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A groundbreaking new report reveals Black music has contributed $24.5 billion to the UK music industry over 30 years, accounting for 80% of the market. The landmark study calls for better support and representation to match this enormous economic and cultural impact.
Musicians in Azerbaijan are sharing centuries-old musical traditions with modern audiences through international festivals. UNESCO-recognized art forms mugham and ashiq are thriving as performers honor the past while creating connections today.
Master craftsmen across Central Asia are bringing centuries-old instruments back to life, combining historical research with traditional techniques. Young musicians and makers are learning the crafts, keeping musical traditions alive for future generations.
A groundbreaking report reveals Black Music contributes £24.5 billion to Britain's music industry over 30 years, yet creators still face a 20% pay gap. New data maps 138 genres rooted in Black culture and calls for equity reforms.
African music streaming platform Josplay just secured a major partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, bringing thousands of tracks from legendary African artists to listeners worldwide. The deal celebrates African music as "a world of music," not just a genre subset.
A centuries-old folk music tradition from rural northeastern Thailand is captivating Bangkok's urban crowds, transforming from stereotyped "country music" into the city's hottest cultural trend. The migration story behind Molam's rise reveals how millions of Isan workers brought their heartbeat to Thailand's capital.
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A stunning new exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals how cultures worldwide have shaped musical instruments to mirror the human form for thousands of years. From ancient Egyptian hand-shaped clappers to Prince's iconic guitar, the show celebrates music as fundamental to human identity.
Africa's premier music industry gathering returns to Johannesburg on May 22 with a groundbreaking focus on artificial intelligence and creator empowerment. The sixth annual conference brings together global music leaders to explore how technology can amplify African artists' voices worldwide. ---
Streaming platforms in China are crediting poets from centuries ago as official artists, complete with follower counts and fan pages. Su Shi and Li Bai are finding new audiences a thousand years after their deaths.
Grammy winner Nile Rodgers just inaugurated a state-of-the-art music center at a Dubai school, giving students access to professional-grade studios and industry connections. The new facility blends classical training with modern music technology to prepare the next generation of creative professionals.
After two decades apart, legendary Tuareg musicians reunited in Algeria to record an album celebrating their culture and bringing together three generations of artists. Despite displacement from their homeland, the band is using music to preserve traditions and inspire young women to reclaim musical heritage.
A Kenyan music duo is creating waves by blending traditional East African sounds with modern trap and R&B. Akoth Jumadi and Mr. Lu performed their hypnotic fusion at the TED Countdown Summit, showing how ancient and future sounds can create something completely new. ##
While debates rage about AI replacing musicians, data shows something surprising: AI-generated artists are already charting on Billboard, and the industry's response could create entirely new careers. The key isn't fighting the technology but building the right safeguards, just like music did with sampling in the 1990s.
Ronnie Scott's iconic London jazz venue now hosts weekly orchestral performances for the first time in 65 years. The newly renovated upstairs space brings chamber music to Soho with intimate shows that blend classical brilliance with jazz club energy.
Musical ecologist Louis VI says humans are hardwired to understand nature's sounds, but modern life has drowned them out. In a new TED talk, he performs an original song synced with actual bird calls to help us hear the "ancient evolutionary wiring" we've forgotten.
Austria's "Woodstock of Brass Music" brings musicians together each July for more than just performances. The four-day festival creates a family atmosphere where old friends reconnect and new bonds form over music and meals.
When 60,000 years of Indigenous culture meets classical music tradition, something remarkable happens. Five Australian First Nations musicians are transforming the classical music world by weaving their ancestral knowledge into orchestral performances.
On June 21, all of France transforms into a massive free music festival celebrating every genre from jazz to electronic. The 45th annual Fête de la Musique draws music lovers worldwide as streets, parks, and squares fill with performances.
Spotify partnered with Universal Music Group to let fans create AI covers and remixes that actually pay the original artists. The deal prioritizes consent and compensation, setting a new standard in the controversial AI music space.
Musicians from across the globe are gathering in Toronto to celebrate the hammered dulcimer, an ancient percussion instrument that connects cultures from China to Appalachia. The first-ever Hammered festival brings together distant cousins of the instrument family for a cross-cultural musical conversation.
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