Do you know rising music country star Morgan Wallen? He’s the hottest artist in country. I should say WAS the hottest. He’s been dropped by his label after a drunken racial slur he soon regretted.
That’s right. He’s been dropped by country music radio, playlists, and his label Big Loud Records.
Big Loud Records, The Nashville-based label in conjunction with Republic Records said:
“In wake of recent events, Big Loud Records has made the decision to suspend Morgan Wallen’s recording contract indefinitely,” the label wrote. “Republic Records fully supports Big Loud’s decision and agrees such behavior will not be tolerated.”
iHeartMedia — the largest radio owner in the U.S have removed Wallen’s music from rotation.
Morgan has been removed from the two biggest country playlists – Spotify’s “Hot Country,” and Apple Music’s “Today’s Country”.
Nevertheless, Morgan Wallen has been cancelled, dropped, and suspended on all platforms. It’s most likely the end for this rising country star. Whereas artist could get away with erratic behavior in the past, this is no longer the case.
The Weeknd is spending $7 million of his own money on the Super Bowl halftime show. The Super Bowl is footing the bill for the usual production costs, but The Weeknd says:
“we’ve been really focusing on dialing in on the fans at home and making performances a cinematic experience, and we want to do that with the Super Bowl.”
Production costs can run up to $10million. The production this year will be extra special if The Weekend is throwing in an extra $7 Million.
Marylin Manson has been dropped from his record label after former girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood accused him of abuse.
The indie label Loma Vista Recordings is an independent record label founded by Tom Whalley, former CEO of Warner Bros. Records.
“In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel Wood and other women naming Marilyn Manson as their abuser, Loma Vista will cease to further promote his current album, effective immediately. Due to these concerning developments, we have also decided not to work with Marilyn Manson on any future projects,” the record label said.
Manson also known as Brian Warner has faced other past allegations, but this seems to be the most serious as far as consequences. The shock rocker is without a label. More importantly, this could snowball into live concerts.
Big Tech and social media are facing backlash across the globe. It will be a murky period for big tech and the social media platforms. Many expect the Biden admin won’t find favoritism with the boys of big tech. It’s very clear that the social media media platforms has lost its way. Not only are the lawsuits piling up, but the platforms have been cluttered with stories, photos, videos, tweets and fleets. The platforms have lost their uniqueness and its become a race to adopt the newest feature. As far as getting your message out there, it’s getting trickier to navigate the clutter in the massive sea of litter.
The idea that the social media services are platforms is dying quickly. In the new world, they’re publishers that create algorithms that lead users to specific content.
The social media giants are leading users to think that we are living in the days of 2007 with a proper open platform. That’s not the case today. The new platform is “programmed” and customized by outside users.
Breaking up these companies will dominate the conversation this year.
The concert industry is still mourning over cancellation of Glastonbury Festival. The Festival was cancelled two years in a row because of the global pandemic.
The organizer released an official statement:
“With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that this will be another enforced fallow year for us.
In spite of our efforts to move Heaven & Earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year. We are so sorry to let you all down.”
Sending shockwaves through the concert industry many are wondering if touring will resume at all in 2021. Although shows are set to resume in the fall many aren’t getting their hopes up. The virus is raging out of control, and many are waiting patiently for the vaccine roll out hoping that we develop some type of herd immunity.
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