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Music industry
Summer music festivals start comeback tour, with some pandemic tweaks
Jul 8, 2021
After most events were canceled in 2020, there are still questions about how comfortable concertgoers may be with crowds.
As the CCP celebrates its centennial, how communist is China's economy?
by
Jennifer Pak
Jul 6, 2021
Starting in 1978, China’s ruling Communist Party has steadily embraced market reforms and transformed the country into the world’s second largest economy. What remains of the Chinese socialist system?
Nashville music industry wants more help with reopening from city
May 31, 2021
In "Music City," independent venues and musicians say they could use more resources to bring audiences back.
Live music is coming back, but shows will look different
Apr 26, 2021
Limited audience capacity and higher ticket prices are some of the changes concertgoers can expect this summer.
Apple is investing in a company that lets musicians own their work
Mar 31, 2021
UnitedMasters helps artists distribute music, but it is unclear if this type of alternative model will further disrupt the major record label system.
African American music museum joins Nashville’s downtown lineup
Feb 15, 2021
The new interactive museum joins the city's Country Music Hall of Fame, Musicians Hall of Fame and songwriting museum as tourist draw.
You heard that song on TikTok first, or was it Roblox?
Feb 2, 2021
Warner Music's quarterly report shows that social media and gaming platforms are increasingly important to the industry.
For public good, not for profit.
Hundreds of small music venues are struggling to stay open
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Erika Beras
Jan 11, 2021
Live music venues have largely gone dark during the pandemic, along with the economies of many historically vibrant music scenes throughout the country.
What makes Christmas music so lucrative?
Dec 23, 2020
The Christmas music industry churns out money-making covers every year, but it’s not so easy to pen a new classic.
There's only one Spanish-language Christmas classic topping the charts
Dec 22, 2020
That's despite Latin music’s growing strength in the industry.