Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the business and law of music. California has some of the most artist-friendly laws in the land, which may get ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Entertainment Venue Recovery Act into law last week. The bill goes into effect next year. Here’s what it offers. Theaters, music venues, and other live ...

On the eve of a sprawling new festival, John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and others recount how the state reinvigorated classical music. By Joshua Barone Reporting from Los Angeles and ...

California’s music festival scene is deflating like a punctured raft in river rapids. So what happened, and why are music festivals sinking? There was plenty of reason to feel optimistic about the ...

The issue of predatory recording contracts, which can tie a musician up for longer than seven years, will be considered separately from its counterpart in the acting world, it was announced on Monday ...

If all goes according to plan, live music will return in earnest to California this summer. In June, the state aims to join others in fully reopening their economies after a year spent weathering the ...

California concert enthusiasts, we hope this is music to your ears. Some of today’s biggest pop, rock, rap, hip-hop, and country artists will bring their buzzy tours to the Golden State this year.

The CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS celebrate some of the most exciting and creative California-influenced music, musicians and artists. They honor great work and that California connection! The ...

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