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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…
AI Music Generator Suno Inks Major Music Label Licensing Deal
CFoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images Suno, the AI music generator that continues to divide the industry, has inked a licensing deal with BMG, marking its second partnership with a significant music rights holder as it prepares to launch new…
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…
New scheme will give young people hands-on music industry experience
Beacons Cymru's Grassroots Music Industry Traineeship has launched in Newport with support from Newport City Council, giving 18 to 30-year-olds the chance to gain real-world experience at venues like Le Pub and the Corn Exchange. Participants will…
Amidst AI-Music War, Suno Finds Another Industry Partner in BMG
Leading AI -music generator Suno, which was sued by three major labels in 2024 over its use of copyrighted music in its training data, is whittling down its list of potential enemies. After settling with one of those labels, Warner Music Group…
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…
Jacquees On 'Mood 2' And How A Decade In Music Changed Him
Jacquees looks toward the next chapter, dressed in a black leather jacket and layered chains as he continues the story behind Mood 2. There's a certain kind of nostalgia that lives in R&B—the kind that lingers after the song ends, like the…
'I feel like I'm at war': are we losing the battle against machine-made music?
This year, the battle for song of the summer has been eclipsed by a much more complicated – some would even say disturbing – debate. That's because we find ourselves asking not “What's the song of the summer?” but rather…
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…
Life and Music: The Long and Winding Road
Some songs arrive like visitors. Others have been living inside us for years. We may not remember when they first entered. We may not have chosen them as favorites. They were not always the biggest hits, the songs everyone else seemed to be…
Hollywood weekend guide: music, pilates and markets
It's almost the weekend, so it's time to start planning. 📖 Summer Storytime in the Park: Grab a free book for your child. Friday, 6-7:30pm. 🎶 Starlight Musicals: Listen to the Shane Duncan Band at Holiday Park. Friday, 7-10pm.
Guitar company D'Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video
After initially denying it, the company now admits that its string demo video was made with Suno. After initially denying it, the company now admits that its string demo video was made with Suno. All the latest in AI ‘music' Terrence O'Brien…
Tencent Music: Organic Deceleration And Competition Weigh On Outlook (Downgrade) (TME)
Tencent Music is downgraded to Hold from Buy due to intensifying competition, especially from ByteDance's Soda Music. Organic revenue growth decelerated, with management acknowledging user churn among casual users and rising operating expenses to…
Universities should save Ghana's music heritage -Dela Botri - The Ghanaian Chronicle
Singer and composer Dela Botri has praised the University of Education, Winneba for its efforts to preserve Ghanaian musical heritage, warning that failure to institutionalise the teaching of traditional music could eventually leave Ghanaians…
underscores's 'The Peace' music video is a party in the void
The FADER's latest cover star underscores (April Harper Grey) has shared a new video for her viral hit 'The Peace.' The vowel-heavy track (which The FADER reviewed upon its March release) tells the tale of a romance that grows over the course of…
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