It is tempting to envision Chinese media firms as the local equivalent of a familiar Western brand. That mindset imagines Weibo as the Chinese Twitter, iQIYI as the Chinese Netflix, and WeChat as a Middle Kingdom version of WhatsApp. The reality is usually more complicated. Largely walled off from international competition, many Chinese media-tech firms have grown by being hybrids, with games firms spilling over into live-streaming, and e-commerce firms justifying excursions into streaming video…
In February, no one knew who RMR was. Four months later, we still don’t know a lot about the mysterious masked artist. But now, he has a major label deal with Warner Records, loads of industry…
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Polo G sits down with Pitchfork and closely examines his creative process. Polo G explores the sounds and lyrics that formed some of his biggest hits and greatest musical breakthroughs.
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