Former chairman of ARIA Ed St John will be joining the board of directors for Australian owned music distribution company Valleyarm Digital.

UPDATE: Due to tour cancelation, competition has been cancelled Thank you to everyone that entered but unfortunately Kina Grannis has had to postpone her tour. She put the following message up on her Twitter feed yesterday. https://twitter.com/kinagrannis/status/646599006781509632 We would like to thank everyone for entering and stay tuned to Music Weekly Asia for more competitions and the best news, reviews and […]

You’ve no doubt seen the stellar line-up by now but this is your chance to score yourself a double pass to MTV World Stage Malaysia 2015! First announced in July, this year’s #worldstagemy will see the likes of K-Pop idol girl group Apink, Japanese band SEKAI NO OWARI, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, as well as American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo take the […]

Mere days before Apple’s new streaming service is due to launch (on 30 June) a number of independent music labels have voiced their concerns about the licensing terms. Under the terms proposed by Apple, artists and labels would receive no royalties during the three-month free trail period users enjoy when they first sign up for the service – and they’re not happy […]

A report from Warner has highlighted how quickly the public have embraced music streaming services, with streaming revenue surpassing revenue from selling downloads for the fist time.

Negotiations between Sony and SoundCloud have collapsed with the record label taking the unprecedented step of removing some of their most well known artists from the popular streaming site.

As more people begin to use music streaming services, the paid subscription service has reported a 60 percent growth in its user numbers. Rhapsody, the company which helped pioneer the subscriber pays model in the music streaming industry has reported an unprecedented jump in user numbers. In April last year, the service had 1.7 million users but now, despite operating in […]

Jorge Araneta, owner of the 18,000-seat Araneta Center in Manila, announced the appointment of Chip Rachlin as his exclusive representative in dealing with securing artists and performances for his venue.

Digital & Music Matters and Music Matters Live concluded on the 24th of May in Singapore, with the successful premiere of the first-ever YouTube FanFest with HP and lively discussions on the future of digital entertainment services in Asia and beyond.

Global TV site Viki signs deal with Universal Music Group to stream full music catalog in Asia with fan-powered ‘subtitles’.

A new joint venture between Live Nation and Lushington that is set to have Hong Kong and Singapore’s live music scene in a spin!

There’s only a few hours to go and Digital & Music Matters is already bursting with awesome goodness! The full programme is now unveiled.

Welcoming key Russian and international representatives from the creative industries, rASIA.com 2013 will study why Asia is making really the buzz, between June 24 and 25 in Moscow.

International star and entrepreneur Jessica Alba will host the first-ever Social Star Awards, which will be live-streamed on YouTube from Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on May 23, 2013.

More speakers announced for the 8th edition of Music Matters, the pioneer music industry event in the Asia Pacific.

The Sam Willows and Sub:shaman’s experiences at The Steve Lillywhite Production Week at Yellow Box Studios in Singapore, presented by SGMUSO.

Atlas and MONSTER CAT’s experience at The Steve Lillywhite Production Week at Yellow Box Studios in Singapore, presented by SGMUSO.

Digital & Music Matters is back in Singapore for a new edition between May 20 and 25. Check the appetizing programme!

The Wknd Recording Fund found its gem in the pool of Malaysian indie talent.

The Wknd is opening its doors to Malaysian independent artists for The Wknd Recording Fund. Read for more details.