Many of these music operations — such as Mao Mun and MMR — are noticeably small, and still rely on social media like TikTok and facebook, instead of company websites. However, what they lack in corporate size, they make up for in heart. Some social media stars like BigYai Seehalad and Sophana have used their vlogging careers on YouTube to drive their music success. The tone of much of their work is that of everyday friends who just like making fire songs together.

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★ Lao popular music
Lao pop music started forming itself in the late s, when Laos started benefiting from an economic growth that has lasted till nowadays. Before the reforms implemented by the government, the entertainment industry was completely limited due to the tight censorship and the widespread poverty, which prevented the music scene from flourishing. From the s to the late s, the strictly patriotic songs, sponsored by the communist government, and the traditional Mor Lam genere were the only genres available to listen.
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So much of pop culture in Laos from movies to television to pop stars is dominated by Thai superstars. Laos, however, has its own brand of icons creating original music and singing in Lao and English for audiences all over the world. Check out these 10 Lao pop musicians. Taiy Akard is a Lao pop artist and guitar player with Indee Records. Jojo Miracle began his singing career covering pop songs and uploading his recordings to YouTube. Alexandra Bounxouei is a Lao pop singer. CELLs is the number 1 band in Laos. They are a six-member Lao rock band that has gained popularity in Thailand as well.
Lao pop music began to emerge in the late s, when Laos began to benefit from economic growth, which is still ongoing. Before the reforms implemented by the government, the entertainment industry was completely limited because of strict censorship and widespread poverty, which prevented the music from the heyday. From the s until the end of ies, strictly Patriotic songs, organized by the Communist government and the traditional Mor Lam genre generes available for streaming. In the early ies decade, Lao music started the transformation. The first private music record labels started showing up in Vientiane, the capital, and there was some live music pubs. However, these shortcuts first, was financially weak and had very limited opportunities to promote their artists.