Curated by Ian Smith (President of the European Music Council), the session was very inspirational and offered a blend of personal experiences and suggestions of action.

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With China’s classical music market booming, more Chinese musicians have been making their name around the world.

The Telegraph

The worlds of computer gaming and electronic music are merging like never before, with virtual raves, AI-generated musicians and concerts inside massive multiplayers like Fortnite becoming commonplace. DJ Mag investigates what this could mean for the future of clubbing and dance music.

DJ Mag

The "profession" of rock criticism was still in its tender adolescence in 1969. Daily newspapers were beginning to hire writers to cover pop, rock and what was sometimes described as "youth culture."

NPR

En Mauritanie, les tendances musicales varient considérablement selon que l'on soit au nord ou au sud du pays. Découvrez les styles musicaux les plus populaires sur cet immense territoire.

Music in Africa

The dance music industry is booming right now. The Ibiza Music Summit's latest business report puts its global worth at US$7.2 billion. And we're not just talking about Calvin Harris and co.

Resident Advisor

Japanese groups losing fans to K-pop stars, who are winning on stage and online.

Nikkei

The worldwide publishing group Cisac, which released the figure today, hailed European plans for copyright reform that were approved in April and urged the government in the U.S., the largest music market, to follow suit and ensure that services such as YouTube pay more to creators.

Forbes

A high-profile premiere might help young composers launch their career, but the story shouldn’t end there.

The Strad

Of all of the artists in the past half-century, two stand out: Michael Jackson and Eminem. Michael Jackson has the highest cumulative number of years in the top spot (~12 years), while Eminem holds the longest continuous best-selling artist slot (8.5 years).

Visual Capitalist

Les petits producteurs dénoncent avec virulence le « poids prépondérant des majors » qui, selon eux, contribue à mettre en péril la diversité du secteur.

Le Monde

When performing on stage or learning a new piece of music, musicians typically view their playing one of two ways, good or poor.

HypeBot

Musicians have begun to realize that their dreams are possible through the discipline of entrepreneurship, a discipline that allows for individuality and creativity.

Entepreneur

The violinist and passionate campaigner for music education spoke about the enriching power of classical music in a speech for the Royal Philharmonic Society.

The Guardian

“We have a really important job to do,” said Kazemzadeh. “All educators, all people, need to take time to learn, unlearn and challenge what they think they know.”

WRDSB

City needed a protest song to unite it, says the anonymous writer behind the tune sweeping the barricades.

The Guardian

On Monday, amid mounting conflicts between the Chilean people and military police, social justice-minded rapper Ana Tijoux dropped “#CACEROLAZO.” The song’s title name checks the Latin American protest tradition of banging pots and pans in the street.

Remezcla

Music as a means of social commentary is nothing new, so why are people still surprised when a musician gets political?

Beat

Amid conflict in Syria, stifled free speech and oppressive machismo, rappers in Turkey are speaking out to hold their country – and themselves – to account.

The Guardian

Thurston Moore, ex-leader du groupe culte Sonic Youth, étonne encore avec Spirit Counsel, album de rock expérimental et instrumental, qu’il voit comme un contrepoint aux discours « pour diviser les gens » de « Donald Trump, Boris Johnson ou Marine Le Pen ».

La Presse

The creative act of sampling has long been an integral part of hip-hop and electronic music and new technology has enabled much faster music discovery, creation and sharing, thus rendering the process of clearing samples one of the major obstacles remaining in music production.

Music Tech

The music streaming industry has come a long way since the old days of Napster and the first-ever downloadable music. The new technology that was the internet, combined with faster download speeds, made music sharing possible.

Coin Telegraph

Bounce wants to help artists collaborate better—and eventually, change the way people consume music.

Fast Company

Beyond speakers, smart assistants like Alexa can now be found in cars, smartphones and more. What does this mean for the music business? Let's take a look at the future of smart speakers...

Midem

Le vinyle n’en finit plus de renaître. Cette année, dans le monde, il devrait s’en vendre plus que de CD. Et maintenant, le vinyle HD fait son apparition dans les rayons, avec une capacité améliorée et une plus grande plage dynamique.

Europe 1

Side road near Unesco headquarters named in honour of the violinist’s presidency of the International Music Council.

The Strad

A precious string instrument has been seriously damaged, after being taken aboard a United Airlines flight.

Classic FM

Scientists and artists hope the emotional power of music will help move people to act on the climate crisis.

The New York Times

People who listen to music while they write may be doing more harm than good.

Psychology Today

La musique stridente de « Psychose», la tension croissante de « Les Dents de la Mer», le thème implacable de « Halloween » : les films d’horreurs possèdent une identité sonore incontournable. Mais comment créer une musique anxiogène qui nous donne la chair de poule ?

France Musique