China's Indie Rockers, Online Music Platforms

China's Indie Rockers Get Boost From Online Music Platforms - Businessweek: "“At first I struggled a lot in mainland China; I had to educate people what it means to be a singer-songwriter,” says Qu Wanting, a 30-year-old Chinese musician whose last album, Everything in the World, went triple platinum in China and Hong Kong. In the early days of her career, Qu had trouble gaining traction in part because the concept of a vocalist writing her own music didn’t fit with the Chinese industry standard of a pop princess belting out pre-written ballads. But that wasn’t her strength. “I think my voice is OK, but my songs are unique because I sing about my own life,” she says...."

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