Photo : keystone / gettyimages At what age to most people stop seeking out new music ? According to journalist Dave Shumka, the age is 33 years old. To learn […]
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Is popular music still evolving ?
Malcolm Riviera/Wikimedia Commons Since classics like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, which aspects of pop music have changed? According to a study reported by Tom Jacobs, the most striking […]
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Why don’t people attend concerts ?
Photo : Arthur Cruz/Flickr Though it is tempting to think that concert attendance correlates with education level and socioeconomic status, this study overturns that assumption. While this may be true […]
Are music reviewers influenced by an artist’s popularity?
Photo : John Jay The link between music and its reception is a nebulous one. Whether consciously or subconsciously, music reviewers are influenced by more than simply the content of […]
Are we releasing too many new albums ?
For an expert listener, keeping track of new album releases each week can be complicated. In addition, this artistic effervescence is an issue for artists whose product launch strategies are […]
Opera in Venise : a new Disneyland?
According to Cristiano Chariot, director of the ensemble La Fenice, Venetian opera needs a change of pace. To survive, it should adopt lucrative, audience-oriented strategies, which may mean, for example, […]
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How do music festivals fare?
According to journalist Shaun Tandon, Generation Y is more concerned with purchasing experiences than music itself. This articles explain why music festivals are a flourishing part of the music business […]
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Does clapping make audiences anxious ?
This article is a helpful guideline for music lovers, new audiences, and even condutors! The author wonders if the fear of clapping at the wrong moment of the concert makes […]
Celebrity worship in Classical Music ?
Christophe Huss claims that Classical Music has developed an unhealthy veneration of “stars”, arguing that celebrity status should not be a way for performers to increase their audiences, especially if […]
Are digital music sales more important than we think ?
If we tend to believe that music CD revenue is more important than its digital equivalent, this articles shows a different angle. Indeed, for the first time, digital music revenue […]
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