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Live Nation names Spitzer to key China post 29 Jul 2013 | 04:49 am
Robb Spitzer Live Nation Entertainment has named China music-industry veteran Robb Spitzer as managing director of Live Nation China Concerts. In this newly created role, Spitzer will work with Beij...
Songdrop big in Japan 19 Jul 2013 | 01:34 pm
Despite vowing I’d never again resort to the dreadful cliche “big in Japan,” it’s hard not to use it when describing the unexpected, viral popularity of Songdrop in Japan. Songdrop is a free, web-bas...
Kong quizzes McClure on Japan’s festival market 19 Jul 2013 | 07:11 am
My good pal Kamasami Kong — ace DJ, bon vivant and all-around wonderful human being — once again forced me to consume pastrami on rye, cheesecake and cappucino at Suji’s restaurant in beautiful downto...
McClure introduces J-pop gems on InterFM 11 Jul 2013 | 04:51 am
Dear Friends, If you’re in Tokyo, be sure to tune in to InterFM at 11 p.m. today (July 11), when I’ll be introducing some underappreciated J-pop gems on “The Selector” guest-DJ program. This is music...
Japan to lengthen copyright protection: report 9 Jul 2013 | 12:03 pm
Japan plans to lengthen copyright protection from 50 years after an author’s death to 70 years, according to a report in the influential Nikkei newspaper. That would bring Japan in line with territor...
McClure spiels to the [au] review about Japan music biz 24 Jun 2013 | 04:58 am
The fine folks at Australian music website the [au] review cornered me at the Music Matters conference in Singapore last month and asked me to talk about the Japanese music business. In part 1 of the...
PROMIC launches ‘J-Pop News’ website 21 Jun 2013 | 06:47 am
Japan’s PROMIC (Foundation for Promotion of Music Industry and Culture) has launched a website called PROMIC.tv to promote Japanese music and pop culture internationally. The English-language site fea...
Digital sales continue to slide in Japan 19 Jun 2013 | 05:53 am
Japan’s digital-music market is still in a process of transition. Smartphone-based downloads are beginning to compensate for falling sales made via conventional mobile phones. But overall digital-mus...
JASRAC collections up in 2012 14 Jun 2013 | 11:47 am
JASRAC just had a good year. The Japanese authors’ society says its music-copyright fee collections rose 5.6 percent in the year ending March 31, 2013, to 111.8 billion yen ($1.14 billion). Performa...
Franz Ferdinand signs with Hostess for Asia 22 May 2013 | 08:23 am
British rock act Franz Ferdinand has teamed up with Tokyo-based music company Hostess Entertainment. The band’s label, Domino Records, will release Franz Ferdinand’s fourth album, “Right Thoughts, Ri...
