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- Major, Record-Setting Tours. In a year in which new tours from Beyoncé and Taylor Swift dominated the discourse, it was a long-running farewell tour that kicked off what turned out to be a record-setting 2023: In January, Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road cemented its status as the highest-grossing tour of all time before going on to become the first tour to ever reach the $900 million mark in June.
- Taylor Swift Ticketing Fiasco Leads to Government Pressure. Swift’s Eras Tour wasn’t all about the money she made — it also caught the eye of the government after its initial on-sale was plagued by long wait times, bot traffic and website delays and crashes.
- A Call for Streaming Royalties Reform. Universal Music Group chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge wasted little time in making clear his top priority for 2023: On Jan.
- Some Long-Running Legal Battles Wound Down, But a Lyrics Battle Looms. This past year saw the resolution, in one way or another, of several long-running legal issues that have percolated through the music business: the Tory Lanez–Megan Thee Stallion case; Kesha’s long-running dispute with Dr. Luke; Ed Sheeran’s copyright case; and even arrests in the unsolved murders of Jam Master Jay and Tupac Shakur.
Nov 29, 2023 · After two years of Covid-induced shutdowns, 2023 was set to be the year the entertainment industry came roaring back. But two historic strikes by SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, inflation, war and the rise ...
In 2023, the story of gaming is that it is impacting every part of the media and entertainment industry. All entertainment strategies should consider video games, from simple mobile games to massively multiplayer services and rich hyper-realistic narrative game worlds. Gaming may also highlight the tight communities and fandoms that can help ...
Dec 30, 2023 · From Beyoncé and Taylor Swift monopolizing our lives to debates over NFL safety, labor strikes, celebrity divorces and endless court appearances, this is what dominated the culture in 2023.
Dec 29, 2023 · Hollywood’s twin strikes translated into a lost year of production for much of the industry with productions idle since last spring. SAG-AFTRA’s strike against major media companies stretched ...
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Dec 29, 2023 · Shifting tastes in cinema. This year saw some surprising results at the North American box office. For the last decade, sequels and superheroes dominated theaters, but in 2023, the top movie wasn’t either of those things. Barbie made more than $630 million domestically and another $800 million internationally.
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Dec 19, 2023 · Every major streamer (Disney+, Paramount+, Max, Peacock, and Netflix) raised their prices in 2023, pushing customers to the more lucrative advertiser-supported tiers. The David Zaslav-led Warner ...
