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Beyonce, Rated G

Beyonce will be performing a concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 25th this year. This is noteworthy because just two years ago, she didn’t play a concert because of dress code requirements which went a little something like this: Female performers are required to cover up in the country, which has various rules for [...]

Spanish Live Music

There are a few live music initiatives about to take off in Spain. The first one is one in which 19 concerts will be held over 19 days (Dec. 2 – 21) at different small venues around Spain. The event is called “Alternativas en Concierto” and will feature emerging artists and better-known musicians playing at [...]

Chinese Music Industry

I recently read an article about the lack of diversity in China’s Music Industry. It makes sense as China is a culture that has long valued conformity, through Confucianism and the Cultural Revolution. The article describes how record executives in China basically look at the numbers as to what is being listened to and downloaded, [...]

Communist Music

The U.S. blockade policy towards Cuba is about to be put to the test. And not from cuban cigars or good rum, but from music. Puerto Rico has been named a guest territory for the Cubadisco Music Fair in Havana. The music fair is to take place in May of 2009. The only problems is [...]