Singapore/Hong Kong – Branded Ltd. announced that Music Matters, the marquee event for the Asian music industry, will be held in Singapore from 24-28th May, 2011. Created in 2006, Music Matters has expanded from a two-day conference to a full programme for music and digital entertainment industry professionals, and incorporates Music Matters Live music festival featuring performances from Asian and international music artists. The digital entertainment landscape is rapidly evolving and … [Read more...] about Singapore, where Music Matters
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Convergence pays off for ‘American Idol’ creator
Los Angeles, California – “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller marked a digital music milestone recently when his roster of singers sold 160 million songs on iTunes, according to his artist management company 19 entertainment. In a rare interview, “Idol” creator Simon Fuller told Reuters earlier this week he was looking to the Internet and other digital platforms for the next big thing in global entertainment. The British entrepreneur teamed up “Idol” … [Read more...] about Convergence pays off for ‘American Idol’ creator
Singaporean youth love music and want it for free: study
Singapore - Singaporean youth spent more time listening to music with over two-thirds (67%) admitting that music is a very important part of their lives while youth in South Korea (20%) and India (19%) were the leading groups to pay to download music off the internet. A total of forty-one percent of youth across the Asian region downloaded music for free with youth with China (55%), Malaysia (50%), Vietnam (49%) and Hong Kong (47%) being higher than average, according to the Branded and Synovate … [Read more...] about Singaporean youth love music and want it for free: study