Study shows gen Z craves in-person connection more than other generations
By Mawunyo Gbogbo
Gen Z is embracing retro technology like iPods, vinyl and Polaroid cameras and craves in-person connection more than any other generation, according to a Live Nation study.
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The world before smartphones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftjGuQiehLk
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ESTATE EXECUTORS DISMISS PARIS JACKSON'S BIOPIC CRITICISMS
Michael Jackson's estate says Paris Jackson's complaints about the new biopic 'Michael' are not true. Learn why the estate disagrees with her.
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https://newsletter.tf/michael-jackson-estate-rejects-paris-criticisms/
The estate of Michael Jackson has rejected Paris Jackson's claims about the upcoming biopic 'Michael', calling them 'without merit'.
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https://newsletter.tf/michael-jackson-estate-rejects-paris-criticisms/
"There was nothing about this decision that came easily": The unlikely resurrection of Rush by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Anika Nilles – only in the new issue of Classic Rock
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.loudersound.com/music-industry/classic-rock-352-rush
The music streaming industry presents itself as a modern marvel of digital convenience. And it is that. But beneath the surface lies a system that mirrors the worst aspects of platform capitalism - without even the trickle.
The streaming model concentrates revenue at the top of the distribution curve, extracts value from the workers who generate it, and redistributes that value to shareholders who contribute capital but not creative labour. Cooperatives don't fix this by being 'nicer'. They fix it by changing who owns the infrastructure and who makes the decisions about how it operates. This is the oldest insight of the cooperative tradition. It still holds.
The Pack was built on the premise that the antidote to extractive platform capitalism isn't a better-designed version of the same thing. It's a different model with a different ownership structure and different answers to the question of whose interests the platform was built to serve.
👉https://www.packmusic.au/blog/brokenindustry
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In 2024/25, Spotify removed tens of millions of AI-generated tracks from its platform.
The scale confirmed what many in the industry already knew: AI-generated content designed to accumulate passive streams was actively displacing royalty payments from human artists. This is an economic problem, not just a quality problem.
AI tracks engineered to undercut real artists' rates damage everyone who makes music for a living. The Pack has a simple answer: feature only human-created music. This isn't a policy subject to quarterly review. It's a foundational structural commitment.
For artists, this means they aren't competing against 100% synthetic content designed to undercut their rates.
For listeners, it means everything you hear was made by a person.
We think this distinction will matter increasingly. Do you?
Help us build better. https://crowdfunding.startsomegood.com/thepackmusiccoop
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