Music Nepal

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.{{Cite journal| volume = 48| pages = 43–76| last = Stirr| first = Anna| title = Music and Cultural Policy in Nepal: Views from Lok Dohori| journal = European Bulletin of Himalayan Research| date = 2016}} The company was also the first to produce Dohari geet (folk songs) in CD in {{NepaliDateConverter|nepaliyear=2048}}.{{Cite journal| issn = 2663-1512| volume = 2| issue = II| pages = 22–37| last = Adhikary| first = Ramesh Prasad| title = Voice of Subalterns in Nepali Dohori Geets| journal = University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics & Literature| accessdate = 2021-02-06| date = 2019-06-30| url = http://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/journal10/article/view/170| archive-date = 2021-02-11| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210211150858/http://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/journal10/article/view/170| url-status = live}}

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• Black Pink{{Cite web|title=LOSER by BLACKPINK| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7uAoRrPCCI|date=2024-11-21}}
• Narayan Gopal
• Gopal Yonzon
• Udit Narayan
• Bishnu Majhi
• Hira Devi Waiba, first female artist of Music Nepal.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tamangonline.com/news/13540|title=चुरा त होइन अस्तुरा - पहिलो तामाङ सेलो गीत ? - Tamang Online|date=2016-12-07|work=Tamang Online|access-date=2018-03-05|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304212229/http://www.tamangonline.com/news/13540|archivedate=4 March 2018|df=dmy-all}}
• Sur Sudha{{Cite journal| accessdate = 2021-02-06| url = https://www.jstor.org/stable/834405| jstor = 834405| last1 = Henderson| first1 = David| title = Reviewed work: Shringara Group: Nepali Traditional Folk Tunes, Gyanu Radha Gorkhali, Parshuram Bhandari, Achyut Ram Bhandari, Prakash Chandra Pathak, Music Nepal (P.) LTD.; Sur Sudha: Festivals of Nepal, Prem Rana Autari, Bijaya Vaidya, Surendra Shrestha, Guy Gray| journal = Asian Music| year = 2000| volume = 31| issue = 2| pages = 180–183| doi = 10.2307/834405| url-access = subscription}}
• Shringara Group
• Mingma Sherpa{{Cite web| title = Migma Sherpa - Hot Property| accessdate = 2021-02-06| url = https://radiokantipur.com/celebrity/hot-property/196| archive-date = 2021-01-20| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210120162028/https://radiokantipur.com/celebrity/hot-property/196| url-status = live}}
• Nabin Bhattarai{{Cite web| last = Mausam| title = Nabin K Bhattarai releases new pop album NKB| work = The Himalayan Times| accessdate = 2021-02-06| date = 2018-06-07| url = https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/nabin-k-bhattarai-releases-new-pop-album-nkb| archive-date = 2020-06-14| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200614064617/https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/nabin-k-bhattarai-releases-new-pop-album-nkb/| url-status = live}}
• Prem Raja Mahat, sang first folk song recorded by Music Nepal, along with Bam Bahadur Karki.
• Raju Lama
• Deep Shrestha
• Karna Das
• Jhalak Man Gandarbha
• Dinesh Subba
• 1974 AD
• Bhuwan Khatiwada{{Cite web|title=BADAN - Official Lyrical Video| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2_JJmReytI|date=2025-01-27}}
• Babina Bhattarai{{Cite web |title=Nepal Views : More Than News, Nepalviews, Nepal Views News portal |url=https://www.nepalviews.com/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Nepal Views : More Than News, Nepalviews, Nepal Views News portal |language=en-US}}

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Music Nepal recognizes artists every year and provides cash award. A list of notable artist who received the awards are listed below:

• Khem Raj Gurung, singer, 2056 BS {{Cite web| title = Kantipur-जब १ घण्टाको लागि खेमराजको शव खाँदबारी ल्याइयो... - कान्तिपुर समाचार| accessdate = 2021-02-06| url = https://ekantipur.com/ampnews/2016-08-28/20160828142222.html?fb_comment_id=932445386881964_932490180210818| archive-date = 2022-02-20| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220220024657/https://ekantipur.com/ampnews/2016-08-28/20160828142222.html?fb_comment_id=932445386881964_932490180210818| url-status = live}}
• Ratna Samsher Thapa, songwriter, 2076 BS
• Kiran Kharel, songwriter, 2076 BS
• Deepak Jangum, musician, 2076 BS
• Sambhujit Baskota, musician, 2076 BS {{Cite web| title = म्युजिक नेपालद्वारा चार स्रष्टालाई सम्मान| work = Naya Patrika| accessdate = 2021-02-06| url = https://nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/29095/2019-11-15| archive-date = 2021-02-13| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210213192936/https://nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/29095/2019-11-15| url-status = live}}

Music Nepal was dragged on controversy over payment of royalty to the artists.{{Cite web| title = म्यूजिक नेपालविरुद्ध उत्रिय स्रष्टाहरु, सामूहिक मुद्दा हाल्ने तयारी| work = नजिक न्युज| accessdate = 2021-02-06| url = https://www.najiknews.com/news/151| archive-date = 2021-02-13| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210213190509/https://www.najiknews.com/news/151| url-status = live}}{{Cite web| title = स्रष्टा तथा कलाकार ठगिनेमा म्यूजिक नेपाल एक नम्बरमा आएको कलाकर्मीहरुको आरोप,अब कानुनी उपचारमा जाने कलाकर्मीहरुको तयारी| work = Kalakhabar| accessdate = 2021-02-06| url = https://www.kalakhabar.com/2019/12/8037| archive-date = 2020-10-26| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201026091919/https://www.kalakhabar.com/2019/12/8037| url-status = live}}

In 2018 Nephop artist VTEN recreated a old folk song simsime pani which even became most viewed Nepali Song in a week but later was deleted as Music Nepal Claimed the license

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• [https://www.musicnepal.com/ Official website]

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Category:Music organisations based in Nepal

Category:Music companies of Nepal

Category:1982 establishments in Nepal

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