Standards are vague, and the IRS, which is tasked with enforcement, hasn’t provided much oversight.
- Department Chair and Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst
Live performances account for more than 40 percent of their income, while profits from streaming and record sales amount to only 5 percent of their earnings.
In the country’s wealthiest cities, gentrification is a dirty word. But it’s all relative – just ask Hartford and Columbus.
Music festivals have been a boon to the music industry, but now we’re starting to witness some pitfalls of commercial success: consolidation and creeping conformity.
Unlike museums and stadiums, weekend music and arts festivals can promote culture without gouging taxpayers.
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