Music Nepal

Music Nepal
Native name
म्यूजिक नेपाल
Founded1982
FounderSantosh Sharma

Music Nepal (Nepali: म्यूजिक नेपाल) is a Nepalese Record label company.[1] The company was founded in 1982 by Santosh Sharma.[2] 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.[3] The company also started its service though mobile apps in 2016 A.D. (2074 B.S.).[4][5]

In 2005 it founded a music school and research centre named Nepal Music Center in Kathmandu.[6] The company has also published the list of its recordings.[7]

  1. ^ Nepal, Music. "Music Nepal". Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ Stirr, Anna Marie (2017). Singing Across Divides: Music and Intimate Politics in Nepal (1st ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190632007.
  3. ^ "Nepal: leading YouTube channels by number of views 2020". Statista. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ^ Lawaju, Hasana (17 July 2017). "Music Nepal app". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ "टेलिकमले सुरु गर्‍यो म्यूजिक नेपाल एप, एक महिनासम्म निशुल्क". Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ Pradhan, Pustun (1 March 2000). "An Overview of Copyright Legislation in Nepal". South Asia Economic Journal. 1 (1): 155–182. doi:10.1177/139156140000100108. ISSN 1391-5614. S2CID 154061397. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya". Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2021.