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- J-pop’s global rise forces Japan to rewrite music royalty rules May 15, 2026 8:41 am Japanese singers and musicians will finally receive royalties when their works are played as background music in public spaces under a bill to overhaul the Copyright Law approved by the government on May 15. The global chart-topping success of J-pop stars …
- Chopin Night with Jeneba Kanneh-Mason at Minthis Music Festival 2026 May 15, 2026 8:34 am On 9 July, the Minthis Music Festival 2026 welcomes internationally rising pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason for an evening dedicated to the poetic genius of Frédéric Chopin, who has appeared in leading venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, inviting audiences to …
- Swiss Federal Music Festival has begun May 15, 2026 8:25 am Keystone-SDA Despite the feared rain, the parade of the Federal Music Festival in Biel/Bienne got underway on Thursday. The music competition will continue on Friday. This content was published on May 15, 2026 - 09:50 2 minutes +Get the most important …
- Warner Music and GMM joint venture in Thailand unveil Gliide export programme May 15, 2026 8:18 am Warner Music and joint venture partner GMM Music in Thailand have unveiled artist development platform Gliide. “Breaking away from traditional music export models, Gliide is designed to build artists for a global audience from their very first release,” …
- ‘Spirited, Uplifting and Evocative’: KONTRAPUNKTUS brings classical music program to Pasadena May 15, 2026 8:12 am KONTRAPUNKTUS, a chamber ensemble specializing in baroque-style classical music, is bringing an Italian-inspired program featuring works by Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Valentini and Ottorino Respighi to St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Pasadena on Sunday, …
- Empowering music teachers at West Sussex Primary and SEND Music Conference May 15, 2026 8:11 am See the latest news from Your World at https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/your-world We’re counting down to the West Sussex Primary and SEND Music Conference taking place in Haywards Heath in July and have some incredible speakers coming to inform …
- Cloud rap, country, worship: The surprising genres slowly taking over SA music streaming May 15, 2026 8:05 am South African artists banked over R504 million on Spotify in 2025, but the real story isn't in the headline numbers. It's in the music genres nobody saw coming. Spotify dropped its annual Loud & Clear report this week, and for South Africa, the …
- Music as Material and Metaphor at Hamburger Bahnhof May 15, 2026 8:02 am by Dagmara Genda // May 15, 2026 This article is part of our feature topic Scale. The focus on music in this year’s programming at the Hamburger Bahnhof is indicative of a larger trend that has been going on for a number of years, but has really …
- Billy Idol to receive prestigious honour for music contributions May 15, 2026 8:01 am Billy Idol will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 American Music Awards (AMAs). Producers from CBS and Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced that the English rock singer will receive the prestigious prize at the annual ceremony …
- Singer Kayan on rejecting industry boxes and why Indian indie music is finally having its moment | Exclusive May 15, 2026 8:00 am There is something deeply unfiltered about singer-songwriter Kayan. Whether she is standing behind a DJ console, performing at a packed festival stage or writing vulnerable songs in solitude, the Mumbai-based artist has steadily built a space where honesty …