Virtual Concerts Are Set to Reshape the Music Industry Post-Pandemic
“COVID is going to prove over time to be the greatest thing that ever happened to the music industry,” music technology investor Zach Katz tells TheWrap
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Universal Music Group to Launch IPO in 2022
UMG to follow Warner Music Group in going public
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Former WME, CAA, Paradigm Music Veterans Launch Mint Talent Group
C.J. Strock, Patrick McAuliff and Phil Egenthal lead the new artist-centric model focused on artists’ career longevity
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How Songtradr Became the Amazon of Music Licensing – And Doubled Artists’ Earnings Since the Pandemic
“Artists have had probably more time on their hands to focus on these revenues,” Songtradr founder and CEO Paul Wiltshire says
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Bruce Williamson, Former Lead Singer of The Temptations, Dies at 49 of COVID-19
Williamson sang with the group from 2006-2015
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How Virtual Concert Platform Wave Plans to Save Live Music
“There’s a parallel between the evolution of esports and what’s happening in broader virtualization, including virtual concerts,” Wave’s Jarred Kennedy tells TheWrap
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How the Music Industry Looks to Survive Without a $26 Billion Live Concert Business
“You have to look at these artists as small businesses. It’s going to be devastating,” Loeb & Loeb partner and music lawyer Derek Crownover says
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Live Nation Reports $588 Million Loss for Q2 With Absence of Live Concerts
“Our expectation is that live events will return at scale in the summer of 2021,” Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino said
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Seattle Blues Singer Lady A ‘Not Happy’ About Lady Antebellum’s New Name
“It’s an opportunity for them to pretend they’re not racist or pretend this means something to them,” the blues singer says
