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Melvin Koh to Lead Ticketek’s Asia Activities as TEG Pursues ‘Growth Ambitions’

TEG taps Melvin Koh to lead Ticketek’s growth push across Asia. Based in Singapore, Koh is appointed general manager, ticketing Asia, with duties for overseeing Ticketek’s operations, strategic partnerships and platform growth across the region as TEG “accelerates its presence in the region,” a company statement reads. Koh boasts more than 18 years’ experience across […]

Barry Can’t Swim, Richie Hawtin, Lead Bizarro’s 2026 Australian Festival Tour

Barry Can’t Swim, Interplanetary Criminal and Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) are the top billed talent for Bizarro’s 2026 festival run of Australia, which will drop into three east coast cities across one long weekend this October. The electric music heavyweights lead the Labour Day weekend action at Overtone, set for Friday, Oct. 2 at Musgrave Park on the Gold Coast/Kombumerri; Freeform, […]

Hyunrock Han of HYBE JAPAN Looks Back on Company’s Growth, Talks Strategies to Launch &TEAM and More: Billboard Global Power Players Interview

In March, Billboard unveiled its 2026 Global Power Players list honoring leaders driving music business success outside the United States. Among the names recognized as this year’s Power Players, Hyunrock Han, representative director and CEO of HYBE JAPAN, was recognized for the first time. To mark the occasion, Billboard Japan sat down with Han to […]

Universal Music Publishing Group Appoints Sunita Kaur as President, Asia

Sunita Kaur joins Universal Music Publishing Group as president, Asia, part of a major restructuring at the music publishing giant. Based in Singapore, Kaur will lead UMPG’s activities across the Asian continent, and is tasked with driving sustainable growth, strengthening the company’s presence in key markets, and helping “to shape a more connected, inclusive, and […]

Dexter Wansel, One of the ‘Sound of Philadelphia’ Architects, Dies at 75

Dexter Wansel, a forefather of alternative R&B and the gifted songwriter/producer of hits such as Patti LaBelle’s “If Only You Knew,” died Sunday in Philadelphia of undisclosed causes. He was 75. A Philadelphia native born Aug. 22, 1950, keyboardist Wansel was an errand boy for the local Uptown Theater while growing up. Following a stint […]

Yandel & Xavi’s ‘Me Voy a La Chingada’ Tops Latin Airplay Chart

Yandel and Xavi earn their first collaborative No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as “Me Voy a La Chingada” jumps 5-1 on the June 6-dated ranking. Released on Rimas as the lead single from Yandel’s 10th studio album, Infinito, “Me Voy a La Chingada” marks Yandel’s 18th career No. 1 on Latin Airplay. It […]