MAGCON, otherwise known for its live thirst-trapping, was responsible for a number of extremely popular male internet personalities. As their audiences grew, many of the MAGCON boys turned to singing. However, as of 2024, only one is widely established within the music industry. Why did Shawn Mendes’ career take off where others’ failed?
Read MoreUMG’s removal of their songs on TikTok shows a shift in the relationship between social media sites and major labels.
Read MoreSXSW 2024 was bustling with music and tech panels, and AI dominated nearly every conversation. At the precipice of immense industry innovation, music business professionals presented mixed arguments for how AI can help and hurt independent artistry.
Read MoreThe music industry faces ongoing challenges from COVID-19. Here’s how innovations like virtual concerts and a resurgence of physical music formats are reshaping the industry while sparking conversations about safety and accessibility.
Read MoreThe Iconic Venue Fund is undeniably helpful, but we could be doing more to sustain Austin’s live music scene.
Read MoreSinger-songwriter Gracie Abrams eased into the bedroom-pop scene and met a sudden success that even artists twice her age haven’t managed. How did she make it in the music industry? Just ask her parents.
Read MoreAs hand-picked playlists continue to frame the way we consume music, it’s time to step back and wonder: what’s the danger of losing perspective?
Read MoreIn an industry that grows and changes so rapidly under a government that is often divided, it is important to consider the economic impact that live entertainment has on local communities.
Read MoreElectrifying hippie counterculture of peace, love, liberation, and bacchanalian revelries defined the 1960s musical landscape. Behind it all? The overarching influence of psychedelic drugs.
Read MoreTo combat the rising exclusivity around the concert experience, fans turn to sidewalk camping in hopes of door tickets, but even the best-intentioned risk ruining it for everyone else.
Read MoreThe rise of streaming, resurgence of catalog, and rapid onset of NFTs’ popularity are all converging. Music royalty will build bigger and more extravagant palaces but only at the expense of artists that are struggling to gain a platform as it is.
Read MoreEndless conglomerations, legal red tape, and streaming contracts make music sales pointless for starving artists in the streaming age, so why not avoid it all and pirate instead?
Read MoreWhen We Were Young is organized by Live Nation, the same promoter behind the deadly Astroworld fest. But Live Nation is more than a promoter — it is a growing monopoly over most of the live music industry.
Read MoreEast Asian pop culture has seen a recent avalanche of LGBT media, but continued conservatism and social pressure means it’s unlikely we’ll see more than a tongue-in-cheek nod to the invisible Asian gay communities of today.
Read More“Super Bass” rapper Nicki Minaj has been in the media as of late for her actions regarding her husband, Kenneth Petty, who is a registered sex offender. The fandom is split on this issue, with some defending Minaj at every turn.
Read MoreThe conspiracy theory that K-Pop is carefully-orchestrated national propaganda from the Korean government is growing in popularity. Not only is this idea untrue, it is also potentially dangerous.
Read MoreCan this tech unicorn become a necessity for independent creators? Or will Clubhouse profit off of artists without helping them?
Read MoreA huge chunk of K-pop disappeared from Spotify due to a licensing dispute between the streaming platform and the Korean tech giant, Kakao. Spotify won.
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