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The Weeknd, Lady Gaga Attorney Kenny Meiselas Made Power Plays During a Challenging Year
Michele Amabile Angermiller With COVID-19 impacting music artists’ very livelihood in 2020, attorney Kenny Meiselas, name partner and head of the music department of New York-based firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, diversified when it came to his clients’ business endeavors. From a Super Bowl halftime show to a branded Oreo cookie to the wild frontier of Non Fungible Tokens, Meiselas was undeterred by the new normal that excised concerts, a huge portion of a top musician’s earnings.In fact, you could point to new heights for one act he represents: The Weeknd (real name: Abel Tesfaye), whose 2020 was busier than ever thanks to his top-selling album “After Hours,” released in March.
