Tag: japan

Chinese streaming service NetEase Cloud Music [NCM] sees even more potential for J-Pop (Japanese pop music) to grow in China.

We know MQA for its hi-res audio technology that has been adopted by a range of digital music services, hardware firms and broadcasters.

Music Ally doesn’t tend to cover that many ‘artist X signs to label Y’ stories unless they reflect a wider trend.

In this guest post, Mona Hietala, the Japan market analyst at GameRefinery, explains the popularity - and opportunities - of music-based mobile rhythm games.

Have you heard of Apoki? If you don't live in South Korea, that's perhaps not a surprise, but Sony Music would like to change that.

The Fuji Rock Festival's beautiful mountain setting has long made it a favourite of artists and fans alike.

Rebranded as Orfium Japan, the company will be pitching to existing partners, and looking for new clients "across music, gaming, entertainment and anime".

There will soon be a new player in the South Korean music-streaming market: video service Watcha has announced plans to add music as part of a relaunch.

There is growing interest among collecting societies in using more technology to monitor the music being played in businesses and public spaces.

Moment House is the livestreaming startup that launched in October 2020 with the likes of Scooter Braun, Troy Carter and Patreon CEO Jack Conte as investors, before raising another $12m in August this year.

Slowly, and not always as surely as our industry would like, the live music industry is opening up again after its Covid-19 shutdowns.

There is another flurry of stories about music and NFTs to report on today, including Interpol with David Lynch