China has a storied past with the DJ Mag Top 100 list. Carta and DJ L were the first Chinese artists to enter the list in 2017, and the country has long been accused of relying too heavily on the list for bookings and a guide for what’s what in Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // TENCENT MUSIC FINED, FORCED TO END EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHTS It could’ve been worse. China is cracking down on big tech companies left and right, and there were rumors that Tencent Music might be forced to divest two of their three DSPs, which didn’t happen. What did Read more…
Well folks, it’s that time of year again, again! A fair few of Groove Dynasty’s clients have already begun preparation for the worlds most loved and hated voting competition – the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs List. Read on to find out how voting will work, how you can get Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // GROOVE DYNASTY FEATURED IN GIGLIFEPRO AGENCY SPOTLIGHT Okay, forgive us a bit of self-congratulation off the top here. GigLifePro is a music consultancy company which features an awesome database of people who work in the music industry in Asia. Their most recent Agency Spotlight segment Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // WARNER MUSIC LAUNCHES ASIAN DANCE LABEL Warner Music has been investing in Asia and China for a number of years now, last month cementing these endeavors with the announcement of a new label focused on Asia’s dance scene, called Whet Records. First release is from Read more…
SoundFeed is a B2B music licensing platform that connects labels, publishers, independent musicians, DJ’s and broadcasters, thus streamlining their existing licensing processes. Their regular newsletter Soundfeed Spotlight [click to subscribe] outlines a different segment of the complex world of the music industry. They interview leaders in the fields of management, licensing, labels, Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // FOREIGN ARTISTS RETURN TO CHINA Since the summer of last year, China has been one of the only places in the world that doesn’t still face mass cancellations for events. It’s been great so far for Chinese artists, who’ve still mostly had free range to Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // NETEASE AND TENCENT NAME 2020’S BIGGEST ALBUMS AND ARTISTS NetEase delivered their winning news via a very sleek in-app miniprogram, which was painstakingly translated by Groove Dynasty employee Ivy and is now featured on the Groove Dynasty blog. Tencent went for a bit more glitz Read more…
It’s been a great year for NetEase Cloud Music, with growth in users, revenue, and a boatload of new features. At the end of 2020, they did a wrapup of their hottest, most popular, most shared, and most liked artists, tracks, and albums broken down by category. Chinese artists took Read more…
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…