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Phil Collins, Genesis Bandmates Sell Music Rights for Over $300 Million
Business, Published on 01/10/2022
» Take a look at Phil Collins now. The English rocker and his Genesis bandmates have agreed to sell a bundle of their music rights to Concord Music Group Inc., according to the company.
£1.4bn music fund founder spurns new music for old hits
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/07/2022
» The music industry has rebounded after more than a decade of piracy and songs have become a serious asset class. But that may not help the upcoming artists of today, as the sector’s biggest investors are mainly interested in old records.
Pink Floyd seeks $500m for music catalogue
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/06/2022
» Members of the rock band Pink Floyd are seeking at least US$500 million in a deal for their music catalog, according to people familiar with the talks, which would be one of the largest sales in music history.
Take a sad song and make it better: 'Hey Jude' NFT fetches $77k
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» A virtual version of the handwritten notes for the song "Hey Jude" has been sold at auction in California for almost $77,000 (2.5 million baht), the latest hammer price success for NFTs.
NFT's magical mystery now includes Beatles memorabilia
AFP, Published on 26/01/2022
» BEVERLY HILLS: Beatles fans won't be able to touch them, but they can soon get their virtual hands on personal memorabilia from John Lennon's son Julian in the form of NFTs.
Brave new art world
Life, Punsita Ritthikarn, Published on 12/01/2022
» With his lifelong passion for politics and social justice, digital illustrator and charcoal drawer Kasidith Nuchjarearn created a non-fungible token, or NFT, that reflects on how society lacks sympathy but is full of corruption.
Sponsors, investors dump K-drama 'Snowdrop' over 'distortion of history'
Published on 22/12/2021
» SEOUL: The fate of new Korean drama "Snowdrop”, featuring an idol from the K-pop girl group BlackPink and popular actor Jung Hae-in, is in the balance with calls to boycott its producers and sponsors over the show's politically provocative subject matter.
Doing his duty
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/11/2021
» In May 2014, artist Surajate Tongchua was in a bank to pay his bills when the military launched a coup. The artist felt numb realising that the country would be ruled by a military dictatorship again, so he decided to collect receipts from that day to document the negative effect of the coup. He believed his payments for VAT at the rate of 7% were used to support the junta government. After collecting his and his family members' receipts for several years, Surajate started developing his art collection "Priceless" in 2017, which is on view at the new art gallery Manycuts Artspace Ari.
Where dreams are born
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/11/2021
» People in the Thai photography industry were excited when the photography community HOP – Hub Of Photography, was established at Seacon Square in the Srinakarin area. Located on the third floor, HOP features two photo galleries -- HOP Photo Gallery and Whoop! as well as the HOP club, a library area for photo books and the sale of merchandise. HOP is run by three established photographers -- Sirima Chaipreechawit, Theerachat Potisit and Marisa Rungroj.
Squid Game: South Korea's latest cultural phenomenon
AFP, Published on 08/10/2021
» SEOUL: A dystopian vision of a polarised society, Netflix smash hit "Squid Game" blends a tight plot, social allegory and uncompromising violence to create the latest South Korean cultural phenomenon to go global.