CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // EDITOR’S NOTE These newsletters are shared at the end of each month to email subscribers only, and posted here on the blog weeks later. Link here to subscribe for free: http://newsletter.groovedynasty.cn/ Summers in China are brutal, and everyone is feeling it these days. Noticeably less Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // EDITOR’S NOTE These newsletters are shared at the end of each month to email subscribers only, and posted here on the blog weeks later. Link here to subscribe for free: http://newsletter.groovedynasty.cn/ // INVESTMENTS INSIDE AND OUT OF CHINA There is a kind of generic press-release-y Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // EDITOR’S NOTE This newsletter has been growing in numbers lately. If you’re new here, you can read past editions on the Groove Dynasty blog, I put them online a few weeks after the emails go out. If you’re old here, forward this email to someone Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // EDITOR’S NOTE I’m not going to talk about the TikTok ban. // STATE-SPONSORED RECORD SHOPPING US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in China last week on an official visit, and made an important stop – Li-Pi Records in Beijing. I’ve been there, this shop is Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // IFPI GLOBAL MUSIC REPORT HAILS CHINA’S SUCCESS By The Numbers I have a weird way to measure China’s impact on the global market that I like to do every year as the IFPI report comes out. No, it’s not to check the country ranking, though Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // EDITOR’S NOTE Chinese New Year is behind us, warm weather ahead. Thanks to everyone who shared the newsletter last month, and welcome to the new subscribers! If you like what you see, tell a friend to tell a friend. A lot of people reacted to Read more…
CHINA // INDUSTRY NEWS // EDITOR’S NOTE Hello friends! This newsletter has been quiet for a few years, partially because all news coming out of China was covid-related, and partially because I had focused my time on other projects. It’s time to change that. If you’re new here, the below 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…
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…