as well as within the Live.ly mobile app. As the video…

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As of February 2017, there are more than 400 hours of content uploaded to YouTube each minute, and one billion hours of content are watched on YouTube every day.

YouTube Credits Songwriter, Label, Publisher Of Music Videos

YouTube announced today that “Music in this video” now credits the artist, songwriter, label and publishers of over half a billion music videos. By including music credits on the platform, it signifies a positive and dramatic move towards crediting the creator community. These ‘music discovery’ information are available on both music videos and content that features recorded music generated by…

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Morgan Then from the Perth-based duo Slumberjack was recently interviewed at Wired Music Week.

Malaysian DJ Slumberjack Talks Career, Gadgets And Next Gig

Slumberjack is signed to New World Artists, an independent Australia and New Zealand-based booking agency, which exclusively represents artists for live performances and concert touring throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific.  Morgan’s early days as a classical concert pianist saw his infatuation towards the sounds created by Hanz Zimmer, Mongolian prayers, Ludovico Einaudi, and many others. Well we all know…

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'Sing China' 2018 Malaysia winners (from left) first runner-up Wan Adlyn Maasyah Bt Mohd Shah, champion Danson Ooi Tiek Sing, second runner-up Jonathan Chee Yan Hao. Original image from The Star, Shaari Chemat

Sing! China Malaysia Auditions Selects Three Winners

In a recent Sing! China audition in Malaysia that involved over 1,000 applicants, 10 contestants were selected for the finals from 22 who qualified for the semi-final rounds held at the Mega Star Arena in Kuala Lumpur. The three winners selected to represent Malaysia include Danson Ooi Tiek Sing (champion), Wan Adlyn Maasyah Mohd Shah (first runner-up) and Jonathan Chee…

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