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Survey of Top Dance Music Labels Highlights Artists’ Rush to Replace Lost Tour Income
The fast-paced music industry is in a constant state of flux, but few periods have been more anomalous for the industry at large than the last 15 months. The onset of the pandemic caused a shutdown of the entertainment business virtually overnight, accelerating seismic shifts in trends in unpredictable ways. Music demo submission platform LabelRadar surveyed A&R from some of the most vital organs of the dance music ecosystem including Monstercat, Dim Mak, Anjunabeats, and others to gain insight on how their role has changed and to identify emerging trends they’re observing. Yago Álvarez In their “The State of A&R in 2021” report, it’s clear artists have turned to expanding their media footprint to supplement lost touring income. As...
