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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…
The future of country music is here, and it's AI
Suno is taking over Nashville's writing rooms. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to…
Clipse's Malice Says AI in Music Will Invite 'More Fakene...
In a Reddit AMA, Clipse's Malice was asked about his thoughts on the implications of artificial intelligence technology being used in the music industry. “How do you both feel about the rise of AI in music?” asked one fan, to which…
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…
Ghanaian music has lost its spark - Captain Planet asserts
Ghanaian musician Captain Planet has sparked an online debate following a statement he made about the Ghanaian music industry. In a post shared on X on December 4, 2025, Captain Planet stated that the music being produced by the current crop of…
Spotify Wrapped 'Listening Age' Feature Has Music Fans Howling
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…
Ed Sheeran makes decision about his future in music as he wants more family time
HE'S had two of the highest-grossing tours of all time, but even that achievement can't persuade Ed Sheeran to keep hitting the road. Instead, Ed 's looking into building a state-of-the-art venue near his home in Suffolk, for him to play a…
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Michael Bublé Declares People 'Should Start Listening to Christmas Music in June
Michael Bublé appeared on the Thursday, Dec. 4 episode of Kylie Kelce's Not Gonna Lie podcast The Voice coach spoke about his thoughts on when people should start listening to holiday music Bublé also revealed his favorite festive…
Your Pixel 9 can now add music to Google Recorder sessions
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Google brought music generation to its Recorder app with the launch of the Pixel 10. This week, Pixel 9 series devices are being updated to get access to those music creation tools. Google's also expanding…
Your Music In A Nutshell: How to Find Spotify Wrapped, Apple Music Replay, YouTube Recap
The end of 2025 is near. And the season of unwrapping our online lives, or at least a glimpse of what they looked like over the past year, is well underway. Music streamers, social media sites and a host of other apps have already started…
Mythical musical resonates with portrayer of Percy
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