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Uhuu Action Astro Pop Up Channel 338. Music Press Asia
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Astro To Premier Chinese New Year Content

Astro ushers in the Water Tiger with its #UHUU2022 Chinese New Year campaign and continues to reward customers with quality and exciting entertainment programs this CNY. What will Astro do on its 25th anniversary to gain more of its customers back? This CNY, Astro has launched ÜHUU Action!, a new pop-up Channel 338 that will be featuring classic Chinese blockbusters starring action martial arts stars Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Chow Yun Fatt. From now till 15 Feb, these favourites will be made available for all Astro customers. And until…

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Lofi Girl Radio Gets Us Through Quarantine. Music Press Asia
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Lofi Girl: A Role Model For Post-Pandemic Era 2022

While the expansion of the universe continues to be a ‘looming crisis in cosmology’[1] according to Michael Greshko’s article at National Geography. So is the state of the live music scene when we all went into some kind of lockdowns two years ago. But not everything is as it seems today post pandemic. Stories we’ve received here at the letters…

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Billboard Vietnam Virtual Countdown Show 2022. Music Press Asia
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Billboard Vietnam Debuts NYE Virtual Countdown 2022

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam’s capital city and its nationwide population, saw its annual New Year’s Eve celebration in a virtual and kaleidoscopic setting. Themed “Reset, Unite, Restart” the party is aimed to convey a message of a brighter tomorrow. It was aired on national television as well on social and streaming platforms: Facebook and YouTube. At 8:30 pm on New…

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Gina Brooklyn wins Djooky Music Awards. Music Press Asia
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Djooky Launched Music Rights Investment Marketplace

Djooky, a music and fintech startup, has launched a new platform for fans to invest in music rights. DjookyX is, at this very moment of reporting, is being built on the growing interest of asset class in music. Offering a means for music creators and rights-holders to finance their projects. And also allowing fans to purchase rights and benefit from…

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Jane Zhang Tencent Music Entertainment Award. Music Press Asia
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Tencent Music Entertainment Award

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, last month, has successfully closed its third annual Tencent Music Entertainment Awards (TMEA) ceremony. Leading online music and audio entertainment platform in China, the award ceremony was held at The Venetian Macao on December 11, last year. A ceremony that was live-streamed on Tencent Music’s platforms: QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music, and WeSing. Themed “3ing…

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Daryana Antipova selects Khoomei Beat Best Album of 2021. Music Press Asia
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World Music Central Selects 30 Best Albums of 2021

Music and poem expressing nature and our communication with them have always been a spiritual endeavor for many. And World Music has always been the genre that represents most holistically the people who write and perform their art. This year, World Music Central selects thirty albums that have in many ways deserve more than they are recognised for at the…

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Wide Open Sky Directed by Lisa Nicol is now released on Netflix Australia. Music Press Asia
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Music Education In The Right Direction

Wide Open Sky follows the heart-warming story of an outback Australian children’s choir. Chronicling their journey from auditions to end-of-year concert, the trials of trying to run a children’s choir in a remote and disadvantaged region are revealed. Here, sport is king and music education is non-existent. Despite this, choir mistress Michelle has high expectations. She wants to teach the…

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Free Hand Malaysian Composer Anthology Sime Darby. Music Press Asia
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Free Hand Contemporary Composer Piano Festival 2022 Is Calling For Scores

The Malaysian Composer Collective (MCC) is proud to partner with UCSI Institute of Music for the second Free Hand Contemporary Composers Piano Festival 2022. During the festival, two composers will be selected to receive a commission to write a new piano work which will be the set piece for Senior and Young Artist Categories for the UCSI University International Piano…

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Vivian Chua's 'Dance of the Wind and Sea' Now Available on MPO TV. Music Press Asia
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Vivian Chua’s ‘Dance of the Wind and Sea’ Premiered on Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Television

Dance of the Wind and Sea, composed by Malaysian composer Vivian Chua is written for cello and piano. It is a fusion of Malaysian melodic and rhythmic patterns with Western harmonies. The piece consists of three contrasting sections. The first is flexible in tempo, with the cello leading in an expressive singing style reminiscent of a ‘syair’ (poem-like prose) to…

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Dead By Midnight Rock Band Live Show1. Music Press Asia
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Comic Book Band Dead By Midnight Announced World Tour 2021 LIVE Dates

Dead By Midnight is an English electronic rock band comprised of comic book super agents Byron and G. With the help of their techno-geek manager Alan, they travel through time solving crimes by day and rocking the world by night. DBM plays electronic rock with a twist. Massive stadium soundscapes that transcend limiting genres with every song taking you on…

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