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The Future. Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is finally getting the opportunity to be listened to publicly… as long as you can make it to a museum in Australia. Considering the hype that the album has built up over the past decade, the exhibitions could spark a fan pilgrimage… and inspire other legendary acts to […]
The Future. The US Department of Justice, along with 29 states and Washington, D.C., have joined to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, with the goal of forcing the largest live event company in the world to divest from ticketing giant Ticketmaster. If the case is successful (and we expect this one to be a long fight), […]
The Future. Snoop Dogg is collaborating with Scott “DJ Skee” Keeney’s memorabilia authentication and auction company, Realest, to auction off his personal items from his career. If successful, expect many other major artists to follow suit and maybe even host annual auctions as a sort of tour spring-cleaning. Snoop saleSnoop Dogg is taking a page out […]
The Future. Many Americans either couldn’t get tickets to or couldn’t afford to see Taylor Swift in the US, so they planned European vacations to see her — a phenomenon that Expedia is dubbing “tour tourism.” Considering Beyoncé’s tour is also commanding similar travel, expect tourism firms and live ticketing companies to start offering vacation packages […]
The Future. After three months, Universal Music Group and TikTok have come to an agreement that will bring the music of UMG-signed artists back to the social platform. Now that TikTok is sharing more data, expect UMG to negotiate how to extract some royalties on sped-up and slowed-down versions of artists’ tracks next. UnmuteUMG’s new […]
The Future. As country music, Western wear, and all things Taylor Sheridan have leaped in popularity over the past couple of years, Stagecoach has taken the cultural center stage — especially with influencers and brands. To capitalize on the popularity, expect blue-chip brands to roll out country or Americana-themed marketing campaigns on their way to […]
The Future. Fan discontent around not being able to score tickets to The Eras Tour has spurred legislation in states all across the country. Until federal legislation passes, there may be an uptick in fans trying to get concert tickets specifically in states that have passed these ticketing reform laws in order to get the […]
The Future. Drake took the unprecedented step of using generative AI to add verses from Tupac and Snoop Dogg to a diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar. Drake’s use of the tech is a total reversal from his reaction to his own voice being AI-generated for a song… and may inadvertently set off a wave […]
The Future. Spotify is working on a remix tool that would let users change the speed and pitch of any song on the platform, while opening up a new revenue stream for rights holders. By giving users a new way to engage with their music, artists might soon find versions of songs they didn’t create […]
The Future. YouTube is adding a feature to its Coachella livestream that’ll allow users to watch more than one of the six stages it’s covering simultaneously. The feature gives users the ability to toggle between artists without missing a beat, so don’t be surprised if YouTube convinces Coachella to add a YouTube-exclusive stage in the […]