This is news coverage of Music Ally Connect 2026 – our international music business conference that is taking place 22–23 January 2026 in London. While Music Ally Connect 2026 had a wide global focus, there were also some deeper looks at Asia and publishing in a global context. “The backbone of global streaming,” he said, are the songs in the middle of the chart – in the 1-50m streams per year bracket. If you’re not able to attend Music Ally Connect, we will be releasing a high-quality video recording of the whole event. Social media in South East Asia is more personal and localised,” Dewan explained – presenting music in curated, thematic ways can work really well.