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Kakao Wards Off HYBE with Large Offer
Internet behemoth Kakao and its affiliate Kakao Entertainment made a $966.27 million (USD) offer to purchase up to 35% of the stock in SM Entertainment. The deal would make Kakao the largest shareholder in the K-pop company at 40%.
The cash-rich tech...
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Proto Beams Hologram To Rossa’s Fans
When Tupac Shakur appeared as a grainy hologram in 2012 at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, news of this technology beamed across the world. Now, the Los Angeles based company, Proto is using “Holoportation” to display crystal clear, realistic...
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Spotify NFTs Unlocking Paywalled Playlists
Spotify just keeps incorporating cutting-edge features into its music and digital media streaming service. The company has officially announced that they are testing the ownership of a non-fungible token (NFT) in order to access restricted playlists.
The company has experience with cryptocurrency...
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RadioGPT Will Replace Your Local Radio DJ
Imagine an AI voice replacing the talk, interviews, music and local news on radio programs. Media company Futuri, based in Ohio, USA has released RadioGPT, which it claims is the first AI-driven radio platform in the world.
Futuri's TopicPulse software scours the...
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Google Assistant Uncovers Secret Samples
A group of sample hunters developed a clever technique for using Google Assistant's music recognition to find samples. Even cuts that last less than a second can't be safely hidden by it.
This was the first time samples from the Daft Punk...
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Kuke Re-Up’s with Sony Select
Sony Select, the Hi-res music platform, renewed its agreement with Chinese classical music platform Kuke, a subsidiary of Naxos. Under the deal Naxos China will continue to license its extensive library of classical music to Sony under The ‘Select’ platform.
Naxos China...
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Hanoi Underground Movement ăn mừng sinh nhật 5 tuổi
25-26/3/2023, La Pampa, HanoiContinue reading...
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Nghe thành phố “thở” với EP mới ra mắt từ dự án “Crafting a Sonic City”
Gồm hai track “Hanoi” và “Saigon” Continue reading...
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Secret Weekend công bố sân khấu thứ 3 “chỉ dành cho techno” cho festival sắp tới
Secret Weekend 6 ngoài sự xuất hiện của khách mời đặc biệt quốc tế, cũng sẽ giới thiệu sân khấu đặc biệt thứ 3 của mìnhContinue reading...
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MaSiWei announces first 5 dates of world tour in April & new EP
The Higher Brothers’ rapper will play in Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne & AucklandContinue reading...
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BTS’ j-hope enters the Cole World with a stunning collab ‘on the street’
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Ceo Spotlight Interview with Tai-Ku Chen Ceo of Music NFT Platform FANSI
Music NFTs are ready to explode in 2022. So far, despite all the hype we've only seen the tip of the iceberg with regard to what NFTs can accomplish....
How NFTs Are Changing the Ticketing Game for Concerts and Live Events
If you've been to a concert or live event in the last few years, there's a good chance you've used your phone to buy tickets. Now, ticketing companies like...
Groundbreaking Hip Hop Label Def Jam Forges New Ground in India
Iconic Label Def Jam launches new division in India
In an exciting move for the Asian music industry, Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced the launch of Def Jam India....
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Kuke Obtains Multiple ICMA Awards
The 2023 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) has recognized China’s Kuke Music in two categories.
The coveted awards were given in the categories of Solo Instrument and Video Opera. Kuke Music is...
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SM Entertainment Reacts to HYBE Deal
Cheol Hyuk-Jang, the CFO of SM Entertainment, responded to the recent dealings of K-pop rival HYBE in a video posted on YouTube. In the video Hyuk criticized HYBE’s takeover bid as...
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AI Voices Are Making Noise
While social media and cryptocurrency dominated headlines of the recent past, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken center stage in 2023 and holds court for the world to consider its seemingly infinite...
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Snoop Dogg Brings Catalog to TikTok
Through its independent distribution channel SoundOn, TikTok has teamed up with Snoop Dogg to release the legendary Death Row Records catalog on their platform.
The Death Row collection is exclusively accessible to...
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Warner Chappell and MZMC Sign Global Deal
Warner Chappell Music Korea announced that it has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with MZMC Inc. Korea Co., Ltd., a prominent production and publishing company leading the expansion of K-Pop around...
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HYBE Stakes Its Claim with Stock Purchase
HYBE has recently acquired a stake in rival Korean company SM Entertainment, creating a shift in the K-pop industry. Variety reported that HYBE purchased 422.8 billion Shares, or an 18.8% stake...
