Deceased celebrities from Whitney Houston to Maria Callas are going on tour again. As Miley Cyrus explores the issue in a new 📝Black Mirror, 📝Rachel, Jack And Ashley Too, we see the greatest identity crisis in music today.
“On an ethical and economic level, I would liken it to a form of ‘ghost slavery’,” [music journalist and author Simon Reynolds] continues. “That applies certainly when done without the consent of the star, [but rather] by the artist’s estate in collusion with the record company or tour promoter. It’s a form of unfair competition: established stars continuing their market domination after death and stifling the opportunities for new artists.” [1]
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- 'It's ghost slavery': the troubling world of pop holograms, thegaurdian.com