The tuning system we use in basically all of the Western music we hear around us is designed to be flexible so you can sing or play a melody in any key and it would sound more or less, in tune. But, it is not perfect.

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What is Metaverse? How this will impact musicians. What is China doing with Metaverse? Social app Zheli has already surpassed WeChat as the most downloaded app this year. What's going on?Read More

China's unique music market ecosystem is bound for growth. Now exceeding South Korea at number 6. Social internet behaviour is unlike anywhere else in the world. With the highest amount of people per-capita all connected via mobile the possibility of going viral is unlike anything known before.Read More

Listening to unpleasant music can provoke strong responses. What kind of responses and why? Learn more about the interesting topic from this brief overview of the recent study "“I hate this part right here”: Embodied, subjective experiences of listening to aversive music" (2022) conducted by Henna-Riikka Peltola from the University of Jyväskylä and Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski from the University of Oslo. Check out the original article if the topic interests you!Read More

Your music is in China now, or is it? But how is this possible? Learn which distributors distribute to China.Read More

Sync-licensing is not just a trend it is a strategic move to have your music available to new music libraries. Cinema productions from China keep gaining acclaim in the Global Market and China remains the world’s largest film market. Make your music available for sync-licensing this year like a Tiger!Read More

Nowadays, listeners get their first impressions of new music from following short videos that you find on apps like TikTok and in China on Douyin and Kuaishou. Read on to discover more reasons why you should be getting your music on these platforms.Read More

The rise in music streaming is a good thing. When physical sales are declining (except for vinyls, which is super cool) and live performances can still be difficult, music streaming is a lifeline for many artists. Find your audience in China and get paid.

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At the time of writing this blog (October 2021), copyright protection for online music in China is one of the highest in the world today, despite outdated information about this topic on Wikipedia from 2008 stating the opposite. If you’ve based your knowledge of music copyright in China on the first thing your Google search came up with without checking more sources, it may be you have perhaps felt suspicious about distributing your music to China. We have now started the process of updating the information on wikipedia. In the meantime, let us give you an overview of the current situation regarding music copyright in China.

By the way, if you are worried about your music’s copyright status in China, you can search if your music is already in China using our free finder tool here:

https://finder.musicinfo.io/ 

If your music is available in China, you use a reliable distributor, and you get royalty reports, your copyrights should be ok.

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China has done it like no one else. You the creator can connect directly to your fans where your music is at on the streaming services. Actively engage your audience and share with your social streaming community with all who love your music with an honest care for the wellbeing of each other. If only we were doing this in the West...

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How to sync your music in China with Musicinfo.Read More

To celebrate the opportunities sync licensing offers artists, we talked to three prominent artists on our roster for this summer’s Shanghai International Film Festival about their composition process and what inspires them. We compiled these interviews into a short film that was screened at the festival(s) to showcase their skills for new sync opportunities in Asia.Read More

As an artist or musician you may be curious about the listening habits of music consumers in China. Here at Musicinfo, we asked 38 Chinese students who worked on one of our recent research and development projects about the services they use, the kind of music they like, when they listen to music and more.Read More

An Interview with Juri Kobayashi of Musicinfo discussing what the markets are like in China and how artists can promote and distribute their music in these markets.Read More

Playlisting your music in NetEase in China can bring you a lot of visibility - just like in Spotify

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Musicinfo adds South Korea to their distribution services and now distributes to FLO, MelOn, Bugs!, Genie, and Naver VIBE Take a look into the distribution services of South Korea a country with over 58 million people and half listening to srRead More

Three Reasons to Focus on the Chinese Music Market as an Artist in 2021Read More

Musicinfo now offers distribution to South Korea and Africa and also sync licensing to China.Read More

If you have ever wondered if your music is in China and tried to search but found that it was too much trouble, this guide will help you navigate the streaming sites to find if your music is there.Read More

You do not need to do anything more. Your music will be automatically removed from Xiami Music App and will remain available on all of Musicinfo’s 50+ services.Read More