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Crystal Baller: 10 Music Business Predictions About How the Industry Will Shake Out in 2025
Music business predictions in 2025: Trump to dump Live Nation's antitrust case, companies to go acquisition shopping and streaming services to evolve.
Most Republicans disdain antitrust enforcement and vice-president-elect JD Vance seems to favor it, but Trump’s consistent desire for visible wins on popular issues will tempt him to settle and declare victory. Together, the six tracks at the center of the rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drakegenerated nearly $15.4 million in streaming, digital sales and publishing revenue by late November, according to a Billboard estimate based on Luminate data. Imagine extra tracks, like those that go to big-box retailers, or behind-the-scenes video — content that’s worth something to a relatively small number of superfans but won’t capture the interest of casual fans.
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