For years, people have been hailing the opportunities that China can bring to artists and labels alike. News stories of ‘untapped potential’ that I was seeing five years ago have turned into regular reports of growth in users, royalties, and the like. More and more, people are trying to make 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…
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…
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…