Will new rules silence India’s music boom?
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Will new rules silence India’s music boom?

Live Mint  

India’s music industry is bracing for potential disruptions as proposed content regulations threaten to delay releases, stifle artistic freedom, and add financial strain. With YouTube’s India’s Got Latent controversy heightening concerns over government oversight, musicians and industry executives warn that compliance burdens could slow growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding streaming markets. These findings come from a study by The Dialogue, a public policy think tank, titled Tuning into Change: Empirical Insights into India’s Evolving Music Industry, based on surveys with 1,200 Indian artists. Further, the study points to the strategic interventions that can fuel industry expansion: 51% of musicians emphasise the need to lower entry barriers and facilitate wider access to streaming platforms, while 48% highlight infrastructure gaps in India's live music ecosystem, signalling an opportunity for investment in performance spaces and technical enablers.

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Live Mint  

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Live Mint  

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Firstpost  

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India TV News  

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