Grammy Excitement: Can You Participate?
Most award shows are spectator events. Fans can watch the action but may not be able to participate or benefit from the outcome. However, the MUSQ Global Music Industry Index ETF (MUSQ) may allow music fans to participate in and benefit from the upcoming Grammy Awards.
Grammy Excitement
The Grammy Awards, often dubbed ‘Music’s Biggest Night,’ is scheduled for Sunday, February 2, 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. Given the number of female nominees, 2025’s awards ceremony is also being referred to as the “Year of the Woman.”[1]
Beyonce Record-Breaking Nominations
Beyonce has been nominated for 11 awards at 2025’s event. This includes the coveted “Album of the Year” award. She has received nominations in the country music and American roots categories, a first for a Black woman. Seven songs from her ‘Cowboy Carter’ album are nominated for awards across four genres. This is the first time a Black woman has been nominated for “Country Music Album of the Year.”
With 2025’s nominations, Beyonce has now received the most Grammy nominations of all time – 99 – with 32 awards.
Year of the Women
Beyonce is one of five powerhouse women nominated three of Grammy’s top categories – record, song, and album of the year. The others are Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Chappel Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter.
Can Fans Join the Excitement?
The MUSQ ETF may provide individuals with a way to participate in and benefit from the results of the Grammys.
Let’s look at Beyonce as an example.
MUSQ invests in companies from several major segments of the global music industry.
Music Content & Distribution
Many of today’s top artists record and distribute their music through one of three major music companies – Sony Music Group, Universal Music, or Warner Music Group.
Beyonce’s record label is part of Sony Music Group.
Music Streaming
Streaming has become the dominant means through which fans consume music.
Beyonce’s music is widely streamed on most platforms. Her Cowboy Carter album was the most streamed album in a single day during 2024. One of its singles, ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ was streamed over 200 million times before the album was released.[2]
Live Music & Ticketing
Beyonce’s Renaissance tour was one of the highest-grossing tours of 2023. The concert pulled in $570 million, making it one of the highest-grossing tours by a female artist and highest-grossing tours overall.[3]
Get a Front Row Seat
MUSQ may provide fans with a front row seat to the music global industry.
The fund aims to invest in companies that are part of the global music industry.
MUSQ may help you to participate in the excitement of the music industry instead of just being a passive spectator.
For a complete list of MUSQ holdings, please click here.
Holdings subject to change.
[1] Unless otherwise noted, all data sourced from: McClay, Cache, Beyonce is the Leading Nominee for 2025 Grammys with 11 Nods, Becoming Most Nominated Ever, USA Today, 11/8/24; Willman, Chris, Grammy Nominations 2025: Beyonce Leads with 11 Nods as Taylor Swift, Chappel Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX Are Among Top Nominees, Variety, 11/8/24; Blistein, Jon, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Kenrick Lamar Lead 2025 Grammy Nominees, Rolling Stone, 11/8/24
[2] Aniftos, Rania, Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Already Broke a Major Spotify Record, Billboard, 3/9/24
[3] Brathwaite, Lester Fabian, Break My Soul, Break These Records: Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour by the Numbers, Entertainment Weekly, 10/3/24
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