Digitization Impact and Challenges on the Music Publishing Practices of the Malaysian Music

Authors

  • Nurulhamimi Abdul Rahman Conservatory of Music, College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Alis Suraya Shaharim Conservatory of Music, College of Creative Arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI9.4301

Keywords:

Music Business, Music Industry, Music Publishing, Music Digitization

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the digitization impacts and challenges on the music publishing practices of the Malaysian music industry. This research analyzes how music publishers adapt to the changes in music publishing practices due to digitization. It focuses on the factors that changed the roles of music publishers in the digital era, the impacts and challenges brought by the technological innovation in the Malaysian music industry, and the consequences of the effects and challenges.

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Published

2022-10-30

How to Cite

Abdul Rahman, N., & Shaharim, A. S. (2022). Digitization Impact and Challenges on the Music Publishing Practices of the Malaysian Music . Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 7(SI9), 517–521. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI9.4301