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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…

5 Ways Music is Winning with Beats, Branding & Streaming

Music isn’t just about sound anymore—it’s about strategy. Songs blow up not because of deep lyrics, but because of vibes,…

Bruno Mars Rose APT song hit 300 million in 22 days Music Press Asia

Music Press Asia Launches New E-Newsletter Format

Introducing the Next Generation of Music News—Fresh, Fast & Fearless Tired of music news feeling like homework? We get it.…

Jun Emag 2025 May Stories Music Press Asia

Hikaru Utada Taipei Concert Aftermovie Released on YouTube

Universal Music Launches Classical Music Label in China, Finally

Universal Music Greater China (UMGC), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), recently announced the official launch of Deutsche Grammophon China (DG China) and Blue Note Records China, marking a…

LIVE Classical Music 2025 Program Music Press Asia

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IFPI Report: Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew by 4.8% in 2024

Original press release Global recorded music revenues have grown for the tenth consecutive year, according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide. Figures released today in IFPI’s…

‘God of Songs’ Jacky Cheung Breaks Record With 1,000 Shows Across 10 Tours

A milestone in Chinese music history Regarded as one of the most influential Chinese artists worldwide, Jacky Cheung is often celebrated as the “God of Songs” in the Chinese-speaking world.…

HK Singer Jacky Cheung Wraps up 1000 shows over 10 tours Music Press Asia

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Music China Shanghai 21st Edition Expo Sees Boom in Musical Instrument Market

Tokyo International Music Market 21st Edition Returns

Podcast of the Week: The Real Story of MTV with Bob Pittman

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A Day With Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s Kuala Lumpur event painted a compelling picture of AI’s influence. Stretching far beyond mere spreadsheets and managerial tasks, I wonder how it can help reclaime 100+ minutes a day, even when using your smartphone. The November 30th gathering at the EQ Hotel was a buzzing hive of anticipation. Just yards away from the iconic KLCC tower, I will be…

How The Sphere Las Vegas Will Lead LIVE Music Industry in Asia

A mysterious spherical structure has been increasingly rising on the horizon of Las Vegas’ desert playground over the last several years. Teasing visitors in recent months with its LED screen…

Sphere Las Vegas debuts U2 concerts. Music Press Asia

Music Documentary Narrates Malaysian-Chinese Pop Music Historic Journey

What do you think happened in the last 50 years of the Chinese pop music era in Malaysia? In 2019, AEC released a 12-episode documentary film titled At the Equator,…

Malaysian singer songwriter Penny Tai celebrates 23 years showbiz. Music Press Asia

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Connect with Australia’s Music Industry

Now in its 22nd year, Australia’s music conference BIGSOUND returns this September 5-8, 2023. BIGSOUND is your annual opportunity to discover the future of Australian music. Running over four days…

BigSound Music Conference returns to Brisbane Australia. Music Press Asia

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Singapore’s Music Fund blackx Launches Operations in Japan, Hires New Exec

In May 2023, blackx announced its acquisition of a catalog comprising publishing rights to over 230 songs by renowned songwriter Frances Wang. As one of the first in Asia to…

[Tanya Chua to perform at Taipei Music Expo 2025. Newswire by Music Press Asia]

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Music Conference: May-October 2023

The month of May is almost coming to an end. While artists may have toured earlier in the year, the second half of 2023 is also a season of B2B…

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A Disney Originals: The Montaners on Keeping It Together as a Family

Review: 4/5 star New Latin American Docu-Reality Series ‘Los Montaner’ Is Now Available on Disney+ Love comes in many forms and shapes. And this is no different inside Latin music’s…

Ricardo Montaner and family Disney Plus tv series. Music Press Asia

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Hazel Savage: Artificial Intelligence in Digital Transformation of the Music Business

The interview below was an exclusive interview initially published in Music Press Asia’s December 2022 e-magazine. Q1: Hi Hazel, you have had an incredible year with expanding Musiio and joining…

Hazel Savage Musiio SoundCloud interview. Music Press Asia

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International Music Conference 2022 & 2023

Year-end is approaching. If you’d still like to catch up with some networking, here are just some you might be able to catch if you book now. This is not…

International Music Conference 2022. Music Press Asia

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Vietnam Promotes Startup Ecosystem

The National Program “Initiative for Startup Ecosystem in Vietnam until 2025” (Program 844) aiming to promote the startup ecosystem has gained initial achievements. In 2021, the Prime Minister approved a number of new contents to expand the scope of startup ecosystem activities internationally. Since then,…

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

5 Ways Music is Winning with Beats, Branding & Streaming

Music Press Asia Launches New E-Newsletter Format

Hikaru Utada Taipei Concert Aftermovie Released on YouTube

Universal Music Launches Classical Music Label in China, Finally

IFPI Report: Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew by 4.8% in 2024

‘God of Songs’ Jacky Cheung Breaks Record With 1,000 Shows Across 10 Tours

Music China Shanghai 21st Edition Expo Sees Boom in Musical Instrument Market

Tokyo International Music Market 21st Edition Returns

Podcast of the Week: The Real Story of MTV with Bob Pittman

Hikaru Utada Taipei Concert Aftermovie Released on YouTube

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A Day With Artificial Intelligence

How The Sphere Las Vegas Will Lead LIVE Music Industry in Asia

Music Documentary Narrates Malaysian-Chinese Pop Music Historic Journey

Connect with Australia’s Music Industry

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Singapore’s Music Fund blackx Launches Operations in Japan, Hires New Exec

Music Conference: May-October 2023

A Disney Originals: The Montaners on Keeping It Together as a Family

Hazel Savage: Artificial Intelligence in Digital Transformation of the Music Business

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Vietnam Promotes Startup Ecosystem

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