Newsletter: Pamungkas and Scrubb join forces to co-headline Philippine-only concert

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GNN marks its tenth-year anniversary of producing shows and concerts with a one-day music event top-billed by Pamungkas from Indonesia and Scrubb from Thailand.

Newsletter: Blue Bottle Coffee Announces Opening of First Southeast Asian Outlet in LUMINE SINGAPORE

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Artist’s renderings of Blue Bottle Coffee’s first Southeast Asian outletat LUMINE Singapore in Raffles City Singapore

Blue Bottle Coffee is proud to announce the opening of its first café in Southeast Asia, located at LUMINE SINGAPORE in Raffles City Singapore, in early 2025, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s expansion. From its beginnings as a small coffee cart in Oakland, California, to becoming one of the most recognised names in specialty coffee worldwide, this highly anticipated café represents the next chapter in Blue Bottle Coffee’s global journey.

Newsletter: Globe brings GoRoam to China, Turkey, Oman for affordable and convenient connectivity

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Globe is making international travel more convenient and cost-effective for both travelers and overseas Filipino workers, expanding GoRoam to China, Turkey, and Oman. 

Newsletter: GCash, Viamericas alliance enables OFWs in North America to send real-time remittances to the Philippines

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(L-R) GCash International general manager Paul Albano, Viamericas PH country head and head of perations of non-latam Raquel Aquino and GCash International head of product and EMEA Jules Abalos

GCash, the Philippines’ leading finance app and largest cashless ecosystem, has recently forged an alliance with Viamericas, a leading licensed money transmitter in the United States, allowing overseas Filipinos in North America to remit straight to the GCash accounts of their loved ones in the Philippines in real-time. 

Newsletter: Webinar Registration Open: “Myanmar’s Bottom-Up Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in REUSE and REPAIR”

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Date: 5 March 2025 Time: 10:30 AM - 13:00 PM Jakarta Time Registration: bit.ly/PSPMyanmar

The Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris of ERIA, in collaboration with Thant Myanmar, is hosting a webinar titled "Myanmar’s Bottom-Up Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in REUSE and REPAIR." This event will showcase Myanmar’s unique approach to circular economy practices, particularly in reducing plastic consumption through reuse and repair systems. 

Newsletter: 'The fight continues, no treaty yet': Global Plastics Treaty negotiations fail to deliver agreement

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The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) for a Global Plastics Treaty ended today with an agreement to meet again for what will be the final negotiation meeting to land a deal. 

Newsletter: Grammy-winning global superstar Tyla adds to her historic debut album campaign

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Photo credit Brent McKeever

With a GRAMMY and two Billboard records under her belt, Tyla adds to the magic of her debut album before returning to the stage and studio with three brand new tracks on the deluxe edition of her debut album, TYLA, and a victorious run through awards season, including three BET + VMA wins

Newsletter: MEGHAN TRAINOR RELEASES SIXTH ALBUM TIMELESS

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It’s finally here! GRAMMY® Award-winning hitmaker Meghan Trainor has released her sixth full-length album, Timeless. The 16-track record is pop perfection, complete with ballads, bops, and everything in between! Listen to Timeless HERE.

Newsletter: NIKI ANNOUNCES BIGGEST WORLD TOUR TO DATE 40+ MARKETS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, UK, ASIA (INCLUDING MANILA), AUSTRALIA + NEW ZEALAND

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Global icon and singer-songwriter NIKI announces her biggest tour to date spanning 41 markets in North America, Europe, the UK, Asia (including Manila), Australia, and New Zealand. These dates, produced by Live Nation, will celebrate the release of her ambitious and sonically-expansive upcoming album Buzz out August 9, 2024 via 88rising. Fellow singer-songwriters Allison Ponthier and Amy Lee will join as support in North America and Europe, respectively.

Newsletter: Beyoncé releases new album, COWBOY CARTER

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Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, COWBOY CARTER is taking the world by storm with its top-notch songwriting and production, as well as incredible commercial success. The critically acclaimed record is expected to land at No. 1 on several countries for the tracking week, particularly in major markets worldwide.

Newsletter: Bradley Simpson drops debut single “Cry At The Moon”

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Bradley Simpson has released his highly anticipated debut single “Cry At The Moon”- available everywhere today via Insanity UK and Sony Music Entertainment.

Newsletter: ATARASHII GAKKO! Announce 1st Ever Headline World Tour Pt. I

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Japan based vocal and dance powerhouse ATARASHII GAKKO! are set to go global with the announcement of their first ever headline tour across the UK/EU and Asia, with more dates to be announced.   Tickets will be on sale at 10am local on 22nd March at atarashiigakko.com.

Newsletter: STARS COLLIDE ON NEW APL.DE.AP & SANDARA PARK SINGLE ‘2 PROUD’

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Superstars collide as Black Eyed Peas legend APL.DE.AP and 2NE1 K-Pop icon SANDARA PARK join forces on brand new collaboration ‘2 Proud’, out March 8th on all digital streaming platforms. 

Newsletter: Number_I: The Rebirth of J-Pop Royalty as Former King & Prince Trio Unleash Eagerly Awaited Debut EP 'GOAT'

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The moment fans have been eagerly awaiting has arrived as Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and Yuta Kishi, collectively known as Number_I, unveil their much-anticipated debut “GOAT (EP)”. The 6-song EP includes the title track "GOAT" alongside other remarkable numbers such as "Blow Your Cover,” "Is It Me?”, “Midnight City,” "Rain or Shine,” and their next focus single “FUJI.”

Newsletter: The M5 Wild Card Commences This Week! Which Two Teams Will Advance To the M5 World Championship?

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The M5 World Championship Wild Card commences this week! Introduced by Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Esports this year, the inaugural M5 Wild Card will be held at the JioSpace arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 23 to 26 November. 

Newsletter: Taiwan’s Outlet Drift and Joanna Wang, South Korea’s ADG7, Japan’s Hitoto Yo and more to headline 2023 World Music Festival @ Taiwan

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The 2023 World Music Festival @ Taiwan expands its portfolio with bigger programming and a more diverse lineup featuring Taiwanese and international music acts.

Newsletter: Charlie Lim, Linying & Katz release new single ‘Definitely’

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A lilting, melancholic opus for the season, ‘Definitely’ is a three-way collaboration from London-based Singaporean singer-songwriter/producer Charlie Lim, Melbourne producer and electronic artist Katz, and L.A. based Singaporean singer-songwriter Linying. The idea for the song germinated from an impromptu jam when Charlie was visiting his family in Australia and caught up with Katz, an old friend and frequent collaborator. 

Newsletter: Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, and The Weeknd releases new song “K-POP”

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Ahead of the imminent release of his fourth studio album UTOPIA, today diamond-certified, eight-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated multi-hyphenate Travis Scott releases his new single “K-POP” with Bad Bunny and The Weeknd. 

Newsletter: Ben&Ben drops envelope-pushing single “Could Be Something,” announces international tour

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After drawing more than 60 thousand fans for their homecoming concert last year and gaining accolades for their performance at Hong Kong’s Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival 2023, Filipino nine-piece collective Ben&Ben marks the introduction of a new era with the release of “Could Be Something” on June 30, Friday at midnight.

The OneRepublic Live Experience

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I initially wrote a portion of this piece last March 2023. But due to a buttload of commitments in over two and a half months, it was a struggle to get back to writing (yup, that includes finishing this piece). I rarely attend large-scale music shows. That said, OneRepublic's live concert at the Big Dome was the first international concert I attended since Mike Shinoda in September 2019.

OneRepublic first came to my consciousness when they hit the Manila Contemporary Hit radio scene with their song with Timbaland (Apologize) in the second half of 2007, or during my first months as a college student. Little did I know that 16 years later, I would take a trip down memory lane.

As someone who rarely goes to arena concerts, seeing Ryan Tedder and the entire crew can be a mind-blowing experience like, "Really, you'll be seeing OneRepublic despite hearing very few tracks from them?"