Music Industry

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    live nation

    ByDaveslocker

    Live Nation: The Global Octopus That Sells You the Same Arena Show Five Continents in a Row By Our Correspondent, Currently Hiding in the Merch Line In the beginning, there were bands, audiences, and the occasional fire-code violation. Now there is Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest live-music conglomerate, a corporate life-form so sprawling that…

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    the weeknd

    ByDaveslocker

    The Weeknd Goes Global: How One Torontonian Made the Entire Planet Feel Like 3 A.M. on a Tuesday By the time you read this, Abel Tesfaye—known to customs officials and streaming algorithms alike as “The Weeknd”—has already soundtracked another rotation of Earth. His synth-soaked tales of after-hours heartbreak have become the unofficial dial tone for…