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Joox is now Asia's most popular music streaming platform

How Do Brands Benefit from Joox?

Joox has been firing up its marketing efforts throughout 2016. According to new data on App Annie, it is now seeing results when it became the most downloaded music streaming app in Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Last year, for the first time, the platform gained around 70% of combined iOS and Google Play downloads among the top 10 music streaming apps in the region beating both international and local players. “In terms of iOS and Google Play combined free downloads, JOOX ranked among the top five in Thailand,…

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IFPI Dato Norman Halim Chairman Denis Handlin Sony Music Australia

Malaysian Appointed Chairman of IFPI APAC

Dato’ Norman Halim is the Executive President and Group Chief Executive Officer of KRU Group, a leading media and entertainment company in Malaysia. As part of the Malaysian pop group KRU in 1992, he alongside his two brothers, found fame before starting KRU Music in 1996. KRU Group organically grew to become an integrated and diversified company actively involved in…

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Music jobs in Asia

Jobs of the Month: April 2017

Please click here to go back to the first page Director of Brand Partnerships & Business Development – Culture Group (星锦文化传播有限公司) Culture Group (星锦文化传播有限公司) is a global branded content and marketing advisory firm specialised in the sports, music and entertainment space. With offices in Shanghai, Singapore and New York, Culture Group is leading the way in creating brilliant partnerships between cultural…

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Music jobs in Asia

Jobs of the Month: March 2017

Event Executive, Sony Music Malaysia Sony Music Malaysia is offering a Kuala Lumpur-based Event Executive role in its Kuala Lumpur-based office right in the heart of Dutamas that acts as headquarters in the region with an extended team in Singapore and Indonesia. This major label has come a long way; its support with the regional artists has seen them manage…

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Vinyloftheday launches mobile app hosting a marketplace for buying, selling and trading new and used vinyl.

VinylOfTheDay Launches Mobile App

Famous for its hashtag #vinyloftheday on Instagram, the platform established in 2013 in Singapore is now offering users to buy, sell and trade records via a user-friendly interface available on the Apple Store mobile app for iPhone with the Android version coming soon. Kurt Loy, founder of Vinyloftheday and also brains behind the app, saw the resurgence of interest in…

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UMG Executive Joins Midem Accelerator Committee

Midem, a leading international business event for the music ecosystem hosted in Cannes, France, from 6-9 June, has recently announced the joining of Universal Music Group South Asia Devraj Sanyal, Managing Director & CEO, South Asia to its high-profile selection committee including executives such as Rob Hallet, founder of Robomagic (UK), Christopher Kaskie, President of Pitchfork (USA) and Renneth Tshisikule,…

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Avex Group to distribute its entire music catalogue in China via NetEase

Avex Group to Distribute Its Entire Music Catalogue in China via NetEase

Avex Group Holdings Inc. is rediscovering the Chinese Mainland market big time with a joint announcement with NetEase Cloud Music that it has granted an exclusive license of its copyrighted music to the Chinese internet technology company. The agreement between the Japanese entertainment firm and NetEase Cloud Music forms part of a strategic partnership that grants the Chinese platform an…

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Jackson Wong named as MD of WM China

Warner Music China Appoints New MD

Wong will oversee the day-to-day running of WMG’s Beijing office and is also expected to expand the company’s business in Mainland China, working with players in the overall media and entertainment ecosystem.He has held a number of executive positions with global and local media and entertainment companies; covering strategic partnerships and business development, capital markets and investment, branded content, licensing,…

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All That Matters, Music Matters Announce Date

Hosted during the week of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, All That Matters was hosted for the first time last year at venues surrounding Marina Bay Sands. Nonetheless, its return to Ritz Carlton signifies its strong association with the hotel and the services it has provided over the years. Music Matters has been part of All That Matters from the very…

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Former Twitter Director joins Mediacorp.

Mediacorp Hires Former SEA MD of Twitter

Mediacorp has plans to bolster its digital arm reflected in their recent hires including Singh’s role, which is a combination of what were previously two separate positions. Boasting over 20 years of experience in digital business, sales and marketing, Singh has not only led a team at Google as managing director but also held positions in worldwide companies including Apple…

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