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The article discusses the role of the application (app) TikTok in creating internet memes that use music. Topics include the relation of TikTok to the music industry and the income of musicians, the success of the song "Old Town Road" by rapper Lil Nas X, and revenue for musicians through streaming services such as Spotify.

The article offers information on the life and career of musician Elton John who was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight. It states that John's five years in the music industry made him as one of the most popular star who earned an annual income of seven million dollars. It says that John signed a landmark deal in recording history when he was guaranteed by MCA Records Inc. with eight million dollar in royalties for the albums that he will produce. It mentions that his newest album "Captain Fantastic and Brown Dirt Cowboy" made an advance sale of 1.4 million copies to the retailers before it was released and made it to the top rank in the U.S. record charts. It adds that John became director of Watford Hornets club and performed staged benefit concerts at the Watford Football Club.

The article focuses on the peaceful closure of conflict among members of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and its management. It mentions that the musicians who receives a minimum of 385 dollars per week had called for a 12% salary increase for 1 year. However, they accepted the 11% increase of payment and decrease for a seven-week guaranteed work of 51 weeks per year. Moreover, they have also gained the agreement on payment for unemployment benefits during weeks with no work.

The article focuses on composer Eric Siday's creation of signature music. It explores the musical trademarks composed by Siday including one for the CBS Television Network, one for the Maxwell House, and one for the American Express Co. It says that his musical creations are unique since they are composed of combined electronically produced signals. It adds that all of Siday's musical compositions last only for seven seconds or less wherein he is paid an average of 5,000 dollars per second.

The article focuses on the announcement of the Ford Foundation on its 85 million dollars worth of grants to various orchestras in the U.S., which could cover 10% of orchestral project costs in the next decade. It states that the grant, which is based on an eight-year study on American musicians, will be allocated among 58 metropolitan orchestras. It also cites the average annual salary of musicians in an orchestra, such as 5,267 dollars for those playing with 25 major orchestras.

The article focuses on the New York City Opera strike in September 1973. It mentions that one of the strike's key issues was the management's proposal to eliminate 11 extra weeks of employment previously granted to the musicians. It notes that the dispute was finally settled by giving the musicians a 40-dollar raise in their 300-dollar-a-week base. However, members of New York Philharmonic had walked out before the accomplishment of the agreement. Meanwhile, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra had cancelled the opening of 83rd musical season, rejecting an offer by its musicians to continue playing while a new contract is being negotiated.

The article reports on the closing notice of the black stage door on 40th Street of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. It notes that the notice is due to demand of the opera house's musicians to raise their fee worth 78 dollars a week in addition to their existing 170 dollars for the 1961-1962 season. The Met was outrageous claiming that the musicians's proposals were not yet to be seriously considered for the next ten years and offers a 6-dollar raise by the 1963-1964 season.