SHENZHEN, China, Sept.
24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Music Entertainment
Group (Tencent Music or TME, NYSE:
TME), the leading online music entertainment platform in
China, announced the launch of
'Root Music,' a special collection of Chinese folk music in local
dialects, following a 12-week competition by THE FORCE 2020 of
Tencent Musician, TME's indie
musician platform.
Curated by Ara Kimbo, Zhang Chu,
Su Yang, Ma
Tiao and Moxizishi, the competition ran from July 2 to September 22. During this time, almost
3,000 original works were submitted, and nearly 350,000 fans
participated in the voting to select the winners. The top 12 songs
were then collected in the 'Root Music' album that was produced and
recorded by top music producers. The album has been officially
launched and is now available across TME's QQ Music, Kugou Music,
Kuwo Music and other music platforms. Tencent Musician also produced tailored
documentaries for the 12 winners to emphasize the charm of Chinese
folk music culture.
Chinese dialect folk music is a unique music genre, with origins
and deep roots in China. The
program gathered the creative inspiration of Chinese folk music
from talented musicians all over the world. Tencent Musician, QQ Music and Tencent Wesee jointly launched a two-week series
of special online livestreaming parties of dialect folk music,
which aimed to promote the both dialect folk music culture, and
these talented indie artists.
As China's leading online
platform for original music and leveraging TME ecosystem,
Tencent Musician has committed
significant resources in support of indie musicians and experienced
exponential growth in scale over the past few years. The program
has generated 590 million yuan in revenue for original
music content creators since its inception.
According to data from the One Hundred Million Yuan Incentive
Project 1.0 run by Tencent Musician,
more than 40 percent of the indie musicians who enjoyed exclusive
incentives were able to double their incomes, while over 80 percent
saw their incomes rise by more than 50 percent.
Tencent Musician will continue to
explore and advance the diversification of original music, and
leverage its strong promotional capabilities and cross-industrial
resources to help with original music content creation and
promotion, connecting indie musicians to a broader audience.
Dialect Folk Song
Contest Winners
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|
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Artist Name
(Chinese)
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Artist
Name
(English)
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Song Name
(Chinese)
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Song Name
(English)
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宋雨喆
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Song Yuzhe
|
八风嚎散了坐金莲
|
Practice
Meditation
|
白水
|
Bai Shui
|
巴山夜雨纷纷
|
A Rainy Night of
Bashan (2020 Version)
|
赵牧阳
|
ZHAO
Muyang
|
东方红
|
The East is
Red
|
九连真人
|
JiuLianZhenRen
|
屏幕鱼
|
Screen
Fish
|
张尕怂
|
Ga Song
|
张先生一个人
|
Lonely
Mr.Zhang
|
董晓禾Shawn
|
Shawn Dong
|
只为谁
|
Only For
Whom
|
杨沐泽
|
Young
|
王日穷
|
The Struggling Poor
Man
|
冯翔
|
Sean Feng
|
汉阳门花园2020
|
Hanyangmem Garden
2020
|
张伯宏
|
BOHONG
ZHANG
|
北京土著2020
|
Beijing Natives
2020
|
王建房
|
Wang
Jianfang
|
西安城歌
|
Theme of Xi'an
City
|
六甲番
|
Liujiafan
|
急水塔
|
Torrent
Tower
|
素乐团
|
SU band
|
峒河峒河2020
|
Dong He Dong He
2020
|
About Tencent Music
Entertainment
Tencent Music Entertainment Group
(NYSE: TME) is the leading online music entertainment platform in
China, operating the country's
highly popular and innovative music apps: QQ Music, Kugou Music,
Kuwo Music and WeSing. TME's mission is to use technology to
elevate the role of music in people's lives by enabling them to
create, enjoy, share and interact with music. TME's platform
comprises online music, online karaoke and music-centric live
streaming services, enabling music fans to discover, listen, sing,
watch, perform and socialize around music.
For more information, please visit
https://www.tencentmusic.com/
Media Contact:
Edmond Lococo, ICR Inc.
E-mail: TME.PR@icrinc.com
Phone: +86-138-1079-1408
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