Policy, Research & Politics
El Supremo confirma la condena de seis meses de cárcel para los raperos de 'La Insurgencia'
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- Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Ha confirmado la sentencia de la Sala de Apelación de la Audiencia Nacional que condenó en septiembre de 2018 a seis meses de prisión a doce miembros del grupo de rap 'La Insurgencia' por el delito de enaltecimiento del terrorismo a través de las letras de sus canciones.
Music Industry Groups Launch Campaign Seeking Fair Trade For Music In Global Markets
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
Several music industry groups have partnered to launch a new campaign, titled For The Fair Trade Of Music, seeking the fair and equal treatment of music creators when their music is performed in international markets. According to a statement from the coalition, U.S. music creators lose more than $330 million in royalties each year without universal national treatment protections.
As Arab rappers challenge the old ways, despots hit back
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
Rap music came to the Middle East a generation ago, when Moroccans studying in the West returned with it. King Muhammad VI has promoted hip-hop as a cultural antidote to Islamism.
Latin music term ‘urbano’ comes under scrutiny in wake of protests
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
In the wake of the nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police, and following last week’s music business-led Blackout Tuesday, music executives began to reconsider or eliminate the use of the word “urban” to define a genre of music.
BMG pledges to review historical record contracts ‘mindful of the music industry’s shameful treatment of black artists’
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
“If the music industry wants to support black lives, labels and platforms can start with amending contracts, distributing royalties, diversifying boardrooms, and retroactively paying back all the black artists, and their families, they have built their empires on.”
Zimbabwe : d’un combat à l’autre
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
Lorsqu’en 1980 Bob Marley a donné un concert historique pour célébrer l’indépendance du Zimbabwe, se doutait-il que le « chimurenga », le combat pour la liberté, ne faisait que commencer dans ce pays ? Retour en musique sur 40 ans d’histoire...
La fuerza de la música afroestadounidense resuena con las protestas antirracistas
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- Tuesday, 07 July 2020
Los manifestantes contra el racismo han afinado su creatividad para acompañar con cantos alusivos las protestas en Estados Unidos, donde se mezcla música nueva con clásicos de todos los tiempos.
Why Obsessive K-Pop Fans Are Turning Toward Political Activism
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020
After claiming some credit for the fizzling of President Trump’s rally in Oklahoma, the online armies of Korean pop music listeners are feeling prepared and empowered.
Black music action coalition advocacy group launched by top industry executives
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- Tuesday, 23 June 2020
A new US advocacy group called the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has formed and seeks to tackle racism, not just in the music industry, but also in ‘society at large’.
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