Music Business News: Asia News DistroDirect expands global reach with key hires in India, US, UK and Latin America"Developing key relationships in local markets drives better outcomes for artists," CEO Andy Irvine says Interviews Meet Sung Soo Han, the music executive behind K-Pop stars SEVENTEEN, and founder of HYBE-owned PLEDIS EntertainmentSung Soo Han founded SEVENTEEN’s label, developed the group, and oversees all creative processes for the HYBE-owned label’s roster. News Akhila Shankar appointed Head of TuneCore, South AsiaShankar will be responsible for growing and managing the company's artist roster in the South Asian region News TikTok parent to shut down music streaming service Resso in India"Unfortunately, owing to local market conditions, we can no longer continue to serve users of Resso in India." News Reservoir and PopArabia strike catalog deal with ‘Queen of Arab Pop’ Nancy AjramAjram was the biggest-selling female singer in the Middle East in the 2000s, and released the first Arabic-language song to hit Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart News Apple Music Classical expands to China, Japan, South Korea and moreThis expansion marks a key step for Apple Music Classical, reaching regions where classical music holds a deep cultural significance News TikTok surpasses $10bn in-app spending milestone, poised to become top-grossing app in 2024 (report)Research firm data.ai predicts TikTok users will be spending 40 hours on the app by the end of 2024, 13x more time than on YouTube News ‘XP Music Futures showcased how strong the music industry in the MENA region can become.’Saudi Arabia recently played host to the third edition of XP Music Futures, a three-day industry conference held in Riyadh1 2 … 138 Next
News DistroDirect expands global reach with key hires in India, US, UK and Latin America"Developing key relationships in local markets drives better outcomes for artists," CEO Andy Irvine says
Interviews Meet Sung Soo Han, the music executive behind K-Pop stars SEVENTEEN, and founder of HYBE-owned PLEDIS EntertainmentSung Soo Han founded SEVENTEEN’s label, developed the group, and oversees all creative processes for the HYBE-owned label’s roster.
News Akhila Shankar appointed Head of TuneCore, South AsiaShankar will be responsible for growing and managing the company's artist roster in the South Asian region
News TikTok parent to shut down music streaming service Resso in India"Unfortunately, owing to local market conditions, we can no longer continue to serve users of Resso in India."
News Reservoir and PopArabia strike catalog deal with ‘Queen of Arab Pop’ Nancy AjramAjram was the biggest-selling female singer in the Middle East in the 2000s, and released the first Arabic-language song to hit Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart
News Apple Music Classical expands to China, Japan, South Korea and moreThis expansion marks a key step for Apple Music Classical, reaching regions where classical music holds a deep cultural significance
News TikTok surpasses $10bn in-app spending milestone, poised to become top-grossing app in 2024 (report)Research firm data.ai predicts TikTok users will be spending 40 hours on the app by the end of 2024, 13x more time than on YouTube
News ‘XP Music Futures showcased how strong the music industry in the MENA region can become.’Saudi Arabia recently played host to the third edition of XP Music Futures, a three-day industry conference held in Riyadh