On 16 December 2022, there was an amazing event in Metaverse. Notorious B.I.G aka Biggie Smalls- one of the greatest American rappers who was shot in 1997- was performing a concert on Meta’s Horizon World. Actually, it wasn’t him but his avatar created for the show. He seemed very much alive and fans have the possibility to see their favorite rapper one more time at a live event. What came to my mind after this musical entertainment is that it might bring to life many famous artists. It would give their admirers a new amazing way to interact with their favorite performers. I consider it a new way to experience and discover music. But here comes a question, is making money on dead artists ethical? The idea of transmitting music in this way is beautiful, it gives life to artists and makes their creativity immortal. But on the other hand, no one should make a profit out of it. What do you think about it? You can watch how the concert looked like here: https://fb.watch/hs_xLy3K1X/.
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I just watched Biggie Smalls perform ‘live’ in the metaverse | MIT Technology Review
I agree with the author on the statement that such events should not-for-profit. The money earned can be spent on promoting artists’ legacy or donated to charity organizations. I also think that such events is a great entertainment for artists’ fans and if people like it, there should be more of such stuff.
That would be very interesting attending shows and concerts of the artists who passed away. Great opportunity for the fans to feel closer to their favourite musician, as well as a great chance to introduce other people to the legacy of the artist and by doing this keep their art alive. Would completely agree with the author: such events must be organized for cultural reasons and not for generating profit. It would be great to give the money earned to charity, for example. Then, even more good things could be achieved thanks to such events.