This month an exhibit opened in NYC called “The Moment The Music Stopped”. The exhibit brings us through the in-depth story of what happened at the Novo Music Festival in Israel and its larger impact on the world and on music.This installation stands in remembrance of the tragic events that unfolded during the Nova Music Festival on October 7th 2023, and will allow attendees to learn and grieve this tragedy.Putting politics, religion, and borders aside, one point music fans can agree on is that the Novo Festival masacre was just horrific. This reminds me of the Las Vegas and Manchester attacks and makes me wonder… when will this stop?Music brings us all together. It heals us. It’s the spirit of connection. It’s the heartbeat of humanity. As a music lover and avid festival attender, it pains me that we no longer have our safe spaces to enjoy live music. We are now called upon to move forward and figure out new ways to make these events safe and never let the music stop. The show must go on.I implore you to go and see this powerful and moving exhibit. It’s a must-see right now in culture in the next few weeks. Tickets are $1. All proceeds from the event go directly to the Nova Healing Journey, a therapeutic and social solution for survivors. Here is a link to support.
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‘Big Pet Parents’ John Legend And Chrissy Teigen Want To Feed High-End Food And Treats To Your DogBefore John Legend and Chrissy Teigen wed in 2013 and went on to have four children, the celebrity pair went through a fairly common, pre-parenthood rite of passage. They adopted a bulldog (Fast Company).
Stagecoach Rounds Up A Fresh Fanbase As country music, Western wear, and all things Taylor Sheridan have leaped in popularity over the past couple of years, Stagecoach has taken the cultural center stage — especially with influencers and brands. To capitalize on the popularity, expect blue-chip brands to roll out country or Americana-themed marketing campaigns on their way to launching major activations at next year’s fest (Future Party).
Snapchat Extends Live Nation Partnership with ‘Snap Nation’During Snapchat parent Snap Inc.’s NewFronts presentation to its advertisers, the company revealed a slew of upcoming features like a new in-app sports channel, collaborations with figures like writer and actress Issa Rae, and an expansion of the platform’s partnership with Live Nation (Digital Music News).
With Backstage, Spotify’s Getting Serious About Its Enterprise And Dev Tools Business PlayYou know that mildly jarring experience whenever that well-known celebrity shows up in an entirely different context — e.g. a musician making a horror flick cameo; an NFL player rearing their head in a comedy series; or a Hollywood movie icon selling mobile phone plans on TV? (Tech Crunch)
A Chinese Flavor Of Rap Music Is Flourishing As Emerging Musicians Find Their Voices In 2018, the censors who oversee Chinese media issued a directive to the nation’s entertainment industry: Don’t feature artists with tattoos and those who represent hip-hop or any other subculture (AP News).
Meow Wolf to Launch Permanent Exhibition in a West Los Angeles Movie TheaterImmersive art production company Meow Wolf has unveiled its plans to open its sixth permanent exhibition in a Los Angeles movie theater sometime in 2026 (Variety).
How Hozier Became Gen Z’s ‘Forest Daddy’—And a Number One ArtistThe girls are going wild over a man on TikTok—and he’s not your typical influencer who films himself shirtless chopping wood or makes thirst trap cooking videos (Glamour).
Madonna Brings Massive Free Concert to Rio, Capping Celebration TourWhen Madonna stepped out onto the mammoth stage constructed on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday night in a gleaming halo headpiece and black kimono, she was greeted by the largest live crowd of her four-decade career (New York Times).
Five Lessons On Superfans From IMS Ibiza 2024: ‘Something as Simple as a WhatsApp Group Can Be Amazing’The conversation during the electronic music industry conference in Ibiza featured representatives from SoundCloud, Warner Music Group UK, Frame Artists and Music Ally (Billboard).
Randy Travis Gets His Voice Back In A New Warner AI Music ExperimentFor the first time since a 2013 stroke left country singer Randy Travis unable to speak or sing properly, he has released a new song. He didn’t sing it, though; instead, the vocals were created with AI software and a surrogate singer (The Verge).
Behind Snoop Dogg’s Next Marketing Act—A College Bowl Game SponsorshipThe entertainer has signed a three-year deal to be the title sponsor of the Arizona Bowl, a college football game bringing together teams from the Mountain West and Mid-American conferences that will also promote Snoop Dogg’s new alcohol beverage and his youth football program (AdAge).
Too Lost & Mayk.it Launch Strategic Partnership for Next-Gen Social Music SongwritersToo Lost and mayk.it are teaming up to enable the distribution and monetization of their unique short video music catalog—encompassing social media one-hit wonder sounds to empower the next generation of songwriters (Digital Music News).
Instagram’s Latest Sticker for Stories? — ‘Add Yours Music’Instagram has launched four new sticker formats for its Stories to give users new ways to communicate. One is the ‘Add Yours Music’ sticker—which capitalizes on what’s trending (Digital Music News).
Musi Won Over Millions. Is the Free Music Streaming App Too Good to Be True?Musi’s free music streaming app is a hit with thrifty teens. The app claims to tap content on YouTube, but some in the music industry question the legitimacy of that model (Wired).
WTF Is Going On In Hip-Hop?!There was a lot of noise that hip-hop was heading in the wrong direction, but it’s been bucking that charge. Plus the media landscape is changing, we lost some heads and there’s some trends worth paying attention to. Word to Key Glock, let’s go (Backseat Freestyle).
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Six months after hundreds of concertgoers were killed at Nova Music Festival, remnants left behind are on display in New York City as part of an immersive exhibition titled The Nova Music Festival Exhibition: October 7th 06:29AM. Billboard News interviewed a few survivors at the exhibit before its opening (WISC News).
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From the hyperpop mania of Charli XCX to the whiskey-soaked sounds of Beyoncé’s country foray to “That’s that me, espresso.” Are these the next new hot genres? (Vulture)
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