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Chinese government gives push to music industry - Culture
Chinaculture.org | Updated: 2017-11-10 11:39 During the fourth Music Industry Forum held on Nov 3, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television said a series of promotions will be given to the Chinese music industry in…
Spotify Wrapped reveals the real battle for attention in the music industry
Spotify Wrapped, a recap of users' listening year, dropped on Wednesday with new social features, IRL pop-ups and AI-powered listening stats — presenting a vivid example of how music is being discovered, marketed and monetized in 2025. Why…
India's music industry sees 40% growth in creator revenues in 2024, but compliance gaps threaten long-term sustainability: IPRS
According to CISAC, global collections rose to EUR 13.97 billion in 2024, with digital revenues surpassing EUR 5 billion for the first time. Emerging markets like India continue to show an imbalance: creator earnings remain largely dependent on…
Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music
Steve Cropper, the prodigious guitarist, songwriter and producer who played a pivotal role in shaping the lean gutbucket soul music made at Memphis's Stax Records in the 1960s and '70s, died on Wednesday in Nashville. He was 84. His death, at a…
Music streaming giants forge partnership to boost Chinese music - Culture
By Xu Fan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-11-20 09:50 NetEase Cloud Music CEO Zhu Yiwen announced to cooperate with Taiwan's music streaming site KKBOX to promote Chinese music. [Photo provided to China Daily] Music streaming giants NetEase…
Music for world, no strings attached
By Zhu Wenqian in Beijing and Yang Jun in Guiyang | China Daily | Updated: 2019-12-02 07:49 Guitar capital Zheng'an county strikes the right notes online to boost exports Zheng'an, a small county in Guizhou province of Southwest China, is the…
It's Time to Rage Against the AI Music Machine
In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn't trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice. At the time, I thought Prince was being paranoid. Recently, Xania…
Stage set for more outdoor music events - Culture
By Chen Nan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-11-02 09:23 [Photo provided to China Daily] Starry Asia Entertainment, a Chinese live music production company, announced its latest plans in Beijing recently. After successfully introducing the…
Spotify Wrapped 2025: the Standard team react to their year in music
December is here, and so is Spotify Wrapped. Aka, the one day of the year where we get to navel gaze at what we've been listening to over the past year, and make solemn vows that next year, our music taste will be a bit more exciting. This year…
Spotify Wrapped announces the biggest musical trends of 2025
Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Spotify has unveiled its annual Wrapped feature for 2025, detailing user listening habits and the year's top artists, songs, albums, and podcasts globally and in the UK. Globally, Bad Bunny was…
Strategies for Crowdfunding Your Music - ReverbNation Blog
In 2025, musicians must grapple with a very different crowdfunding landscape than the one artists enjoyed a decade ago. One major shift is visibility: platforms like Kickstarter are now overrun by big-budget projects (board games, gadgets, comics)…
It's time to unpack Spotify Wrapped. Here's how the music streamer compiled your 2025 recap
NEW YORK -- The end of 2025 is almost upon us. And it's time to unpack Spotify Wrapped. On Wednesday, the music streaming giant delivered its annual recap — giving its hundreds of millions of users worldwide a look at the top songs, artists…
How Manchester's Aviva Studios Cemented Its Place as Industry-Leading Home For Music & Arts
Aviva Studios is Manchester's latest cultural powerhouse. Since October 2023, the venue has welcomed over 1.5 million visitors and is rewriting the rules of performance and creativity – bringing music, theatre, gaming, and visual arts…
Artists Push Back Against Trump Admin Using Their Music
“Have you ever tried this one?” pop singer Sabrina Carpenter 's voice asks over a video of ICE agents chasing and detaining immigrants that the White House posted on social media on Tuesday, the latest in an apparent campaign to use…
How to find your Spotify Wrapped 2025 and see all the music you loved this year
Spotify Wrapped is here! It's time to relive your year in listening. The annual music run-down — which takes more than a year to create — is officially a marquee event for Spotify. Last year, 1 in 3 of Spotify's over 713 million users…
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