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CoCo Lee signs with Warner Music China. Music Press Asia

Legendary Mandopop Singer CoCo Lee Joins Warner Music China Roster

CoCo Lee is signed to Warner Music China. On Wednesday (27/April), Warner Music China announced that one of the most legendary musical icons in Greater China has joined its roster. According to the deal with Warner Music, CoCo will be working on a wide range of opportunities including new music, live entertainment shows, television and streaming programs as well as brand deals. The Mandopop audience will also be seeing new music from CoCo this coming summer. She will also appear on Hunan TV’s new music program ShengShengBuXi. “I’m so happy…

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Linkfire & Amazon Music to partner. Music Press Asia

Linkfire SaaS Marketing Platform to Partner with Amazon Music

Linkfire has signed a new marketing and affiliate agreement with Amazon Music. The new agreement will further support Linkfire’s position as a leading marketing platform for music and entertainment. Through the new agreement, Amazon Music’s partnership with Linkfire will cover multiple touchpoints of fan interaction across its vast and growing discovery network. Additionally, Linkfire’s affiliate agreements monetize traffic when consumers…

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Borneo Jazz 2018 live. Music Press Asia
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Borneo Jazz Festival Returns to Sarawak

Jazz music festival returns in a hybrid format to celebrate diversity and innovation. Borneo Jazz festival is one of Southeast Asia’s longest-running international jazz festivals. Themed “Jazz in The Jungle”, the Borneo Jazz festival will be held from 24 to 26 June 2022 in a hybrid format to reach out to the greater jazz-loving community worldwide. The physical concert will…

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Valentina Ploy sign to Warner Music. Music Press Asia

Warner Music Signs What The Duck Artist Valentina Ploy

Warner Music Asia has recently announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Thailand’s premier independent record company What the Duck by signing Valentina Ploy. According to its press release, the deal will see Warner add the established Bangkok-based star to its roster. This means that both labels will collaborate to promote Valentina’s music and strengthen her domestic fan…

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Hong Kong Hymn Society. Music Press Asia
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A Hymn Lecture on the rise of the Oxford Movement

The rise of the Oxford Movement in England and the Westward Movement in the United States in the 19th century brought countless colorful hymns to the church. Among them, the Kentucky Harmony and the Sacred Harp are the representatives of the poetry collection, and some shape notes are created for the congregation to sing. Dr. Xie Linfanglan is a well-known…

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Music Press Asia Playlist Ernest Cline

Ogden Morrow’s ‘80s Dance Party Playlist

We Can Dance If We Want To I cannot believe I’m about to satisfy my utmost obsession for the ‘80s right here at Music Press Asia. When I first suggested to its editors that I was about to curate the ideal party music, my mind drifted to a fictional character from Ernest Cline’s incredibly contemporary book ‘Ready Player One’. Ogden…

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Easter Weekend playlist w Monica Tong. Music Press Asia
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Classical Easter Music Selection: Editor’s Choice 2022

The religious festival to celebrate Easter marks a real dichotomy between joy and grief, life and death, beginnings and endings. The Easter narrative has been commemorated in some of the greatest classical works of all time. From immortalising the ecclesiastical weight of the crucifixion, the passion of the resurrection, to the jubilation of the vernal equinox — discover our selection…

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Jen Kwok collaborate with Sesame Street. Image credit: Amy Nghe. Music Press Asia

Jen Kwok, on representing the Asian diaspora in New York

Jen Kwok is a Chinese-American writer and performer from Southern California who is currently based in NY’s Hudson Valley. Armed with a velvety voice and razor-sharp wit, Jen combines music and comedy to create a refreshing spin on the hidden depths of our inner lives. Most recently, Jen composed the song, “See Us Coming Together”, for Sesame Street and the…

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Tabla player Kousic Sen Artist in residence Milap. Music Press Asia

How Do We Keep Indian Rhythms Alive?

The rich language of the tabla has always been an introspective expression of the Hindustani classical music sector. Most prevalently exported from the Indian subcontinent, this pair of twin hand drums continue to make remarkably sensual vibrations that touch the heart. Kousic Sen takes his art seriously. As a tabla player, his consistency in articulating this indigenous instrument has garnered…

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Aditya Gumay Release New Musical Comedy Drama. Music Press Asia

Bus Om Bebek: Released as a Musical Comedy Drama

Bus Om Bebek is a 2022 musical comedy-drama genre film directed by Aditya Gumay and Ouzan Ruz. Released earlier this year (2022) in Indonesia by Smaradana Pro production house, it consists of six soundtracks, with one of the tracks being sung by Ria Ricis. Produced by Ruben Onsu and starred by Aziz Gagap, Sarwendah, Zara Leola and Adhiyat, Bus Om…

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