Beatriz Negreiros

Despite the ever-growing number of articles and testimonies published on the ongoing touring crisis, dwelling on it does not get easier over time. As the sector continues to plunge into an increasingly deeper slump, it becomes harder to draw a concluding thought on it. When I first started tackling this topic for a four-part series I published on MUSIC X last month, I was hoping to not only shed a light on what was going on but also help figure out what could be done. However, although it is not...

In 2019, Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology television series ‘Black Mirror’ released “Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too”. The episode follows Ashley O, a fictional wig-wearing pop singer whose creative agency is stifled by her image-obsessed management (much deliberately played by Miley Cyrus of Hannah Montana fame). Upon rebelling against her pop obligations, Ashley O is rendered unconscious by her management. This proves to be an exploitable business opportunity, as, thanks to state-of-the-art t...

Tune in to any climate report of the last year or so and find out: the future is bleak. According to the IPCC’s latest, many of the impacts of global warming are now, simply put, “irreversible”. Last week, UN chief António Guterres did not mince words at the Cop27 summit, saying we are on a “highway to climate hell”; one glance at the news - raging wildfires, devastating floods, and deadly air pollution - and we would have to agree. With time running out for change, the conversation stalls, leav...

The announcement hit attentive concert-goers’ radar like a rock; although artists pulling the plug on touring for financial reasons has become commonplace on music news lately, nobody expected a group of Animal Collective’s caliber to be next in line.So began Animal Collective’s statement about their upcoming tour dates’ cancellation, posted to the band’s Instagram last month.they continued. The group went on to name inflation, shipping and transportation costs, currency devaluation, and more wh...

It is harrowing to know that you, as a concert-goer, might be funding your favorite artists' descent into depression. However, it is a feeling we have all come to know far too well. This September, English musician Sam Fender announced the cancelation of upcoming shows to battle burnout. he explained in an Instagram post. Similarly, Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes announced this summer he would be scrubbing the remaining dates on his Wonder tour to heal; and, more recently, American singer and so...

The initial line-up for Le Guess Who? 2022 has been revealed:

More artists to be announced.