From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift — what’s behind the mass appeal of

From Beyoncé to Taylor Swift — what’s behind the mass appeal of live music events?

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It is worth reflecting, not just on what is singular about Taylor Swift at this particular cultural moment — why she attracts both the loyalty and the animus that she does — but on what it is about live music events that now draw millions of people to them.

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