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No two names have dominated headlines in 2024 quite like TikTok and Taylor Swift. As the bill that would ban the app passes the Senate amid Taylor's new album drop, listen to Dan Runcie and I's latest:

One of our biggest reports of the year at MIDiA just published: Bifurcation theory, in which today's music business will become two. Read Mark_Mulligan's thread below to learn more ⬇️

A year after our deep dive episode on Coachella, Dan Runcie and I investigated why so many festivals are getting cancelled recently, and what that means for the future...

Did you see the Reddit IPO story and also go '...??! –_^' Here's that, but the long form explanation for MIDiA Research
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Love this piece debunking some of the common, misguided knee-jerk reactions to AI and music (and not only bc jessica powell was kind enough to cite MIDiA data). 'What fans really want is not to replace Taylor Swift, it’s to engage, recreate, duet, and build on top of Taylor’s music'

Over the past few years, music catalogue acquisitions have dominated headlines. So at Primavera Pro this year, we're not just going to talk about why companies are investing in music catalogues. That's already been done.
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Same trend holds with racial discrimination. Again, gross.

Especially since the people who occupy most of the top positions of power (and thus have the most power to act to change it) seem to be the ones who don't think that racial discrimination exists.

THIS!

Tho I'd say 'unaware' is v. charitable. Powerful people don't see these forms of discrimination because acknowleding it threatens their power.