30 Under 30 Asia’s Next Icons: The Gen Z Athletes And Music Artists Rewriting The Playbook

From breaking records on the court to packing arenas and bringing a taste of Asia abroad, this year’s 30 Under 30 Asia ...
Music Business Worldwide

Kakao’s Melon, Tencent Music, and Line Music to launch unified K-pop chart that pools streaming data from South Korea, China, and Japan

Melon will upload congratulatory video messages from artists including NCT Taeyong, Le Sserafim, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, and AND2BLE ...
Asia Society

'Performing Asia': Traditional and Contemporary Music From China and Taiwan

Performing Asia presents traditional and newly-composed music from China and Taiwan by composers Shih-Hui Chen, Chen Yi, Hwang-Long Pan, and Xu Shuya. This lively and moving cross-cultural ...
Variety

Asia Music Streaming Thrives on Mobile, Mini-Subscriptions, Says Study

Smart phone usage is key to music listeners in parts of East Asia, but only a minority of users are committed subscribers to streaming services. That apparent contradiction may explain the rise of ...
The Hollywood Reporter

South Korea’s Beyond Music Raises $170M for More Catalog Acquisitions

The Seoul-based music investment firm, which has raised $400 million to date, says the funds will be deployed to acquire rights to evergreen Asian music. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief South ...
Houston Chronicle

Beyond K-pop: 20+ AAPI and Asian rock, hip-hop, indie acts you need to know

Though at times ignored by the American spotlight, performers of Asian or Pacific Islander descent have long been part of the global pop scene, from the hit “Sukiyaki” by Japan’s Kyu Sakamota in 1963 ...
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Booming Asian music markets provide new opportunities for aspiring musicians

For generations of aspiring Australian musicians, there was a simple recipe for success: pack your bags and move to the UK or US. This rite of passage helped forge the careers of many Australian ...