Universal had 40 percent of U.S. music business last year, including the top four most streamed artists of 2018. But who will buy Universal – Spotify? Liberty Media? This sounds wild, but streaming is still growing: “Consensus in the music industry and the investment community is there is a lot more growth left for music streaming as markets around the world open up to subscription.” – The Wall Street Journal
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Jean Guillou, Legendary Paris Organist And Composer, Has Died At 88
Guillou, the organist for the church of St. Eustache from 1963 to 2015, had an international career and was excellent at improvisation. He was quoted as saying he wanted his instrument “out of churches” and in other areas of contemporary musical life – working with Noh theatre and with mimes, for instance. – Le Monde (France)
Chasing That Conductor’s Podium When You’re A Tattooed Mexican-American Woman [VIDEO]
Jessica Bejarano was raised by a single mom living in poverty, and she says music saved her life. But it’s not an easy road. “Every time I was told, NO, you can’t be a director or NO, not going to happen here – even further into, you know, my dreams becoming a reality.” – PBS
Why Do Reboots Attract Such Cultural Anxiety ?
And yes, we are talking (again) about Ghostbusters, but “every rebooted franchise plays off our longing for the past—the implicit promise that it can make us feel just like we did the first time. We know, if only subconsciously, that this isn’t possible. Deep down, we resent it.” – AV Club
Keats Is Dead; Long Live Poetry On Instagram
There’s been a dramatic shift in the demographics of who’s buying poetry, and giving poets including Rupi Kaur, Carol Ann Duffy, Helen Dunmore and other women six-figure incomes in the UK alone. And the topics have changed as well. – The Observer (UK)
What’s Actually In It For Online Trolls?
Trolls often see themselves as victims, and so they “have a distorted sense of what punching up vs. punching down looks like. So even though most of us would likely say that trolling behaviors are aberrant, and that we would never engage in them, this kind of inverted worldview allows the troll to see the behavior as justifiable and admirable.” – Slate
A Banksy Tribute Is Stolen In Paris
The tribute to victims of the 2015 Bataclan massacre, painted on an emergency door in the concert hall, was cut out and removed. “The theft, which occurred overnight on Friday, involved ‘a group of hooded individuals armed with angle grinders,’ AFP news agency reports, citing a source close to the investigation, said.” – BBC
The Moment When You Start To Get Cy Twombly, Really Get Him
Actually, you’ll need to understand Keats, and his theory of negative capability, first – Twombly certainly did. – Los Angeles Review of Books
At The SAG Awards, Mrs. Maisel And Black Panther Come Out Ahead
And so does Glenn Close. What does this mean for the Oscars? Hm. (Full list of nominees and winners at the link.) – Los Angeles Times
Was ‘Rent’ The Last Broadway Musical To Go Live On TV?
Even before star Brennin Hunt broke his ankle 10 minutes before the end of dress rehearsal, Fox was rethinking its live Broadway musical plans. Why? Money, of course: “The television network might make its own jukebox musical based on the songs of a popular artist for its next live musical telecast. Developing a show from scratch, as opposed to mounting a Broadway show like Grease or Rent, allows Fox to ‘create our own IP and have some ownership,'” said the Fox Entertainment president. – Forbes