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Sun, March 7, 2021 | 02:32

K-pop fans hung out to dry over Kakao-Spotify music licensing termination

K-pop fans hung out to dry over Kakao-Spotify music licensing termination

Last weekend, global K-pop fans on Spotify faced a blackout of hundreds of songs by popular artists, including Zico, Mamamoo and IU, after the Swedish audio giant's licensing agreement with South Korea's top music distributor Kakao M Corp. came to an end.

2021-03-05 15:37

Cho Seong-jin named world's most popular pianist

Cho Seong-jin named world's most popular pianist

Korean pianist Cho Seong-jin was named the world's most popular pianist, according to a poll by London-based music website, Monday.

Park Ji-won | 2021-03-01 15:12

Classical musicians launch YouTube channels

Classical musicians launch YouTube channels

Renowned classical musicians are launching their own YouTube channels amid the pandemic to interact with fans. Grammy Award-winning Soprano Jo Su-mi launched her YouTube channel in December. Starting with a video of herself singing Christmas carols on Dec. 27, she has uploaded five videos, including three BTS-related ones. Jo is one of a few classical musicians who are active...

Park Ji-won | 2021-02-16 16:05

Rare classical music to be performed at biannual concert

Rare classical music to be performed at biannual concert

“Music in PyeongChang Winter Festival” (MPyC), a classical concert directed by award-winning pianist Son Yeol-eum, features classical music that may not be familiar to many people in Korea. MPyC will be performed at Alpensia Concert Hall in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, from Feb. 5 to 7 as well as on its YouTube channel. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the schedule for the ven...

Park Ji-won | 2021-02-04 15:06

Cho Seong-jin to premiere unreleased work by Mozart

Cho Seong-jin to premiere unreleased work by Mozart

Pianist Cho Seong-jin will premiere an unheard piece by Mozart in Salzburg on the occasion of the classical composer's 265th birthday. Cho will play Mozart's Allegro in D K626b/16 at the Great Hall of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation, Wednesday, which marks the Austrian composer's birthday as well as the opening date of the first-ever virtual edition of Mozartwoche, or Mozar...

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-01-24 14:39

Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo: Music is my destiny

Popera singer Lim Hyung-joo: Music is my destiny

Back in February 2003 at the inaugural ceremony of then President Roh Moo-hyun, a soft and lyrical voice followed a prelude of the national anthem of South Korea played by an orchestra.

2021-01-23 16:34

Lee Hee-moon unveils 4 new music videos

Lee Hee-moon unveils 4 new music videos

Genre-bending musician Lee Hee-moon unveiled four new music videos as part of his "Not Alone" project in collaboration with E-Won Art Factory. Lee is renowned for his eccentric performances combining Korean folk music, jazz and rock.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2021-01-18 09:16

Music publishing sector booming with high-profile sales

The pandemic has left the performance industry reeling but music publishing, a normally under-the-radar side of the business, is roaring thanks to a frenzy of high-profile music catalog sales. The royalty streams of songwriting copyright portfolios can prove lucrative for the long haul, and increasingly are enticing investors even as other industries tank under the pandemic's...

2021-01-17 15:19

[INTERVIEW] Gugak seeks breakthrough with launch of music archive

[INTERVIEW] Gugak seeks breakthrough with launch of music archive

Listening to “gugak,” or traditional Korean music, may not be familiar even to many Koreans. Since the influx of Western music after the 1950-53 Korean War, globally popular music has been enjoyed in mainstream culture while the traditional genre has only been consumed among a very small group of people.

Park Ji-won | 2021-01-14 16:27

Live music venues going out of business one after another amid COVID-19 pandemic

Live music venues going out of business one after another amid COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of numerous live music venues for performing artists, but its impact has been particularly tough for indie musicians centered around Hongik University in western Seoul, also known as Hongdae, once considered the center of Korea's independent music scene.

Park Ji-won | 2021-01-09 09:12

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