Thai music industry rocks with country's first online festival

Pandemic forces promoter to change tune, with concert held in a virtual venue

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Two singers perform in front of live images of the audience during "Top Hits Thailand," an online music festival held in Bangkok on June 7 and streamed worldwide via Zoom.

MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- An online music festival may have struck just the right note in pandemic-weary Thailand, fueling hopes that virtual venues can help a slumping music industry shattered by the novel coronavirus.

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