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Super Bowl LV weekend has passed. This one was definitely different. I wasn’t chancing it at a Super Spreader Sunday event. We are nearing the end of this thing and it would be a shame to get Covid now. I’m …

The most exciting thing in culture this week is…the stock market? It’s obviously more complicated than “Reddit is wreaking havoc on Wall Street,” but it’s also true. There has been major disruption in the finance industry thanks to a relatively …

One of the biggest success stories of the pandemic has been an app called Clubhouse. Clubhouse, which officially launched in February 2020, took off in late Spring and has since become the place to hangout, network, and connect. All day …

Welp, well made it to Inauguration Day. President Biden has declared his top priorities to be Covid, Covid, and Covid! He has vowed to deliver 100 million vaccines in his first 100 days. I’m hopeful that an expedited, coherent vaccine …

After another crazy week in America, the world is beginning to transform. The Democrats won both seats in Georgia and took the Senate, so the direction of the country is becoming clearer. Nothing is guaranteed, of course, but having a …

I’m excited to leave last year in the past. 2020 is truly just hindsight now. Although there aren’t any surefire signs of rapid change, all roads point to the return of events, parties, conferences, and live music by the end …

It goes without saying that the music business started the year in a very different spot than it finished. After serious declines in recorded music for most of my career, the business was seeing unprecedented, double-digit growth going into 2020. …

In this time of quarantine and hardship, music is more important than ever. It’s the universal language and the great connector. In a world where there is so much noise online, music is also an undervalued asset when it comes …

Hot off the back of MusicGamingCon, we’re finishing the year as strong as possible. The next few weeks will be about reflection, insight, and making the most of the holidays in Covid times. That said, a lot of things are …

Is the holiday season cancelled? Thanksgiving weekend is my favorite weekend of the year. Although turkey day itself is based on an idea I’m questioning more than ever, the weekend is always filled with the people and things we love …

When Crowdcentric Media — the company behind Social Media Week and the recently launched streaming platform, SMW+ — approached me about hosting and executive producing a series, I was excited about the idea. Now, the final product has me even …

As we head into the final stretch of what has been a truly insane year, things are certainly busy. I prefer the term productive, of course. But it’s tough not to feel busy in a fully digital, plugged-in world where …

This election is weighing on me. It’s weighing on the industry, the country, and the world. We’re all ready for it to be over. Fortunately, the ending may finally be in sight. There will be frivolous legal battles in the …

It’s hard to think about anything but the election these days. The fate of our country feels like it’s up in the air. I’m praying for clarity. I’m praying for peace. I’m praying for the high tensions to calm. By …

This year’s election is the most important of our lifetime. In many ways, the country is at a fork in the road and our leadership will be key in determining the path we take. The next few weeks are going …