Department of Performing Arts apologizes to the public for mistakes in song management

Director Nguyen Dang Chuong apologized for causing public misunderstanding and anger when he updated the list of more than 300 red music songs on the website.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh (Chief of Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) told VnExpress that in the meeting on the morning of May 23, the Ministry asked Mr. Nguyen Dang Chuong - Director of the Department of Performing Arts - to apologize to the public.

According to Mr. Binh, the Department hasupdated the list of more than 300 songs on the website in an unclear way.If, before the update, the Department had held a press conference to widely inform the public that this was not an act of licensing familiar musical works, it would not have caused serious misunderstandings.

Mr. Chuong thenOn behalf of the Department's leadership, I apologize to readers.

According to the Director, the technical department had mixed the widely licensed songs with the previously licensed songs. To fix the problem, they discussed with the Information Technology Center under the ministry to remove more than 300 newly updated songs. He also said that hThe Department will no longer update widely popular songs on the website.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism previously sentOfficial dispatch requesting the Department of Performing Arts (DPA) to seriously learn from experience and rectify organizational work.At the same time, review legal documents related to song licensing and send them to the Ministry to propose amendments and supplements to suit practical needs.

The Ministry also reiterated the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam:Songs that have become familiar and popular in reality, if their lyrics do not go against good customs and traditions or violate national interests, do not need a license.

The move comes after many inconsistencies in the management of licensed songs.Department of Information and Communications.

Last weekend, the Department was surprisedupdateMore than 300 songs are on the list of popular songs on the website. This list includes many familiar red songs such as: Hello, Lam Hong girl (Anh Duong), Steps on the Truong Son range (Vu Trong Hoi), Hello heroic Ma river (Xuan Giao)... The song Tien Quan Ca (or National Anthem) by musician Van Cao is also included in the list.

* Vietnamese artists sing "National Anthem"

This action made many people understand that these songs have only recently been licensed. Because previously, Mr. Nguyen Thu Dong - Head of the CD Management Department of the Department of Performing Arts - had affirmed that any songs that have been licensed for distribution will be published on the website. The Department's representative also answered many times that any song not on the list has not been licensed.

In the case of Tien Quan Ca, the National Assembly delegate alsoMember of the Committee on Social Affairs- Mr. Liu Ping Ruong - questioned: "Marching Songis a national asset. Clause 3, Article 13 of the 2013 Constitution clearly states this. Why does the Constitution already stipulate that a license must be granted?

In response to public reaction, the Department of Performing Arts explained that the Department only reviewed and added missing songs to the website. In fact, they had been published before.

* Song "Hello Lam Hong girl" - Trung Duc

Even though the Department explained that their recent action was only an update and not a new license, the fact that the songs are decades old and closely related to people's livesto date in the database has caused many people to be indignant. In April, nearly 50 years after its birth, the workBig braceletSuddenly announced by the Department of Broadcasting and Television that it has not been licensed for distribution.

Ms. Trinh Vinh Trinh - sister of the late musician Trinh Cong Son - was surprised: "Every time we organize a program, we ask for permission from local authorities.Our family all thought the song had been licensed by the Department, and based on that, it had a local license. We don't understand why there's still a question about the performance license. They've been performed hundreds of times already." Not long after that, the Department had to license the song again.

According to VNE