2017: The year in review
With an increasing number of out-of-office messages telling us the festive season is rapidly approaching, IQ rounds up the stories that shaped the year in live music
Feature By IQ | 21 December 2017
Missed our regular news updates this year (or recently emerged, Brendan Frasier in Blast from the Past-style, from a nuclear fallout shelter)?
Team IQ are logging off for Christmas – so here, in no particular order, are some of the key stories that shaped the year in live music…
#UsToo
In a story that’s set to continue into the new year and beyond, the final few months of 2017 have seen #MeToo – the campaign to stamp out sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood, spurred by the allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein – cross over into the music business, with a growing number of female musicians and execs reporting similar behaviour in our industry.
IQ asked in October if live music has a “Harvey Weinstein problem”, and…
You've used your free article this month
Create a free account to read 3 articles per month, or subscribe for unlimited access.
