Champions of local music talent

The Straits Times features five home-grown independent record labels, which are helping artists to make inroads here and in the region

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Every week, new songs are released by young and rising names in the Singapore music scene, such as R&B/electronic singer Theodora, whose songs have racked up more than two million streams on Spotify.

While traditionally, international record companies such as Universal, Sony and Warner have had a hand in putting out music by Singapore talent, a lot of the songs are now released through independent, home-grown record labels.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 16, 2019, with the headline Champions of local music talent. Subscribe