First music company of Nepal
Music Nepal (Nepali: म्यूजिक नेपाल) is a Nepalese Record label company. The company was founded in 1982 by Santosh Sharma. Initially, the company was focused in production of folk songs from different parts of the country in cassettes medium. Gradually, the company started recording various genres of music. Currently, it distributes music in digital platforms including iTunes, Spotify, Sony Music and YouTube. As of 2020, Music Nepal's YouTube channel is the most viewed entertainment channel from Nepal. The company also started its service though mobile apps in 2016 A.D. (2074 B.S.).
In 2005 it founded a music school and research centre named Nepal Music Center in Kathmandu. The company has also published the list of its recordings.
Significance.
Music Nepal was the first recording company to formally pay royalties to the artists which helped to shape the music industry of Nepal. The royalty helped to change lifestyles of artists. The trend was then followed by other private recording industry. Music Nepal also helped to form copyright laws of Nepal. The company was also the first to produce "Dohari geet" (folk songs) in CD in ;includeonly ; ;/includeonly ;.
Music Nepal Awards.
Music Nepal recognizes artists every year and provides cash award. A list of notable artist who received the awards are listed below:
Controversies.
Music Nepal was dragged on controversy over payment of royalty to the artists.
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