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The North American Concert Industry Lost $30 Billion In 2020

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Photo Credit: Vishnu R Nair In its newly published year-end report, Pollstar indicated that the novel coronavirus’s unprecedented disruption to the North American concert industry resulted in losses of more t... Read More...

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The 'Disney Bubble,' which hosted the recent NBA Finals. The NFL may be scouting a similar location for its Super Bowl 2021 Halftime Show (photo: Greg Goebel CC by SA 2.0) Thanks to continued COVID-19 concern... Read More...
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Columbus Nightclub Shut Down for COVID-19 Violations Following Trey Songz Performance

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An aerial shot of Columbus, Ohio. Photo Credit: Ellie Brown Columbus nightclub Aftermath made headlines earlier this week for hosting a crowded, non-socially distanced Trey Songz concert over the weekend. Aft... Read More...

Why Liam Gallagher Played a Crowdless Show on a River Barge

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New York Philharmonic Musicians Agree to a Long-Term 25% Pay Cut

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The Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic. Photo Credit: Ajay Suresh New York Philharmonic musicians have agreed to accept a pay cut across the next four years, including a 25 ... Read More...

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Trey Songz. Photo Credit: Mikey Hennessy The Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU), a division of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, has issued multiple COVID-19 citations to Aftermath, a Columbus nightclub that hosted a... Read More...

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Lupe Fiasco performing live in Colorado. Photo Credit: Julio Enriquez Lupe Fiasco has revealed that he will require fans to show that they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition for admittance to his... Read More...

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YoungBoy Never Broke Again. Photo Credit: Icebox Some are criticizing YoungBoy Never Broke Again for playing a mask-free, non-socially distanced concert in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. YoungBoy Never ... Read More...
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Photo Credit: Stefan Brending / CC by 3.0 Foals keyboardist Edwin Congreave says artists must tour differently to save the environment. Or simply stop touring entirely. The 35-year-old musician said he's str... Read More...

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Asheville, North Carolina's The Orange Peel, where The Weeknd will play as part of Spotify and NIVA's 2020 Wrapped initiative. Photo Credit: Spotify/NIVA Spotify has partnered with the National Independent Ve... Read More...

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Paris, France. Photo Credit: Isaiah Bekkers Per a recently published study, the coronavirus pandemic has produced a 47 percent year-over-year dip in the number of new artists who are touring in Europe. Liveu... Read More...
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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), the Recording Academy, BMI, SoundExchange, and 16 other music industry organizations have called on Cong... Read More...
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