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Update news Vietnam's music industry
The year-end period marks a peak for grand scale music events in HCM City.
Two concerts and television shows titled ’Anh Trai Vượt Ngàn Trông Gai’ (Call Me By Fire Vietnam) and ’Anh Trai Say Hi’ (Say Hi Never Say Goodbye), held in Hà Nội this December were an early present for thousands of young music fans.
Vietnam showbiz experienced an unprecedented occurrence recently when tickets to two Vietnamese concerts sold out, while the K-Pop Super Concert was postponed because of slow ticket sales.
Two years after the release of his second album and the concert tour Một Vạn Năm (Ten Thousand Years), singer Vũ, who is dubbed the Vietnamese ’prince of indie’, has launched his third album titled Bảo Tàng Của Nuối Tiếc (Museum of Regrets).
Live shows always cost a lot of money, so singers will take a big loss if they cannot find sponsors. However, some famous artists have still ‘won big’, with tickets selling out.
Ngọt or Sweet, a young indie band, brought a breath of fresh air when they entered the music scene a decade ago and were one of the top trendsetters in Vietnam's music scene until their recent split.
The Hanoi people's love for music, the preservation of traditional genres as well as the openness to modern ones, and the sprouting of music venues in the capital can help make Hanoi "the city of music events".
No one knows exactly why the Ngọt band suddenly stopped performing after 10 years of making music.
The road back to the golden age of Vietnamese rock music is still bumpy and thorny. Optimism is what is needed now for Vietnam’s rock to turn the clock back after several years of silence.
The month of March saw the release of new singles from a number of Vietnamese musicians and singers.
The 26th Lan Song Xanh (Green Wave) Music Awards honoring singers and musicians who have made outstanding contributions to Vietnamese music took place at Hoa Binh Theater in HCMC on January 24.
A number of Vietnamese and foreign musicians, scholars, and experts are expected to gather at an international conference on music on October 20 - 21 to seek ways to develop the Vietnamese music industry.
Hanoi plans to host more international music festivals, reinforcing its brand as a UNESCO Creative City.
The Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music has launched a piano competition for contestants of all nationalities and different ages, with the ultimate aim of becoming a destination for pianists from across the world.
Vietnamese rock band KURROCK, based in Japan, is set to release their highly-anticipated debut album titled KURROCK: VƯỢT on June 30, following the success of their tour in VN during 2022-2023.
New young female artists are willing to experiment with a wide range of music genres and show variety in their songs, contributing to the diversification of Vietnam's music industry.
Vietnamese American singer Ha Phuong and her friend – actor Tran Sang have launched an MV entitled “Ben Do Chieu Mua”.
According to musician Quoc Trung, collaboration with foreign composers and singers is still a long way to go for Vietnamese music to gain a foothold in the international market.
The Vietnamese music market had a sublime 2022, blooming after a long period of repression because of the pandemic.
Hotel Lobby - the famous EDM band in the US - has selected Vietnam as a destination in the near future.