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• SEATTLE, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today aviation attorney Mark Lindquist filed a lawsuit on behalf of a victim of an in-flight sexual assault committed by a Delta Air Lines employee.
• While the plane was en route to Seattle, the victim fell asleep.
• According to the lawsuit, both a witness and the victim reported the sexual assault to flight attendants.
• "Everyone should feel safe to fall asleep on a plane without the risk of being groped and sexually assaulted," Lindquist said.

• The live music and festival industry is currently struggling with significant challenges, including expensive insurance premiums and the cost of living crisis impacting ticket sales.
• In particular are the challenges associated with climate change, as extreme weather events becoming more frequent, severe and unpredictable.
• Severe weather impacts on music festivals and concerts have ranged from delays and cancellations, to the evacuation of venues and areas mid-festival or mid-performance.

Death, injury and cancellations

• In my research, I also looked at where and why events were being cancelled in the United States, finding at least 21 cancellations in 2022–23.
• I also found similar cases in New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands.
• In November, we saw the tragic death of a fan due to extreme heat at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Brazil.

The environmental impact of festivals

• The UK’s live music industry produces 405,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually.
• The primary sources of these emissions are audience travel, accounting for 43%, and the operations of live music venues, contributing another 23%.

Music festivals can make a change

• The live music industry can reduce its environmental impact by adopting more renewable energy, and using sustainable transport options for artists and audiences.
• Read more:
  The environmental cost of abandoning your tent at a music festival

  Tree planting has emerged as a popular strategy for music festivals and bands to offset their carbon footprint and contribute positively to the environment.

• Challenges such as rising supply chain costs and the cost of living are testing the viability of festivals.
• It is important the event industry and festival-goers acknowledge their contributions to these escalating challenges, and take proactive steps towards greening music festivals.

Milad Haghani receives funding from the Australian Research Council (Grant No. DE210100440).

• NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A 2024 Super Bowl advertising study from behavioral research company Veylinx has determined whether Super Bowl commercials boost consumer demand for the products advertised.
• The results show that 2024 Super Bowl advertising fueled a massive 16.4% increase in overall product demand among viewers, with Doritos Dinamita, Michelob Ultra and e.l.f.
• This is the second year Veylinx conducted the groundbreaking study, which has consistently shown Super Bowl commercials do impact consumer purchase behavior.
• Using Veylinx's proprietary methodology—which measures actual demand rather than intent—the study tested purchase behavior during the week before the Super Bowl and again after.

• UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP'S FAMILY OF ARTISTS, SONGWRITERS, LABELS AND PARTNERS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AT THE 66TH ANNUAL GRAMMYS
  Billie Eilish (Interscope) was awarded Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media for "What Was I Made For?".
• Boygenius (Interscope) won three Grammys including Best Alternative Music Album for The Record, and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Not Strong Enough."
• John Williams' "Helena's Theme" (Disney) won Best Instrumental Composition, and The String Revolution featuring Tommy Emmanuel (CIA Records) won Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella.
• Written In Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos (Concord) won Best Historical Album and Best Album Notes.