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Is The Chinese-Language Entertainment Provider Reforming Well in the 21st Century?

Obsession of a growing middle-class, Chinese familyEverything about entertainment began with the TV box: Barely into my teens our middle-class family, like any other, became obsessed with movie night; a weekly family affair where its members get together and contemplate the great ideals of practicing good behaviour while enjoying a film, of which we’d carefully chosen to watch and start…

Music Editor: ‘Why I’ve Cancelled Spotify Premium’

2.0 After work — Decreased appreciation of genuine work: There’s nothing more satisfying than setting a specific time just listening to…

Music Editor: Why I've Decided To Cancel Spotify Premium'. Music Press Asia

Music Editor: ‘Why I’ve Cancelled Spotify Premium’

As I gradually wind down for the day pondering the thought on how my weekend would actually unfold, I began…

Musical Consistency, Cultural Vibrancy And Courage

Livechat: Please Don’t Stop The Music

What happens when the music industry takes a huge beating following the recent cancellations of live events worldwide due to the spreading of a global pandemic coronavirus? Music Press Asia’s…

Korea’s CJ E&M Oscar Win Signify Korean Film Industry Going Global

As we eavesdrop our way, wiggling through the crowds of Broadcast Asia and Asia TV Forum (ATF) last year, we caught a rumour in the wind. Perching high on our…

CJ E&M's film "Parasite" won four Academy Awards. Directed by Boon Joon Ho. Photo courtesy of CJ E&M. Music Press Asia.

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…

Asia's Best Music Albums: 21-30. Music Press Asia.

Kanye West Departs From The Secular World, Goes Gospel

Michelle Yeoh Calls For More Environment Ambassadors

What Is There Not To Like About Toy Story 4?

Musical Consistency, Cultural Vibrancy And Courage

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Korea, Global

BTS Tops IFPI Global Album Charts 2018, Korea Asia’s Next Entertainment Powerhouse

It’s been proven again and again that K-Pop music acts are undoubtedly taking the lead when it comes to achieving global recognition for Asian acts. BTS, a boy group signed under YG Entertainment in Korea, takes global fame one step at a time when K-Pop’s popularity began to soar with the development in music streaming technology. Earlier today, IFPI announced…

Top 5 Steps To Protecting Your Music

While the age of the Internet has brought new and exciting ways for musicians to reach wider audiences for example through music streaming or sharing sites, it has also brought…

How do you go about protecting your music?

Will PUBG Take Over Gaming In China?

In 2017, Tencent announced that it would bring PUBG to China back when it was still the world’s best-selling game. While the conglomerate has altered PUBG’s content to meet China’s…

Why Vietnam’s Music Scene Could Be Asia’s Biggest Boom in 2019, After China

Here’s a look at what makes Vietnam enticing to new investments: Economy re-diversion In Vietnam’s efforts to attract companies seeking for options amid the China – U.S. trade war, it…

Capital of Viettnam, Ho Chi Minh city. Photo courtesy of vovworld.vn

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A DJ's Economy

Electronic Music Is Changing The DJ Culture in Asia

For the last decade, DJs have been calling the shots. The mainstream music scene in Asia sees DJs taken under the wings of mother goose fertility – playing in some…

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Merger

AT&T Is Acquiring Time Warner. What’s Likely To Happen?

Content Distributor vs. Content Provider After a grueling 18 months since AT&T first announced its desire to acquire Time Warner in an USD$85 billion mega-merger, the drama continues when the…

China-focus

Sony Music and UMG Battle To Gain Market Value in China, via Tencent

It’s probably obvious by now that China has become the new focus by some of the world’s largest music labels and publishers. When the industry was just discussing the potential…

Breaking News: Sony Corp to offer around $2.3billion to gain control of EMI, an "investment in content intellectual property".

Music Distribution: Power Handover to Streaming & Social Media?

Technology, on one hand has obviously boost marketer’s technique and allow content to thrive and be distributed at a scale quite unimaginable even just a decade ago; and on the…

The DJ’s Playbook: Bali, Indonesia

Welcome to Halim’s tasty selections! My name is Halim Ardie, I’m a DJ and event organizer living in Bali, Indonesia. I spin around the island from night parties to sunset…

Halim Ardie with Wisdy closing for Richie Hawtin at OMNIA Bali. Photo credit: Bali Tonight.

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’…