FELIP - Ken Suson of SB19's renegade art rap-R&B alter ego - will be the lone representative of the Philippines in the 18th edition of Music Matters Live 2023 in Singapore, Southeast Asia's biggest annual music conference.

Music Matters Live 2023, the free music festival that runs alongside the All That Matters entertainment industry conference, will take place for six nights from Sept. 8-13.

Jasper Donat, Owner and CEO of Branded, said: “We’re delighted to have Music Matters Live back this year. It’s an incredible global platform for the APAC music industry and opens doors for talented artists seeking to make a mark in the world's most populated region. As ever, we’re honored to work with fantastic partners, from GPSS for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix to Warner Music, ONErpm, and many more.”

Music Matters Live at Clarke Quay is kickstarting the festival from Sept. 8-13. Headlined by Singapore’s own Benjamin Kheng, the stage boasts a dazzling lineup on Friday, including Nathan Hartono (SG) , Sezairi (SG), Paige (NZ), Teddy Adhitya (ID), followed by electrifying sets on Saturday and Sunday by Love X Stereo (feat. DA1SY DØØM) (KR), KIRE (TW), Mauvey (CA/UK) and a premiere of duo NIGHTONLYSTUDIO (Gummy B and wannasleep) from Taiwan.

Next week on Sept. 11, it’s MUSIC MATTERS LIVE SELECTS featuring top picks of global emerging artists from across the globe LIVE at *SCAPE Ground Theatre including Teddy Adhitya (ID), Love X Stereo (feat. DA1SY DØØM) (KR), critic’s choice Mauvey (CA/UK), Nadav (IR), Boo Seeka (AU) and festival crowd favorite Kalpee (TT).

Following that, Warner Music Presents continues on Sept. 12 at The Ground Theatre at *SCAPE featuring eight unmissable music acts that are the region’s hottest Warner Music signings, including Asia’s biggest multi-talented DJ/Producer/singer-songwriter; Korea’s own SHAUN, China’s newest chart-topping number 1 Hip Hop star thomeboydontkill, P-Pop sensation FELIP, who’s hit single "ROCKSTA" has racked up over a million streams to date and Vietnam's Indie-darling Vũ, who has the most streamed Vietnamese album on Spotify last year and has garnered over a million monthly listeners on Spotify, as well as Abus阿布絲 (TW), LUSS (TH), Paul Partohap (ID) and yonawo (JP).

Rounding off the festival on Sept. 13 are two showcases - Girls Night Out and ONErpm Presents: FUNYOUCANFEEL. The Main Stage at Clarke Quay will make way for a celebration of some of the best new female artists from across APAC and beyond in Music Matters Live’s Girls’ Night Out, such as Singapore’s energetic rapper J.M3 and singer-songwriter RENE, along with Claudia (MY) whose catchy pop tunes caught the attention of BTS’s Jungkook, Saudi-based indie singer Fulana (SA), rising star in the Australian music scene BIRDEE 王煒 (AU), singer-songwriter Paige (NZ) and Korean electro duo Love X Stereo (feat. DA1SY DØØM) (KR). We then move over to the final showcase of the festival - ONErpm Presents: FUNYOUCANFEEL at Yang. With a prodigious international lineup featuring Ethan Low, CLAUDIA, CLUB BOYBND, KIRE, HNATA, and CHANKA, ONErpm Presents: FUNYOUCANFEEL is bringing Asia's up-and-coming viral pop stars from your screens to Singapore.