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Cash Aside, Are Music Prizes Meaningful?
Manage episode 151376132 series 1026455
For any artist, glowing reviews and standing ovations are great – but they don't pay the rent. A big-money prize can serve as an early-career springboard, a mid-career boost, or a way to fund the next big project. But just because there's a lot of cash, does that make the honor meaningful? And how many big-money awards are given because of altruism and how many are, to put it frankly, good marketing gimmicks?
100 episodes
Manage episode 151376132 series 1026455
For any artist, glowing reviews and standing ovations are great – but they don't pay the rent. A big-money prize can serve as an early-career springboard, a mid-career boost, or a way to fund the next big project. But just because there's a lot of cash, does that make the honor meaningful? And how many big-money awards are given because of altruism and how many are, to put it frankly, good marketing gimmicks?
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