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IMC Honours ‘Gaza Sings’: Uplifting Voices and Resilience Through Music

IMC Honours ‘Gaza Sings’: Uplifting Voices and Resilience Through Music

Paris, 01.10.2025, International Music Day The International Music Council (IMC) is pleased to announce that the 2025 IMC Music Rights…

In Memoriam: Frans de Ruiter (1946–2025)

In Memoriam: Frans de Ruiter (1946–2025)

In Memoriam: Frans de Ruiter (1946–2025) Former President and Member of Honour of the International Music Council Frans de Ruiter…

Earth Artivists: Turning Global Stories into a Powerful Song

Earth Artivists: Turning Global Stories into a Powerful Song

In Nairobi, Kenya, young activists and musicians from across four continents came together for the Earth Artivists Training and Songwriting…

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Accordion Art Week Report Part V

Accordion Art Week Report Part V

Rooted in Community: Art Enriches Urban Life A defining feature of this year’s Art Week was its deep community engagement. At the Gade Music Hall…

Accordion Art Week Report Part III

Accordion Art Week Report Part III

Passing the Torch: China’s Future in Young Hands Fifteen award-winning young accordionists, including Wang Yinuo, Wang Renyin, and Cai Yuqi, gathered in Chengdu, dazzling audiences…

Accordion Art Week Report Part II

Accordion Art Week Report Part II

Breaking Boundaries: Commercialization Sparks Intellectual Debate “Exploring the Commercial Applications of the Accordion”—a topic never before addressed at the Art Week—became this year’s most striking…

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Sector del merchandising podría alcanzar $16.3 mil millones para 2030

Sector del merchandising podría alcanzar $16.3 mil millones para 2030

El mercado de merchandising en la industria musical ha cambiado drásticamente en la última década. Lo que antes era una simple camiseta con el nombre…

El auge de los documentales de música: por qué Aitana, Bad Gyal y C. Tangana nos están mostrando su intimidad

El auge de los documentales de música: por qué Aitana, Bad Gyal y C. Tangana nos están mostrando su intimidad

El nuevo sistema tiene dos caras: ‘alimentar’ la voracidad de sus fans y el control férreo del relato sobre sus carreras El Mundo

Muere Catarino Leos Rodríguez, una de las voces más reconocidas de la música norteña

Muere Catarino Leos Rodríguez, una de las voces más reconocidas de la música norteña

Una de las voces más singulares, reconocidas y queridas de la música norteña, don Catarino Leos Rodríguez, fundador de Los Rancheritos de Topo Chico e…

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