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How to be a lighting designer

by Eliza Mills
Mar 23, 2018
Steve Lieberman has designed light displays for Coachella, Lollapalooza and Electric Daisy Carnival. Here's what it takes to do the job.
In this handout photo provided by Insomniac, the 4th Annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), New York returns to MetLife Stadium Memorial Day weekend, May 23-24, 2015. 
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Music streaming is a tough racket, unless you're Apple ...

by Molly Wood , Shaheen Ainpour and Stephanie Hughes
Mar 21, 2018
Music licensing fees make it almost impossible to turn a profit in streaming.
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What do you have in common with the kings of hip-hop?

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Mar 6, 2018
Check out what personality traits you might share with Jay-Z, Dr. Dre or Diddy.
Sean “Diddy” Combs performs onstage during the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour at The Forum on Oct. 4, 2016, in Inglewood, California.
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"Black Panther" soundtrack soars

by Renata Sago
Feb 19, 2018
While the movie breaks box office records, its soundtrack debuted at number-one on the Billboard charts.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2016 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park to end extreme poverty by 2030 at Central Park on September 24, 2016 in New York City.
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For a song's popularity, not all streaming platforms are created equal

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Feb 9, 2018
Whether a song becomes a hit will depend where people listen.
Cardi B arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. In 2017, the Bronx-born rapper became the first solo female rapper to reach the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1998. Her success relied heavily on fans streaming her song "Bodak Yellow."
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White noise is the new soundtrack of work

by Judith Kogan
Jan 30, 2018
White noise helps workers focus in open floor plan offices. It is especially popular with tech workers, designers and entrepreneurs, and demand is growing.
Jonah Lopin in his open office space likes to listen to the recorded sound of a fan through his headphones. 
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SpongeBob’s Broadway musical hits the right notes

by Erika Beras
Dec 25, 2017
Over the last 18 years, SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends in the underwater town of Bikini Bottom have been a pop culture juggernaut — a long-running TV show, a movie franchise, tons of tie-ins. And now SpongeBob is making his mark on the Broadway stage.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Your favorite band T-shirt just got a lot pricier

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Dec 22, 2017
Band T-shirts from the '90s are hot right now. Really hot.
courtesy of Patrick Klima/WyCo Vintage
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What will the holidays look like in 2030?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Kristin Schwab
Dec 19, 2017
Will late holographic family members join us around the dinner table?
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Would you buy a cut of your favorite artists' royalties?

by Justin Ho
Dec 5, 2017
A new public company gives investors the chance to bet on a musician's continued success.
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