Music industry continues to surprise with physical albums
By Kieu Anh December 18, 2020 | 02:00 pm GMT+7
While many singers now prefer to go on digital streaming sites, the number of studio albums released in 2020 is a positive sign for the Vietnamese music industry.
In June Amee, a 20-year-old singer, debuted with a studio album, Dreamee. Despite the CD costing a steep VND300,000 ($13), within 12 hours, 1,000 were sold.
The fact that a new artist gained such success with a physical album, especially amid a pandemic, surprised many.
Songwriter Nguyen Hai Phong was full of admiration, saying: I and other experienced songwriters used to not think highly of our next generation, but Amee’s album has proven otherwise. I was wrong. I was in shock. Her album is such an inspiration for young artists and all of us.