Non-music global brands primarily oriented at younger generation, such as Levi’s or Coca-Cola, often launch music-related projects to engage its cans and support younger talents in the field of music, which means a lot to teens and young adults. For example, Converse has launched its Rubber Tracks studio to provide emerging artists with an opportunity to record their tracks in a professional studio, and the red soft drink giant offered its fans a chance to help Maroon5 create a new song. If consumer brands do so much to support emerging musicians and songwriting talents, youth entertainment labels should go even further (or at least, be at the same level). And they do. MTV, the youth’s favourite music channel across the globe, launches its new program dubbed Local Produce to support local artists in Australia and New Zealand.
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