Taiwan Remakes its Music Image With Midem Partnership

It would be unfair to say that Taiwanese music has an image problem. Contemporary music from the island has a strong history and is well-regarded by those who know it. Rather, it has been outshone by bigger forces such as K-pop and the gravitational pull of the massive mainland Chinese music market. The Taiwan government is trying to set that right with a series of initiatives at this week’s wholly-digital edition of Midem, the long-running music industry convention that normally operates in physical form from Cannes, France. Robin Lee, previous head of Taiwan’s IFPI, a decade ago claimed that 80%… Read Full Article