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BBC News - Where are the new music megastars?
It does look like all the big hitters in the world of music are a bit on the old side. If you mention that you like Bon Jovi then the majority will laugh at you, but they were the biggest earners in music in 2010, taking over £130,000,000. So plenty like them. Perhaps its just that this generation (mine I might add) are into going to big concerts and spending money on CDs etc, rather than downloading off illegal websites and not investing in the future of the music world.
Can people off X-Factor or manufactured bands really generate enough of a fanbase to keep the industry alive?
Look at the list of earners:
Bon Jovi, AC/DC, U2, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Michael Buble, Eagles, Roger Waters.
Plus Lady Gaga had to play twice as many gigs as the big rock stars to earn less money.
Is the big stadium concert on its last legs?
It does look like all the big hitters in the world of music are a bit on the old side. If you mention that you like Bon Jovi then the majority will laugh at you, but they were the biggest earners in music in 2010, taking over £130,000,000. So plenty like them. Perhaps its just that this generation (mine I might add) are into going to big concerts and spending money on CDs etc, rather than downloading off illegal websites and not investing in the future of the music world.
Can people off X-Factor or manufactured bands really generate enough of a fanbase to keep the industry alive?
Look at the list of earners:
Bon Jovi, AC/DC, U2, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Michael Buble, Eagles, Roger Waters.
Plus Lady Gaga had to play twice as many gigs as the big rock stars to earn less money.
Is the big stadium concert on its last legs?