Satoshi Gogo, Osaka based Japanese Guitarist/composer borned in 1988. The youngest winner in four categories of Morris Fingerpicking Contest at the age of 16. One of his full albums “Bedtime Story” is ranked 2nd place in Japan iTunes Store (Instrumental) on the same year of its release. Before the age of 30, he has successfully released 4 full albums. In addition, Satoshi Gogo has performed in numerous concert and has been touring across Asia, Europe and Australia.
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 Roll of Honour aims to highlight the breadth, depth and variety of individuals who are ‘game changers’ in the music industry.”
See the full list of those inducted this year here.
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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 Act award came ahead of the award ceremony that will be held tonight on November 3, 2019 at Seville, Spain at FIBES Conference & Exhibition Centre of Seville, Spain at 9pm CET (November 4, 4am SGT) with Jasmine Sokko in attendance.
As a first time nominee, Jasmine Sokko has emerged as the fan favourite in the Best Southeast Asia category, ousting Jannine Weigel (Thailand), Moira Dela Torre (Philippines), Rich Brian (Indonesia), Yuna (Malaysia) and Suboi (Vietnam) and brought home the first win representing
Singapore for this year’s ceremony. Past nominees representing Singapore in the Best Southeast Asia Act category includes: Olivia Ong (2013), Stefanie Sun (2014), The Sam Willows (2015, 2017, 2018) and Gentle Bones (2016).
Says Jasmine Sokko, “I still can’t believe this is happening! I’m thrilled, over the moon, beyond grateful and above all, I feel so undeservingly loved. To everyone who voted, thank you all a million. To my label family at Warner Music, thank you for believing in me. To MTV Asia and MTV EMA, thank you for this award.
Sometimes I look back and can’t believe how much have happened in the past year.
I always believe that it’s important to challenge the status quo. Just because nobody has done something before, doesn’t mean it’s not possible. The past year has made me foresee a future in the Singapore music scene that I want to be a part of building.
May the ceiling of mine today be the floor of tomorrow’s generation.”
As part of many firsts, Jasmine Sokko is also the first Warner-signed Asian artist to bring this award for Southeast Asia. Simon Nasser, managing director of Warner Music Singapore who signed Jasmine Sokko to the label, is also in Seville, Spain to attend the award ceremony.
Says Simon Nasser, “Passion and belief are what drive both the label and the artist to work hand-in-hand to create milestones. I’m so amazingly proud of what Jasmine Sokko has achieved and her musical output is incredible. This shows that our artists can go global and together, we can make it work. I hope this sets a fresh new momentum for all Singaporean artists to continue working on their craft and aim for the global stage.”
Making her mark in 2016 with her debut single “1057,” Jasmine Sokko first signed to Warner Music Singapore in 2018 and has since released two chart-topping career-defining singles – “HURT” and “TIRED”. In 2019, she also made her first foray into the China market, with her debut Mandarin single “SHH” released on September 5 with Warner Music China. The singer/producer is currently working on more new music and both Mandarin and English releases are in the pipeline.
The 2019 MTV EMAs is one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates the hottest artists from around the world and will broadcast to MTV channels globally on Sunday, November 3 at 9pm CET from FIBES, Conference & Exhibition Centre of Seville, Spain. In Asia, the awards ceremony will broadcast live on MTV Asia on Monday, 4 November 2019, starting with the red carpet premiere at 2.00 AM (WIB), 3.00 AM (SG/MY/PH), and 4.00 AM (MY – Astro). This is followed by the main show at 3.00 AM (WIB), 4.00 AM (SG/MY/PH), and 5.00 AM (MY – Astro). The 2019 MTV EMAs will also be live-streamed on the MTV Play app.
Catch the primetime encore telecast on the same day, 4 November, with the red carpet at 7.00 PM (WIB) and 8.00 PM (SG/My/PH), and the main show at 7.50 PM (WIB) and 8.50 PM
(SG/MY/PH).
Hosted by Becky G, the awards ceremony also features performances by Warner artists such as Ava Max, Dua Lipa and Green Day.
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 2018 at the sold-out Projector show. A mere year later, Devendra is most keen to swing by Singapore this October to reconnect with old friends and fans over good music, imaginative prose and intelligent conversations.
Don’t miss this rare chance to spending an evening with Devendra Banhart.
Free admission. Entry is subject to venue capacity. Come in good spirit!
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 music – up from 17.8 hours in 2018. This equates to about 2.6 hours – or the equivalent of listening to 52 three-minute songs – daily.
- Most people (54%) identify as ‘loving’ or being ‘fanatical’ about music. Among 16 – 24-year-olds, this rises to 63%.
- Older age groups increasingly embrace audio streaming services. Engagement with audio streaming globally is strong, with 64% of all respondents accessing a music streaming service in the past month – up by about 7% over 2018. The highest rate of growth for engagement is in the 35 – 64-year-old age group, with 54% of that group accessing a music streaming service in the past month (+8% on 2018).
- Copyright infringement remains a challenge for the music ecosystem. 27% of all surveyed used unlicensed methods to listen to or obtain music in the past month, while 23% used illegal stream ripping services – the leading form of music piracy.
Frances Moore, chief executive of IFPI, said: “This year’s report tells an exciting story of how fans are increasingly engaging with music. At a time when multiple forms of media vie for fans’ attention, they are not only choosing to spend more of their time listening to – and engaging with – music but they are doing so in increasingly diverse ways.
“The enduring partnership between record companies and artists is the bedrock on which this growing, exciting global world of passionate music listeners is built. Record companies work with their artists to help connect them with fans around the world.
“The report also highlights that the availability of music through unlicensed methods, or copyright infringement, remains a real threat to the music ecosystem. Practices such as stream ripping are still prevalent and return nothing to those who create and invest in music. We continue to coordinate world-wide action to address this.”
The full report is available at https://www.ifpi.org/downloads/Music-Listening-2019.pdf
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In celebration of her 25th anniversary, Hong Kong Multi-Talented Diva Karen Mok will make her long awaited return with brand new concert tour “The Ultimate Karen Mok Show” live at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 15th June 2019!
Hong Kong singer-actress Karen Mok has released more than 30 music albums and was 2-time winner of Golden Melody Awards Best Female Singer. Karen went on to pick up the challenge to produce her own album and became the creative director of her concert tour. The multi-talented diva has also been active in the acting scene, with the filmography of over 20 movies and her highest grossing film yet, achieving half a billion box office sales.
Karen’s long-awaited tour kick off in Shanghai and will go on to various other cities before stopping by our sunny island this June. The acclaimed concert tour promises pleasant surprises for fans. One of the highlights include the fusion of western and oriental elements such as tango, opera as well as the use of Chinese music elements like folk music.
Tickets are priced at $228, $198, $168, $138, $108, Singtel mobile customers and Live Nation members can enjoy exclusive pre-sale on 9th & 10th Apr respectively and general sales commence on 11th Apr through Sports Hub Tix. For more details, visit ONE Production Facebook page or www.livenation.sg! The one-night only concert is definitely a not-to-be-missed music extravaganza. Join in for the ultimate concert experience with Karen Mok on 15th June at Singapore Indoor Stadium!
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Live Nation Singapore is proud to announce Taiwan legendary boyband 5566 return to Singapore after 17 years! “SINCE 5566 Live in Singapore 2019” is set to happen on 6th July at the Singapore Indoor Stadium!
Dubbed as Asian’s top boy band back in 2000s, 5566 was undoubtedly one of the most popular boybands during the heyday of the Taiwanese boyband sensation. Besides singing, 5566 was also involved in various other areas such as acting and hosting since debut, garnering love and support from fans across Asia. In 2009, 5566 members went on to work on their career separately. Despite their individual achievement in the acting and hosting scene since then, 5566 has never forgotten their passion for singing.
In October 2016, 5566 formally reunited at the 51st Golden Bell Awards, to which they were invited as special guest performers. With their return, several offers were made to the band, including an invitation to host a new Taiwanese variety show -The Hunger Games. In Feb 2019, 5566 returns with a bang through their reunion concert “SINCE 5566 Live in Taipei” where they performed to a strong 10,000 sold-out crowd at the iconic Taipei Arena. The comeback concert featuring 3 member – Tony Sun, Zax Wang and Jason Hsu brought fans down memory lane with titles such as “Legend”, “Feng Yun Bian Se” and “I’m Sad” from their then-popular idol dramas.
Following the glorious return for the Taipei show, 5566 is set to go on tour with Singapore as the first stop! Being able to return to Singapore, the band said “Singapore has always been a special place for 5566. We have made a lot of memorable and glorious moments back then and being able to return to Singapore to meet all our fans again in July, we are all very excited! So let’s get together and create another special memory again during this concert! Not to forget, we are also looking forward to the food like chicken rice, black pepper crab in Singapore!”
5566 is set to bring their concert tour “SINCE 5566” to Singapore on 6th July at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets are priced at $228, $188, $148, $128, Live Nation member can enjoy exclusive pre-sale on 28 Apr, 12pm via www.livenation.sg. General sales will commence on 29 Apr, 10am via Sports Hub Tix ticketing channels. Come 6th July, be prepared for an unforgettable evening of entertaining surprises and laughter with 5566! For more information of the show, follow ONE Production Facebook!
Photo credit: Live Nation Singapore