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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), recently held the ONE: IMMORTAL PURSUIT Official Kick-Off Press Conference on 22 November at the Simpor Junior Ballroom of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. In attendance was Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, as well as athletes Ben Askren, Shinya Aoki, Amir Khan, Adrian Pang, May Ooi and Vy Srey Khouch

This press conference was held ahead of all the action which takes place 24 November, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, which features reigning ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben “Funky” Askren who will defend his title against former ONE Lightweight World Champion Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki in the evening’s main event.

Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “Singapore is the place where it all started for ONE Championship. This country witnessed the growth of this great organization, from its humble beginnings to its rise as the largest global sports media property in Asian history. It’s great to be back home to host another blockbuster event. Ever since our first event, which was held in the heart of Singapore, ONE Championship has been relentless in its pursuit to give fans adrenaline-pumping action from start to finish. ONE: IMMORTAL PURSUIT is certainly an event not to be missed.”

Ben Askren, ONE Welterweight World Champion, stated: “I said from day one that I am the best in the world at what I do, and this is what I am going to do every single time. I have been saying that since I started my career, and I believe it more strongly than ever because I have proven it 17 times now, and I am pumped to prove it again on November 24th. Shinya is a really good opponent. Obviously, he is a legend of the sport, and he is a really big challenge on the ground, which is where I like to compete, personally. I am excited for this bout. He is a grappler and has a great skill set that I respect, so I think it will be a great battle.”

Shinya Aoki, former ONE Lightweight World Champion, stated: “Ben Askren is a spectacular martial artist. He is an athlete that I really respect. He has his own goal for his career, and I have mine as well. I am here to win another belt in ONE Championship and redeem myself in front of the world. I want to win again. I am not satisfied yet. I am very determined to win this next bout of mine. I never turn down a match. I am here to face the best.”

Amir Khan, ONE Athlete, stated: “I am a man on a mission. Adrian Pang is one of the top guys in the division right now, so it’s a big test for me. My current goal is to be a world champion in a big global promotion like ONE Championship. What I hope to do is inspire people to chase what they love. I want my martial arts career to be proof that if you have the passion for something, and if you’re good at it, you’ll be able to make a living out of it.”

Adrian Pang, ONE Athlete, stated: “It is like the young bull versus the old bull. It will be a tough match for me. He is young and he will have heaps of energy, and he’s strong. But I have never been knocked out in my career, so let’s see. I have competed all around the world, I have been up and I have been down. I know how to bring the action, and I’m bringing it Friday night.”

May Ooi, ONE Athlete, stated: “Competing in Singapore in front of all my family, friends and fans is such an honor. As a martial artist, I want to use the platform that I am standing on to inspire people. Life isn’t just about what you achieve, it’s also what you inspire others to achieve. While it is very important to work on your own personal development, there are many underlying intangibles within the realm of success that extend far beyond your individual success. I hope to be an inspiration to the people of Singapore. It has been a while since I competed here and I am excited to perform in front of my hometown crowd.”

Vy Srey Khouch, ONE Athlete, stated: “ONE Championship is the biggest promotion in Asia, and to be part of it, it’s truly an honor. Everything that I did in training is all worth it because I’ve made it here. I have prepared well for this bout, and I will make sure to showcase all of my skills. My opponent is extremely talented and experienced, so I will need to bring my best.”

A former NCAA Division I All-American and US Olympian, Ben “Funky” Askren is a collegiate wrestling legend and one of the finest martial artists in the world today. Askren joined ONE Championship in 2014, taking the promotion by storm and capturing the ONE Welterweight World Championship with a resounding technical knockout victory over Nobutatsu Suzuki. Since then, Askren has successfully defended the title twice, and has stopped six of his last seven opponents to maintain a perfect 17-0 professional record. In what is being billed as the last bout of Askren’s illustrious professional career, the American is set to defend his title against the legendary Shinya Aoki of Japan.

Global martial arts veteran Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki of Shizuoka, Japan, is one of the world’s most decorated athletes. He is the DREAM Lightweight Champion, former Shooto Welterweight Champion, and the former ONE Lightweight World Champion. The 34-year-old Aoki is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under the famed Yuki Nakai and has won multiple grappling tournaments all over the world. Aoki also holds a black belt in judo and is widely considered one of the best pure grapplers in professional martial arts competition today. In his next bout, Aoki makes his ONE Championship welterweight debut, taking on reigning ONE Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren of the United States for the title.

23-year-old Singaporean top lightweight contender Amir Khan is a martial artist with a stellar professional record of 8-2. He is considered one of the most promising young talents to represent Singapore on the international stage of martial arts. Khan is currently riding a five-bout win streak, with all of his victories coming by way of scintillating finish, including one by submission and four by devastating knockout. In his most recent outing, Khan needed less than one round to finish Jaroslav Jartim with a combination of punches and kicks. Next in line for Khan is the always-dangerous Adrian Pang.

Adrian “The Hunter” Pang is a martial arts veteran from Queensland, Australia, with a 22-10-2 professional record. The veteran Pang has decimated opponents with his incredible power and no-frills approach to striking in nearly two decades as a professional. He is known for his astounding durability and overwhelming strength, with the ability to walk through opponents with little to no resistance. Pang will need to muster all of his strength however, when he takes on rising star Amir Khan of Singapore in his next appearance inside the ONE Championship cage.

Singaporean female strawweight contender “Mighty” May Ooi is a martial artist with a professional record of 3-2. A former champion swimmer, Ooi represented Singapore in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. Today, she is one of the country’s most talented martial artists, and a hard-working competitor possessing well-rounded striking and grappling skills. In her most recent contest, Ooi scored a thrilling upset, defeating Malaysia’s Ann “Athena” Osman by  first-round submission in her promotional debut. Ooi is now set to make her second appearance inside the ONE Championship cage opposite Cambodia’s Vy Srey Khouch.

Vy Srey Khouch is a highly-regarded Cambodian martial artist and former female boxer who competed in numerous international competitions. She made her professional debut in 2015, winning by decision at ONE: KINGDOM OF KHMER. In her most recent bout, Srey Khouch fell just short of victory against Malaysian icon Ann Osman at ONE: THRONE OF TIGERS. In her next bout, she will take on Singaporean women’s martial arts standout, May Ooi.

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The concert is the highlight of a week of major entertainment in Singapore around the WTA Finals, with the city serving up smashing action from the greatest stars in women’s tennis at the Singapore Sports Hub from October 22-29, coupled with various exciting lifestyle and entertainment events around town. Special tennis-and-concert ticket bundles of up to 10% off and upgrades for existing WTA Finals ticket holders are available for a one-day only presale from September 7, exclusively at WTAFinals.com.

The Backstreet Boys consists of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson. The band released their self-titled U.S. debut, “Backstreet Boys” in 1996. The album not only won the group the Best Newcomer and Best Group award at the MTV European Music Awards but also attained the Diamond Award from the Recording Industry Association of America (R.I.A.A.) for sales of more than 10 million copies. “Quit Playin’ Games (With My Heart)”, “As Long As You Love Me” were popular singles, with the former achieving platinum status and the album eventually sold an astounding 14 million copies in America alone. With their synchronised dancing and groovy hits, Backstreet Boys paved the way for a new wave of boy bands.

The band went on to release several more award-winning albums such as “Backstreet’s Back (1997)” and “Millennium (1999). They won their second Diamond Award from the R.I.A.A. and “Millennium” entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at #1, having sold 1,134,000 copies in the first week of release and nearly 500,000 copies alone on its first day out in America. The group achieved international superstardom as the album dominated worldwide charts, landing at the #1 spot in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and Thailand.

“Millennium” remained on the Billboard chart for 93 weeks, eventually selling over 13 million copies in America and over 40 million copies worldwide. UnUsUaL Entertainment Pte Ltd 飛凡娱乐有限公司 45 Kallang Pudding Road #01-01 Alpha Building Singapore 349317 Tel: (65) 6841 4555 Fax: (65) 6841 0129 Website: www.unusual.com.sg Co. Reg. No: 200300093R

Throughout their two decades long career, the Backstreet Boys has garnered an impressive number of hits such as “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”, “I’ll Never Break Your Heart”, “I Want It That Way”, “Larger Than Life”, “Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely”, “Shape of My Heart”, “Incomplete” and many more. These hits remain a crowd favourite and sing-a-long in all corners of the world.

For 24 years, the Backstreet Boys, one of the most successful groups in music history, has continually delivered the finest pop music one has to offer, making them one of pop’s most influential performers. With countless #1s, record-setting tours, numerous awards and worldwide sales in excess of 130 million, Backstreet Boys has been recognized as the best-selling boy band in history.

In 2013, Backstreet Boys celebrated their 20th anniversary with the release of the album “In A World Like This”, which saw the group receive a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame, perform for the President of the United States, and make an unforgettable appearance in the Seth Rogen hit film “This Is The End.” Due to the overwhelming demand, the “In A World Like This” world tour was extended multiple times, amounting to what became the group’s biggest tour in over 10 years. Their latest Las Vegas residency, “Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life” in the AXIS at Planet Hollywood also became one of the fastest selling residencies in Las Vegas’ history.

“Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life Singapore” is proudly brought to you by UnUsUaL Entertainment and partnered with Octagon, in association with BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global and co-promoted by Lagardère Sports.

Concert Details

Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life Singapore

Date: 21 October 2017, Saturday

Time: 8pm

Venue: National Stadium

Ticket Prices: $248*, $208*, $188*, $148*, $108*

(*excludes booking fee)

Ticketing Hotline: 3158 7888 or log onto www.sportshubtix.sg.

Tickets also available at the Singapore Indoor Stadium Box Office and all SingPost outlets islandwide.

WTA Finals tennis-and-concert packages available through WTAFinals.com; existing WTA Finals ticket holders can also purchase concert tickets at 10% off (limited availability).

Meet and greet upgrades available through www.backstreetboys.com.

AEG Presents is excited to announce that celebrated singer songwriter Ed Sheeran is bringing his highly anticipated World Tour back to Singapore on Saturday, 11 November 2017 at Singapore Indoor Stadium, in his Asia tour including Kuala Lumpur and Dubai. More Asian dates and cities will be revealed shortly.

Tickets for the show priced at $248 / $208 / $188 / $148 / $108 will be sold from Thursday, 11 May 2017, 10am at www.sportshubtix.com.

Following his biggest musical comeback in recent years, 26-year-old Ed Sheeran’s dual singles “Shape Of You” and “Castle On The Hill” have taken the globe by storm, landing the #1 and #2 spots across the charts worldwide while breaking a magnitude of records along the way.

The Suffolk native also recently achieved his first #1 as a performer on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Shape Of You”, followed by “Castle On The Hill” at #6, making Ed the first artist to debut in Billboard’s ‘Top 10’ with two songs simultaneously. Further, his USA milestones include a huge assortment of Spotify records broken by the troubadour and made history with their biggest-ever ‘one week’ and ‘one day’ streams for a track, globally with “Shape Of You” (the records were previously held by Drake’s “One Dance” and Adele’s “Hello”, respectively). Likewise, Ed topped the streaming service’s biggest-ever opening 24-hour streams with both singles, surpassing previous title holders, One Direction. Reaching 132 combined #1 iTunes positions around the world to accomplish Apple Music’s biggest-ever ‘day’ and ‘one week’ streams, the two singles have accumulated over 370 MILLION worldwide streams to date.

Ed’s official video for “Castle On The Hill”, which was shot in his native Framlingham, Suffolk, has already reached over 10 million hits!

In addition to his spectacular rise with his albums, Ed has also broken records in the live sphere over recent years as the first artist to headline Wembley Stadium (July 2015) without a band – with just his trademark loop pedal and guitar playing to 240,000 fans on 3 sold-out nights, and a very special collaboration with Sir Elton John on the opening night. Ed also performed at the London Olympics’ Closing Ceremony alongside members of Pink Floyd and Genesis for a very special version of “Wish You Were Here” and shared the stage with Beyonce and Gary Clark Jr. at the 2015 Grammy tribute for Stevie Wonder.

Ed Sheeran’s genre-defying third studio album ÷ (divide) was released on 3^rd March through Asylum/Atlantic Records (available now).

Ed Sheeran’s World Tour, which includes over 40 dates across four continents, kicked off in Europe this March before going on to South America, Australia and Asia.

On behalf of Livescape Singapore Pte. Ltd. we would like to share the official statement in regards to the refund for Future Music Festival Asia 2015:

All Future Music Festival Asia 2015 ticket purchasers will have their tickets refunded. Reimbursement of refunds for FMFA 2015, which was scheduled to be held at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore on 13 & 14 March 2015, will begin in batches tomorrow (Tuesday, 10 March 2015). The refund process is expected to take between 30 – 45 days to complete.

No submission from ticket purchasers will be required as the refund process is automated. Please refer to the below on refund processes:

·         For all SISTIC and Galactix ticket buyers who have purchased tickets via a credit or debit card, refunds will be credited directly into your respective accounts. This includes refunds for car park passes purchased. Reimbursements of your refund are expected to take at maximum 30 – 45 days. (If the tickets were purchased using a local Singaporean credit or debit card, you can expect to receive refunds within 7 – 14 days).

·         Refunds for SISTIC tickets purchased via cash or eNETS will also be refunded within a one-month period. Collection of refunds can be made at the SISTIC Headquarters (10 Eunos Road 8, #03-04, Singapore Post Centre, Singapore 408600). A subsequent official announcement will be made when refunds are ready to be collected.

·         For those who have preloaded credits onto your wristband, refunds will also be credited directly back into your credit or debit card account within 30 – 45 days.

·         Ticket refunds will also be made payable to all ticket buyers who have purchased packages via an FMFA authorized travel agent. We have instructed the travel agents to refund you directly within 30 – 45 days.

We thank all fans for their patience and support. Our care team is at hand to provide any further clarification or assistance and can be reached at support@futuremusicfestival.asia.

On behalf of Livescape Singapore Pte. Ltd. we would like to share the official statement with regards to Future Music Festival Asia 2015:

Update, 6.15PM, Sunday, 8 March 2015: The organisers of Future Music Festival Asia 2015 are saddened to announce that we have had to cancel the festival which was scheduled to be held this Friday and Saturday, March 13 & 14, at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore.

Full ticket refunds will now be made to all FMFA ticket buyers, details of which will be made available by Monday evening. We are also aware of the many fans overseas that have made travel arrangements into Singapore for the festival. We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience you’ve been put through.

At the moment, we have also set up a care team to help answer your concerns directly. Our care team can be reached at support@futuremusicfestival.asia.

FMFA wishes to thank all artistes and event suppliers for their incredibly hard work and support during the last few days. To the fans, we thank you for your patience and support.