Archive For July, 2009
Music Matters in Mumbai
Hong Kong-based music-industry conference Music Matters is heading west – to Mumbai, to be exact.
Friday, July 31, 2009Read more
Beggars signs licensing deal with Hostess for Japan
U.K.-based Beggars Group and Japanese music company Hostess Entertainment have signed a licensing deal that will see Hostess exclusively release XL Recordings, Rough Trade, 4AD and Matador repertoire in Japan from Sept. 1.
Thursday, July 23, 2009Read more
Japanese market plummets in first half
Physical-music shipments in Japan – the world’s No. 2 music market -- plummeted in the first half of 2009, with foreign product faring especially poorly.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009Read more
Japanese music-market overview now available
Here's some summer reading music-industry executives won't want to miss: a definitive overview of the Japanese music market written by McClure's Asia Music News executive editor Steve McClure.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009Read more
Exile, Flo Rida have got game
Japanese male vocal group Exile and American rapper Flo Rida have teamed up on a single titled “The Next Door – Indestructible,” which is featured in the American version of popular video game “Street Fighter 4.”
Thursday, July 16, 2009Read more
