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YouTube Becomes the World’s Largest Media Company — What It Means for the Music Business Supply Chain

A Film Story That Isn’t About Film YouTube has overtaken The Walt Disney Company to become the world’s largest media company by revenue, reaching an estimated $62 billion in 2025. On paper, this is a Hollywood story. In practice, it is a structural shift that directly impacts how music is distributed, monetised, and consumed globally. Because when YouTube scales to…

When Diplomacy Meets Rhythm: Donald Trump’s Visit to Malaysia at the 47th ASEAN Summit

When former U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Kuala Lumpur for the 47th ASEAN Summit, global media turned its gaze…

Donald Trump meets Anwar Ibrahim. Cultural diplomacy of Asia. Music Press Asia

From La Vie en Rose to BTS: How Roses Became Music’s Eternal Muse

Few symbols in music are as enduring as the rose. A flower that has inspired poets, painters, and lovers for…

Music Muse This Week Rose Sept 2025 Music Press Asia

Why We Should All Listen to Snoopy’s Favorite Jazz

Why Asian Sopranos Bring Authentic Power to Madama Butterfly

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly has long held a central place in the global opera repertoire—a sweeping, tragic love story set in early 20th-century Nagasaki, Japan. Yet, for more than a century,…

Hui He Chinese Puccini Opera Asian singer Music Press Asia

The Soundtrack of Ally McBeal: Why Music Made This Legal Drama a Classic

In the world of late 90s television, few shows dared to blur the line between courtroom drama, emotional introspection, and musical fantasy quite like Ally McBeal. Created by David E.…

Soundtrack of Ally McBeal Music Press Asia Newswire

Will China Lead Music Business & Industry in the Next Decade?

As the world’s second-largest music market and home to some of the most advanced digital ecosystems, China is no longer just a participant in the global music industry — it’s…

Will China Lead Music Business in a Decade Music Press Asia

5 Ways Music is Winning with Beats, Branding & Streaming

The Rise of Hyperpop and Experimental Genres: How Gen Z and Millennials Are Redefining Mainstream Music

How AI Affects Music Creation in Asia?

Why We Should All Listen to Snoopy’s Favorite Jazz

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Deutsche Grammaphon release Leonard Bernstein conducts Mahler video

Detusche Grammophon release Leonard Bernstein conducts Mahler’s Resurrection video December. A month of twinkling lights, festive cheer, and, for us music lovers, the sweet anticipation of discovering the year’s most treasured musical moments. This year, Deutsche Grammaphon has gifted us a musical treasure: a collection of Leonard Bernstein’s recordings that will resonate with both seasoned listeners and those just starting…

How Lo-fi Music a Cultural Phenomenon & Therapy to Gen Z

Lo-fi is identified as low-fidelity music or DIY music. Already fast becoming a genre deliberately recorded to magnify its imperfections, it is the low sound quality that stands out. However,…

Promote Your Music With Us

Do you have plans to promote your music in 2023? If yes, do you have long-term plans and goals to do this for many more years to come? If the…

Indonesia Government Passes Bill To Build New City

In an effort to relieve huge environmental challenges facing Jakarta and redistribute wealth, President Joko Widodo has recently announced the plan to move Indonesia’s capital – a plan that could…

Indonesia New US34billion capital Nusantara. Music Press Asia

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Friday Playlist

A Friday Night with Sophie Gigg

For the first time, Music Press Asia is curating Friday evening listening lists for stay-at-homes as part of the November series programme. The Friday program is made especially for autumn…

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Monday Best Music Selection For Work

Let’s cut to the chase. Monday is all about being direct and multi-tasking. If you have a whole week’s worth of work waiting, who wouldn’t want to be in a…

Music Press Asia Recommends Monday Music Playlist

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Tea

How Tea Rhymes with Guzheng

Tea is where we’d like to begin. If tea isn’t a reason to bring people together, then what does? While our editorial editors may like a gau (thick) cup of…

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A Malaysian’s Tuesday Playlist

Monica Tong, editor-in-chief at Music Press Asia shares her Tuesday listening rituals starting from an hour before dawn to midday and why Bossa Nova, and ultimately, birdsongs are her life-saving…

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Culture & Music To Play A Big Role On Belt And Road

While many more songwriters believe that there may be commercial sense to how things are being run in the digitalized world, the purpose of music making remains best performed in…

Music & Culture to play a big role on the Silk Road. Music Press Asia

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Culture & Music To Play A Big Role On Belt And Road

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious infrastructure plan in world history. Connecting the Chinese city of Guangzhou to Venice by sea and Beijing to Brussels by land, this massive undertaking already involves almost seventy countries (including twenty four in Europe) that…

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YouTube Becomes the World’s Largest Media Company — What It Means for the Music Business Supply Chain

When Diplomacy Meets Rhythm: Donald Trump’s Visit to Malaysia at the 47th ASEAN Summit

From La Vie en Rose to BTS: How Roses Became Music’s Eternal Muse

Why We Should All Listen to Snoopy’s Favorite Jazz

Why Asian Sopranos Bring Authentic Power to Madama Butterfly

The Soundtrack of Ally McBeal: Why Music Made This Legal Drama a Classic

Will China Lead Music Business & Industry in the Next Decade?

5 Ways Music is Winning with Beats, Branding & Streaming

The Rise of Hyperpop and Experimental Genres: How Gen Z and Millennials Are Redefining Mainstream Music

How AI Affects Music Creation in Asia?

Why We Should All Listen to Snoopy’s Favorite Jazz

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Deutsche Grammaphon release Leonard Bernstein conducts Mahler video

How Lo-fi Music a Cultural Phenomenon & Therapy to Gen Z

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Indonesia Government Passes Bill To Build New City

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A Friday Night with Sophie Gigg

Monday Best Music Selection For Work

How Tea Rhymes with Guzheng

A Malaysian’s Tuesday Playlist

Culture & Music To Play A Big Role On Belt And Road

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