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Twilight of the rock gods: <\/strong>\u201cAs rock \u2018n\u2019 roll loses its founding megastars\u2014and sales juggernauts\u2014the music industry faces pressure to revamp,\u201d writes the Wall Street Journal in a piece that\u2019s sure to make you feel old. \u201cOf the 25 artists with the highest record sales in the U.S. since 1991, when reliable data first became available, just one\u2014Britney Spears\u2014is under 40, Nielsen data show. Nineteen of the 25 are over 50 years old.\u201d Average age of a Rolling Stone: 73. Average age of a member of Guns N\u2019 Roses\u201d 53. Bruce Springsteen is 67, and Madonna 58. And yet the oldsters are still pulling in the lion\u2019s share of receipts. On concerts along: \u201cJustin Bieber, 23, brought in USD 163 mn, or 60% less revenue than Bruce Springsteen, even though he played about 40 more shows.\u201d The Wall Street Journal (paywall) dives deep into what\u2019s next for rock, which still account for the lion\u2019s share of revenue in the US music industry. (Read<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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