The live stream space in China is active and crowded, with millions watching streams every day, and companies vying for valuable watchers, who pay for streams largely by tipping in digital gifts. This article aims to outline each of the active platforms in China, and give a short background of Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS Some articles in this month’s newsletter are a few months old, I’m including them because they are great resources and still hold value to my readers in terms of understanding the overall music industry in China and it’s future outlook. New readers, please note, this is Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS Let me keep this part short – despite its coverage, this seems to me more like politicians pissing on each other than actual news, and I doubt it will have any real affect on the music industry or business at large. Details on exactly what’s happening Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS Well, I don’t know how much she personally made. But many are touting her new album’s success within China, led by NetEase Cloud Music and QQ Music who had giant banners and dedicated pages in their app for the album all week. Note that the album Read more…
The new digital world, lead by live streams, comment sections, and a constant stream of new content, brings an opportunity for artists to connect with their fans in a way that wasn’t possible before, or at least was much more difficult to achieve. And China has ferried in it’s own shift in digital landscapes, ranging from the way events are done to streaming activity, to daily social content.
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS Over the past six months, the world has changed in nearly every way you can imagine. The music industry was one of hardest hit by Covid-19, as sweeping event cancellations have not only cut a major source of income for artists, but shifted fans’ sense of Read more…
SCMP is a leading news publication covering news and events in China and Asia at large. Their recent article covering Beijing’s recent initiative to increase the music industry in China featured a quote for Groove Dynasty owner and CEO Kyle Bagley. These initiatives cover both the live and digital music Read more…
Soundcharts, the world-class data and analytics site for the music industry, recently featured Groove Dynasty research in a two-part piece covering the music market in China. Read on here! Music Market Focus: China (Part 1/2) Streaming and Recording Business in China Music Market Focus: China (Part 2/2) Inside the Chinese Read more…
Click here to subscribe. CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // ‘CHINA’S TWITCH’ HUYA SURPASSES 100 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS Everyone knows gaming is big business in China. The market-leading music streaming platforms from NetEase and Tencent are actually a fraction of their parent companies’ overall business, with the leader and real profit makers being Read more…
Click here to subscribe. CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // KRIS WU VS. THE WORLD Chinese pop star Kris Wu enjoyed brief success, then quite a bit of drama surrounding his release Antares, with reports he used bots to game the charts. Some props to Universal China, who was quick to back up their Read more…