Music Business Japan

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Rui Suzuki appointed Chief Financial Officer at Universal Music Japan

Suzuki joins from personal financial management service, Moneytree

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Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘Putting music’s power to work for good may have been more important this year than it’s ever been.’

"There’s no question that 2020 was a year of struggle and tragedies, but it was also a year of courage and heroes."

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Faryal Khan-Thompson appointed Vice President, International at TuneCore

Exec joins TuneCore from creative production agency Tag

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Tuned Global inks new deals in Asia – including a renewal with Japan’s biggest domestic streaming service, Line Music

B2B music and tech provider also signs two new deals in Thailand, and another in Mongolia

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FUGA partners with Japanese firm Space Shower Networks to form digital music distribution JV

New venture, SPACE SHOWER FUGA, will launch in Spring 2021

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MBMB Publishing joins independent licensing agency IMPEL

MBMB is the independent publishing arm of UK dance label Cr2 Records

Interviews

‘The future isn’t just about brands using music; it’s about entire industries using music.’

The CEO of B2B music tech company Tuned Global, Con Raso, offers a global eye on the future growth opportunities for the recorded music industry

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IMPEL expands into Japan with the addition of NexTone to its membership

NexTone represents approximately 200,000 works including popular songs