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Observations about the palliative effects of the performing arts and media, past, present, and future, and what these industries will look like after the current monetary, cultural, and industrial resets. We'll have some fun along the way as well! ahmedsvoice.substack.com
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Here are this week’s music Artist Power rankings, focusing on Bad Bunny’s disruptive surge and SZA’s new corporate post.
Links:
Pollstar Charts ending 8-15-2025 - https://www.pollstar.com/charts/4481/Artist-Power-Index/chart
Vans Names SZA as Artistic Director, Announces Multi-Year Partnership - https://www.vans.com/en-dk/news/vans-sza
SZA Expands Her Vision Beyond Music & Joins an Iconic Brand as Its Artistic Director - https://www.bi...
References for This Episode:
psyop (noun)
* : a military operation usually aimed at influencing the enemy's state of mind through noncombative means (such as distribution of leaflets)
* : someone or something used by the government to influence the population's opinions and attitudes
Media:
We Are Listening 34: "The Hidden Curriculum" and "Black Roots" of Sesame Street
Articles:
Here is your weekly Artist Power Index from Pollstar, giving you the news on which artists are making the biggest moves on all of the charts! This week, we are especially focusing on Beyoncé and Drake.
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In this episode we’ll talk about the wisdom of Miyamoto Musashi from The Book of Five Rings and stepping back to reconsider strategy when stagnancy sets in.
The Book Of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi
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Over the weekend, I just watched the Netflix Series Trainwreck episode, The Astroworld Tragedy, and had a couple of quick observations I wanted to share. Additional reference links are below.
* Netflix: Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy Trailer
* Chaos in the crowd at Astroworld 2021 (YouTube Video)
* Four years of the Astroworld stampede: The tale of the survivors and a Netflix...
Welcome to the first episode of Bread, Circuses, Ticketing, & Tech. In this episode, I discuss the legendary theater-maker Shelly Garrett. As a high-schooler in the late 80s and early 90s, I had a front row seat for one of the greatest influences in theater and contemporary entertainment. Yet, I don’t hear his name often. I never hear it. Shelly Garrett provided the road map for entertainment giants like Tyler Perry and David E. Ta...
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