Current business topics related to Music Industry

Current business topics related to Music Industry. Write a topical, 1000-word (not including bibliography) essay, typed and double-spaced. A bibliography of all your research is required. Be sure to cite all sources used in the essay.

PART A:
Nearly five decades on since Woodstock and the Isle of Wight, ownership of music festivals has consolidated in recent years. AEG has owned Golden voice, producers of Coachella, Stagecoach, Firefly and other festivals since 2001. Live Nation alone produces over 70 festivals a year including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, EDC and this year acquired Rock in Rio. In 2016, critics and analysts began to ask whether we had too many festivals with too little differentiation. Now, in late 2018,
What is your outlook for the festival business, and why?

Current business topics related to Music Industry

What is driving the consolidation? Is the festival business oversaturated? Explain how artists, fans and festival promoters stand to win or lose over the next several years.

PARTB:
Research Ideas: Cite several current business topics related to the present state of any sector(s) of the music industry. Select one topic and suggest how you would research it on the graduate level