We took off the mask only to be able to taste the paella that had been prepared for us practically exclusively in one of the trendy places on the south coast of Barcelona. Now you will have to request a table a month in advance. In those times of uncertainty, the then Atresmedia executive who was in front of me assured me that the music business was going to see, after the inevitable chin-pum what that situation entailed, the greatest expansion in decades. It sounded overly optimistic to me, but also very sensible. We would leave the house like Miuras unleashed, valuing the experience more than before, not being able to live it. Added to his assessment was the fact that the great classics continued to fill stadiums because, when it comes to going out, 50 is the new 30. Well, as in many other things, that former manager was right.
Indeed, after 2023 that, as well summarized Lucas Méndez Chico-Álvarez in this newspaper, it sounded with Latin rhythms and with a woman’s name, we are musically preparing for a 2024 that will have, one more year and above all, a sound… direct.
There is no room for all the major musical events of the year that has just begun, nor will there be room for all the hundreds of thousands of people who long to see their artists live, nor do they have anywhere to fit. We continue with a musical urgency: there are not enough spaces for so much musical supply and demand.
While it is true that there have been some punctures, the general trend has been to hang up. sold-out and witness increasingly normalized resale marketing. This happens thanks to applications like TicketSwap, which allows you not to lose money if you can’t go because something has come up, or because you were already thinking of not going and you don’t want to give away your ticket along with the sale of a very expensive pen (to put it another way).
Madrid is the only European capital that only has one date for the world tour of the absolute winner of 2023 and person of the year according to the magazine Time. Only May 30th. We hope that billionaire Taylor Swift extends her stay in Spain or the resale is really going to be a scandal.
Another of the visits of the year will be the one starring Luis Miguel, who will be seen, this time, in quite a few places this summer.
We have already commented on the concerts of Aitana, Karol G, and the usual Primavera Sound, the FIB of Benicàssim, the MadCool or the BBK Live, but we observed that the posters are taking on a more nostalgic aspect, more oriented towards all audiences , and further away from what our playlists would be. That’s healthy, because locking yourself into what you hear always causes you to miss the best of music: the one you don’t enjoy… yet. I will always say that I learned to love dozens of bands and soloists that I couldn’t stand for specifically going to their concerts. I went because I didn’t like them, and I owed it to an audience that wanted to hear me present to them as if my life depended on it. Yes, I admit it, I usually go to see live performances by artists I don’t like, and I leave delighted. An exercise that I recommend this 2024 for everyone.
From Wizard of Oz to Coldplay
As for releases, I admit that I am very curious to know what Chanel, the moral winner of Eurovision, has invested in these months of preparation for her first album. On January 12th it comes out ¡Agua!
It won’t take us long to see the new albums by Rosalía, Shakira, Ariana Grande or Leiva either. Another one that arouses my enormous curiosity will be Alice in the Metalverse, by Mägo de Oz with a change of singer. Before the end of January we will have their album, and they already told us something, a few weeks ago: “The Crazy Hat.”
Will we see Dua Lipa, with her new look, win something at the Oscars for her contribution to the film Barbie? Yes we know that he has a new album prepared.
If I look forward to May, it is so I can enjoy the music of the moon. Moon Music is the name that Chris Martin has chosen for Coldplay’s next work. He revealed all the details over potatoes and a coffee with milk in a meeting with his biggest followers. This is also part of the world of music: only for fans.
Another of the names of the year will be Jennifer Lopez. His 2002 album This is me… Then It was an absolute record. To celebrate that 22 years have passed since that time and having gone 10 without releasing anything new, prepare This is me…Now. Yes, two decades have passed since he claimed his place with rap.
If Jennifer López celebrates more than 22 years of success, Estopa will celebrate 25 with a good tour and with an album called Estopia in March. They started as an advance in Catalan and singing to Pescaílla, but they are clear that the impact of AI on our lives is so great that someone has to sing to all of this, guitar in hand and on a Seat Panda.
Lenny Kravitz’s first double album, called Blue Electric Light. Since he is so versatile, he has taken to playing practically all instruments. He already previews a song with the name of one of the imperial soldiers from Star Wars: “TK421”. Time doesn’t pass badly for this man.
There will be a new Morrissey album again, Bonfire of teenagersafter finishing his contract with BMG, and we will even be able to listen to the lifelong songs of Hombres G but played with people like Morat or Álvaro de Luna.
After all, these are not such bad times for poetry.
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2024-01-01 23:30:06
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