22nd February 2021 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, and four leading music licensing companies (MLCs) in Asia, working with music technology company BMAT, have launched SoundSys, a first-ever, fully scalable, shared system for the distribution of sound recording performance rights revenue around the world. IFPI, and the respective MLCs […]
Frances Moore, chief executive of IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has been inducted onto the Music Week Women in Music Roll of Honour. Established in 2014, 12 women are inducted onto the Roll of Honour annually in recognition of their contribution to the music industry. According to the publication, “the […]
November 3, 11am CET, Seville, Spain – Jasmine Sokko, the rising singer/producer signed to Warner Music Singapore, wins the Best Southeast Asia Act award at the 2019 MTV EMA. This marks a historic win with Jasmine Sokko being the first Singaporean artist to win an MTV EMA award. This announcement for the Best Southeast Asia […]
Catch magnetic folk singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart this October 4 at BooksActually where he will be performing a couple of tunes from his latest album, Ma. He will also be doing an album, as well as a book signing session for his new poetry book, Weeping Gang Bliss Void Yab-Yum, available in-store at BooksActually! The folk/singer-songwriter troubadour last played Singapore in June […]
24 September 2019 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, today released the Music Listening 2019 report, which examines the ways in which music consumers aged 16 – 64 engage with recorded music across 21 countries. Report highlights: Music listening is up. Respondents typically spend 18 hours per week listening to […]
