NEW: Episodes 16 and 17!
Episode 15In today's roundup of music news: what led up to the Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, the strange circumstances that allowed Ticketmaster to become such a superior force in the concert industry in the first place, a study about dancing rats, agencies changing their tune on TikTok, and more.
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Episode 14An overview of the latest music-related news and studies: an underwater festival, a sports team's bizarre attempt to break a losing streak, a link discovered between music tastes and personality types, research on festival attendance changing the odds of helping a stranger, and much more!
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Episode 13Today’s roundup of entertainment/music industry headlines: the fan who married Miku says the relationship has fallen apart, the first entirely-AI K-pop group debuts, a feud between producers and a special effects company, a new list reveals the most popular songs for the first dance at weddings, and more!
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Episode 12Hope's take on the Joe Rogan situation, a new study confirming the most dangerous songs to listen to while driving, scrutiny over the When We Were Young Fest, and more of the latest headlines from the world of audio entertainment!
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Episode 11Why does it seem like so many artists nowadays are getting sued for copyright infringement? Why are more artists than ever adding writers to song credits after a song’s release? Is there a legal distinction between sampling and interpolating an artist’s work? The first half of this episode addresses these questions, with context from landmark lawsuits and experiments on the psychology of copying. The second half of this episode covers all sorts of tech and entertainment news, from the revival of a digital metal band to the app that wants to be “The Next Spotify”!
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Episode 10The first-ever legislation that regulates the use of CGI social media stars, the company making medical equipment that replaces annoying beeping sounds with pleasant ones, a new reality show for Gen Z songwriters, and more of the latest headlines in the worlds of music and technology!
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Episode 9In today’s recap of the latest tech and entertainment news, Hope explains Netflix South Korea’s lawsuit, the reasons Minecraft became R-rated in South Korea, recent revelations about HYBE’s marketing strategies, and more.
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Episode 8A man accidentally ends up competing on a C-pop reality show, the first NFT marketplace in South Korea is a big success, and more of the latest tech and music headlines from around the world!
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Episode 7Hope predicts which K-pop groups will plan to tour North America this fall, looks at how the financial statuses of the “Big Three” companies changed last year, and covers more of the latest headlines related to both K-pop and the music industry overall.
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Episode 6While covering the latest pop culture news stories, Hope makes the case against betting on Clubhouse’s longevity, tells the backstory of CGI influencer Miquela’s NFT drops, shares the most interesting quotes from an interview with a man who believes in a concept similar to the existence of parallel universes, and more!
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Episode 5An assessment of the toll a concert-less year has taken on music venues, the reasons to be optimistic about live music coming back before 2022, and the potential future of concerts. Will virtual shows still be popular post-pandemic? Plus: a TikTok film festival, significant investment changes in JYP and YG Entertainment, and more music industry-related headlines.
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Episode 4This episode breaks down what NFTs are and why artists are using cryptocurrency more than ever, how some fans are already reserving tickets to post-COVID-19 concerts, what “COVID-safe festival” experiments entail, and lots more!
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Episode 3A sneak peek at BLACKPINK’s first online concert, a K-pop album analogy to understand what’s happening with GameStop’s stock, predictions about how post-coronavirus life will or will not change the entertainment industry, and more of the latest entertainment news!
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Episode 2A look at the current state of South Korea’s entertainment industry, from webtoon popularity to applications of artificial intelligence to upcoming Netflix releases!
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Episode 1Today’s concert/music industry headlines: Ticketmaster’s loss in court, the uphill battle music venues will have to climb post-pandemic, K-pop virtual concerts to mark your calendars for, and more!
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