Initial programming will include Dumb Early, hosted by rapper-actor Dumbfoundead, and SOSUPERSOUNDS, hosted by part-Filipino R&B DJ-singer SOSUPERSAM. Participating artists will include Yuna, Dumbfoundead, beabadoobee, Phum Viphurit, Japanese Breakfast and Keshi. Pandora, which is owned by SiriusXM, will launch a complementary 88rising Radio station in January to include select tracks and exclusive artist audio messages from the SiriusXM channel.Ĩ8rising Radio will debut with a 24-hour takeover by 88rising artists and Asian talent from around the world. chart versus the Global 200 chart, which includes the U.S.
Japan and South Korea were among 10 countries with the highest number of songs that are over-indexing on the Global Excl. “Just playing Asian music 24 hours a day is a huge win and a massive step forward.”Įxcluding Japan, Asia’s music market revenues experienced their second-straight year of double-digit growth in 2019, rising by 11.5% to $1.71 billion (Japan’s revenues fell 0.9% to $2.9 billion), boosted by a strong uptick in paid subscription streaming, according to the IFPI.Īsian music is also showing its strength on Billboard’s new global charts. “This is a great indicator of where Asian music has come today,” Miyashiro tells Billboard. It also represents a coup for 88rising, the Los Angeles-based label run by founder and CEO Sean Miyashiro, whose artists, including Indonesian singer Niki, Japanese singer-songwriter Joji and Indonesian rapper Rich Brian, will gain broader exposure for their music and bigger royalties for radio play.
The channel’s formation, which has been in the works for more than a year and was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, underscores the rising global popularity of Asian music in the streaming age. How 88rising Teamed With a Filipino Telco Giant to Develop Global Crossovers