• As France loses fifth largest recorded music market position to China, TikTok says: we’re not to blame for paid subscription growth slowdown
    Monday, March 27, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    Could TikTok and its massive popularity amongst young consumers be responsible for a slowdown in paid subscription streaming growth within one of the world’s largest recorded music markets? Music Business Worldwide
  • DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Reveals Clues About His Death
    Monday, March 27, 2023 from The Pointy End - International Music Council
    The composer was predisposed to liver disease and had hepatitis B at the end of his life, a new study finds. Smithsonian Magazine
  • The Poignant Music of Melting Ice: Have a Listen
    Monday, March 27, 2023 from The Pointy End - International Music Council
    Scientists and musicians are recording the sounds of unfreezing water to document and predict the effects of climate change. Can their work help slow it, too? The New York Times
  • 'Dance like there is no tomorrow'
    Monday, March 27, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    Inside Ukraine's underground wartime music scene. Al Jazeera
  • The Power Of Music Education: How Playing Guitar Can Improve Learning And Memory
    Monday, March 27, 2023 from Music education - International Music Council
    Apart from that, playing the guitar has a plethora of other advantages. It includes boosting fine motor skills and expanding focus and attention levels. It also sharpens confidence. Fuel Rocks
  • 4 best music for homework that’ll dramatically improve your productivity
    Monday, March 27, 2023 from The Pointy End - International Music Council
    Choosing the right music for homework can help you focus better and learn faster. Study International
  • Pourquoi “Metropolis” inspire-t-il autant la musique électronique ?
    Monday, March 27, 2023 from The Pointy End - International Music Council
    Jeff Mills, Giorgio Moroder, Kraftwerk : nombreux sont les compositeurs de musique électronique à s’être nourri du classique de Fritz Lang de 1927. France Culture
  • Estudio encuentra prevalencia de neurodiversidad en artistas de EDM
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from The Pointy End - International Music Council
    Un primer estudio sobre la neurodiversidad dentro de la industria electrónica pone de relieve cuántas personas en el mundo del EDM son neurodiversas, por qué este espacio es especialmente adecuado para ellos y cómo la industria puede...
  • Fortnite’s ‘Creator Economy 2.0’ could be exciting for musicians
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    Fortnite isn’t just a game where players run around shooting (and occasionally pickaxing) one another, while occasionally breaking to watch a music concert. MusicAlly
  • Europe is reportedly K-pop’s fastest growing market
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    According to non-profit organisation Korea Foundation’s annual Global Hallyu report, published in cooperation with the Soiuth Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there’s an estimated 13million hallyu fans in Europe as of 2022, per The...
  • Grandeur et décadence de l’industrie de la musique
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    Même s’il a connu des fluctuations, le marché de la musique a prospéré, passant d’environ 2 milliards de dollars en 1973 à plus de sept fois plus en 2021. Courrier international
  • La música en español conquista el mercado anglosajón
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    De récord en récord. De éxito en éxito. Nos estamos acostumbrando en los últimos tiempos a titular de esta manera la cada vez más apuntalada “conquista del Oeste” por parte de la música en español. The Conversation
  • Harassment, hierarchies and discreetly rubbed trousers: the exhausting politics of orchestras
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    Cate Blanchett film Tár shows how damaging a maniacal conductor can be – but, as musicians explain, orchestras are riven with other serious structural issues. The Guardian
  • Afghan musicians in Portugal tell of 'cultural genocide'
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    "We are here to save our music," proclaims Ramiz, a young Afghan musician who has been welcomed in Portugal, along with other students from the national music school he left as he fled the Taliban government's cultural crackdown. Yahoo News
  • Meta and Italian Collecting Society SIAE Fail to Renew License Deal
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    A state-owned monopoly in the past, the Italian Association of Authors and Publishers still handles the publishing rights of the vast majority of music in Italy. Billboard
  • L'art du libanga dans la rumba congolaise, fait culturel devenu alternative économique ?
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    Enraciné dans la musique congolaise où il a pris une place considérable, le phénomène des dédicaces ne fait pas seulement débat sur la forme, à savoir la valeur artistico-culturelle de ces noms égrenés dans les chansons, mais aussi sur...
  • México exporta sus corridos tumbados (la política y la música)
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    Más de 5 canciones del Top 10 de Spotify son sobre el narcotráfico. De alguna u otra manera expresan historias o situaciones que incluyen tráfico de drogas, armas, consumo de estupefacientes, diversos hechos de violencia y traiciones en...
  • Are they for real? South Korean girl band offers glimpse into metaverse
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Technologies and media - International Music Council
    Less than two months ago, the first music video by South Korean girl quartet MAVE: went viral, racking up nearly 20 million views on YouTube and setting the stage for potential global success. CNA
  • Give the drummer some
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Technologies and media - International Music Council
    As AI drum machines embrace humanising imperfections, what does this mean for ‘real’ drummers and the soul of music? Aeon
  • Apple Music Classical will give your smartphone some culture
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Technologies and media - International Music Council
    You could search for music not just by song title or its composer, but by the name of the orchestra that recorded it, or the person who conducted it, or information about soloists or other performers. Primephonic could also account for...
  • Napster ambitionne de révolutionner l'industrie musicale avec le Web3
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Technologies and media - International Music Council
    Napster a refait surface il y a de cela quelques mois, mais elle fait déjà parler d’elle. Voulant à tout prix s’imposer sur le marché du Web3, elle ne cesse d’apporter de nouvelles innovations. Coin Tribune
  • El sonido del futuro ya está aquí: audio adaptado a cada oído
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Technologies and media - International Music Council
    Los oídos son como las huellas dactilares: no hay dos iguales. Por eso, muchas firmas de auriculares están desarrollando sistemas para ajustar su sonido a cada persona. El País
  • The Importance Of Music Education For Young Musicians
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music education - International Music Council
    There are numerous reasons why you should consider investing in your child’s music education, whether they are just starting out or have showed a significant interest in music. The Music Essentials
  • Five things musicians should know about the brain
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music education - International Music Council
    Historically, there are thousands of musicians who have performed beautifully without knowing anything at all about the three-pound organ sitting atop the spine. But there are countless other individuals who may benefit from knowing some...
  • Les jeunes veulent davantage apprendre la musique à l'école
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music education - International Music Council
    La musique est l’une des disciplines scolaires qui a le plus évolué ces dernières décennies. Loin de l’image d’Épinal de l’apprentissage du solfège et de la flûte à bec, les élèves manifestent un véritable intérêt pour l’éducation...
  • ¿Es cierto que la música clásica estimula el aprendizaje?
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music education - International Music Council
    ¿Cuáles son los efectos reales de la música clásica? ¿Qué hay de realidad y qué hay de mito? La Mente es Maravillosa
  • Takeshi Terauchi, Japan’s Surf Rock God
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music the artform - International Music Council
    Takeshi Terauchi transformed the image of the electric guitar in Japan during the early 1960s, shifting its perception from a “bad boy” accessory to the central instrument of the decade’s youth culture. His most radical move, however,...
  • Arabic Music Is on the Brink of a Global Breakthrough
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music the artform - International Music Council
    Thanks to the rise of platforms like TikTok and the breakdown of traditional music-industry gatekeeping, a new generation of Arab artists is reaching a worldwide audience on their own terms. Pitchfork
  • Are regional differences in orchestral tuning really necessary?
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music the artform - International Music Council
    Historically, orchestras around the world have tuned to slightly different versions of the note A. The Strad
  • Ismaïla Touré, membre de Touré Kunda et légende de la musique sénégalaise
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music the artform - International Music Council
    Le monde de la musique sénégalaise est en deuil avec la disparition d’Ismaïla Touré, fondateur et membre du groupe musical Touré Kunda. C’est sa famille, dans un communiqué, qui a annoncé la triste nouvelle, lundi 27 février : « Ismaïla...
  • Las 300 canciones del rock argentino del siglo XXI
    Sunday, March 26, 2023 from Music the artform - International Music Council
    Para el rock argentino, como para la mayoría de los estratos culturales, sociales, políticos y económicos de la Argentina, 2001 fue una bomba que dispersó esquirlas sin sentido y por todas partes. Rolling Stones
  • IMC mourns former IMC Executive Committee member and Secretary General Dr. Damien Pwono
    Sunday, March 19, 2023 from IMC News - International Music Council
    (La version française suit le texte anglaise) Paris 10.03.2023 It is with great sadness that IMC learned of the passing of Dr Damien M. Pwono on March 7, 2023, after a valiant response to colonic cancer, according to the announcement...
  • ‘The Barriers Have Been Removed!’
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music education - International Music Council
    New research explores the rise of digital music-making in schools during COVID-19. Syracuse University
  • The Chicks were silenced over politics
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    It began with 11 words: “We’re ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas.” 19th News
  • This Texan Was a Master of a Curious Midcentury Art Form, the Industrial Musical
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from The Pointy End - International Music Council
    Brands once staged elaborate productions for their employees. No one was better at making them than Mexia-born Michael Brown. Texas Monthly
  • Music and mental health
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from The Pointy End - International Music Council
    Music has a powerful effect on the listener. It is linked to better mental health, and it has been shown to alleviate loneliness, pain, anxiety and depression. The Conversation
  • The Oscar for 'Naatu Naatu' fans the impossible dreams of India's musicians
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music the artform - International Music Council
    "Do you know naatu? If you don't, you're about to!" NPR
  • 16 Of The Greatest And Most Famous Arabic Singers
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music the artform - International Music Council
    The music of the Arabs is a diverse mix of genres and styles. Some regions have their own traditional sound, either sung in their own language, in the language of other regions, or English. HMT
  • The Quest to Restore Notre Dame’s Glorious Sound
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Technologies and media - International Music Council
    Any change in a space can have a large effect on sound. Despite the size of the cathedral, or perhaps because of it, “a very small change in some material, since it is propagated over hundreds of square meters, can have more of an effect...
  • Spotify’s Payments to the Music Industry Nearing $40 Billion
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    The company said it pays out nearly 70% of every dollar it generates from music back to the industry. Variety
  • Vinyl records outsell CDs for the first time since 1987
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    It marked the 16th consecutive year of growth in vinyl, with 41 million albums sold — compared to 33 million CDs. NPR
  • Streams are made of this: will digital platforms change our musical memories?
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Technologies and media - International Music Council
    So many of our most precious memories are anchored in particular songs. But does the easy availability of every track spell the end of that? The Guardian
  • Apple Faces Revised Charges Over Music Streaming From EU
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    Brussels narrows scope of allegations against iPhone maker in antitrust action first announced nearly two years ago. The Wall Street Journal
  • Can we use quantum computers to make music?
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Technologies and media - International Music Council
    Computers and digital technology are central to the modern music industry – but what could quantum computers bring to the party? Physics World
  • How big is the Nigerian music industry?
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    The Nigerian music industry is an expansive and ever-evolving industry that provides a unique outlet for the country's creative talents. Premium Times
  • Music Rights Can Improve Places: We Just Need To Invest In Them
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    The next superstar can come from anywhere. By investing in music as we do with any form of infrastructure, communities can have a stake in their success. Forbes
  • Hey SARA: artificial intelligence and the future of music exams
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music education - International Music Council
    While taking music exams online is now widely accepted and understood, one aspect likely to become increasingly important in coming years is that of artificial intelligence (AI). Music Teacher
  • Play That Funky Music: The Case for Music in the College Classroom
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music education - International Music Council
    Some professors play music for students at the beginning of class or incorporate it into lessons. Here are three ways educators have found it helps students. IHE
  • Electronic music industry has 'pervasive culture' of abuse and sexual harassment, survey finds
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Policy, Research & Politics - International Music Council
    The data was collected over a four-week period in April 2021 using an app run by the Electronic Music Inclusion Initiative (EMII). 143 people from 28 countries reported incidents ranging from physical abuse and bullying to sexist...
  • Universal Music Africa arrive sur le marché malgache
    Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from Music industry - International Music Council
    Universal Music Africa annonce la signature d’un partenariat stratégique avec Manoova, 1er éditeur et agrégateur de contenus de Madagascar, symbolisant des premiers pas affirmés sur l’île et dans la région. Actu
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