Musical milestones in 2023: gigantic tours by pop divas, the rise of the Mexican corrido and the last Rolling Stones album that went unnoticed

One of the activities that the world’s population missed most during the corona pandemic was concerts.. No small or limited presentations shows: the world wanted massive shows, to meet their fellow human beings fandomdance side by side with them, like on public transport, and sing until your throat burns to the voice of your beloved favorite artist.

This 2023 will go down in history as the year in which that wish became reality. Not only were the massive concerts reactivated, but it was also the year that will go down in history for the gigantic tours of the pop divas: Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Madonna.

Upon their return to the stage, the trio presented provocative and innovative concepts to celebrate themselves. And with expensive ticket prices, but very well paid by their dedicated fans, as in all cases they sold out within minutes.

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Taylor Swift He prepared a music show in which he discussed the best songs from all his record productions; That’s why he called it Eras Tour. The pop star offered 151 dates in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. In the US, preferred booths cost around $1,000, with an average price of $250 per ticket.

In case of Beyoncé, who started the year by being crowned the artist with the most Grammys in history (34 in total), hadn’t toured since 2018. That in itself raised high expectations when she announced the Renaissance World Tour (a ‘world tour not to Latin America) to promote his latest album of the same name, but which also included songs from his past repertoire. Tickets cost 3,000 euros (more than $3,300), as well as access to the VIP area on stage for his performance Show in Barcelona.

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Beyoncé and Swift followed the same strategy, not only with a repetition of their old hits and during the recital (about three hours), but both later also transferred the experiences of their respective concerts to cinemas, confirming that their tours were real commercial phenomena. Billboard estimates that Swift would have earned a total of more than $1.7 billion from concert and movie ticket sales, marketing and everything her recordings produced (she broke listening records again with her album Midnights and the relaunch of 1989).

For his part, Madonna In 2023, he reflected on his 40-year artistic career, which is why he also wanted to embark on a huge tour around the planet, which was unfortunately interrupted due to a health collapse that endangered his life, but which has now been overcome. That wasn’t his only scandal tour: It is said that the price to even stand on the farthest part of the track was around 200 euros, according to a report by EFE.

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Cold play It was also another tangible example that concerts over the past twelve months have been a great experience, standing out in reviews, news broadcasts and headlines. The group led by Chris Martin took the risk of visiting a number of cities to make their show last longer than one night and accommodate as many people as possible. All this in their efforts to reduce the carbon footprint and pollution caused by their travels.

The British band, which has not toured since 2016, proved that it is still as alive as in the early years and has attracted a younger audience.

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According to a report from EFE, 2023 wasn’t a great year for great albums. The last album from The rolling stonesa work entitled Hackney diamonds, went unnoticed amid the euphoria of the aforementioned concerts. It was in fact a highly anticipated title as it was the first to feature new songs since its release A bigger bang. “The result was a work with quite positive reviews and highly appreciated sales, especially in countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany, where it was number 1,” emphasizes journalist Javier Herrero of EFE.

Anyway, In terms of recordings, Billboard was highlighted Carol Gwho was immortalized as the first woman (and only one so far) with an all-Spanish album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with the album Tomorrow will be fun.

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Certainly, The musical milestones of 2023 were marked by Latin artists who conquered the international stage. The Mexican corrido reached its peak this year through the rising featherweight and the musical renaissance of Shakiraespecially for his sentimental relief in the form of collaboration with another star of this 2023, the Argentinian DJ and producer Bizarrap.