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More than half of Gen-Z spends more than 30% of its income on rent

52% of renters ages 15 to 24 spend at least 30% of their income on rent.

Business

Six essential talking points from Cavs media day

Get to know the team and the storylines as training camp commences.

Sports

New legislative maps create tossup districts in Cleveland suburbs

Democrats still likely to win 7-10 of the 11 House seats in Cuyahoga County.

News

New moms are working at high rates in Cleveland

72% of Cleveland women who gave birth in the previous 12 months were in the labor force last year.

Rolling Stones book 2024 Browns Stadium show

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band hasn't played Cleveland since 2002.

Music

The Rolling Stones are hitting the road again in 2024, including a stop at Cleveland Browns Stadium on June 15.Driving the news: The band announced its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="16-city tour" data-vars-click-url="https://rollingstones.com/tour/" data-vars-content-id="11aff82e-074e-45ff-82cc-4b4bea224c53" data-vars-headline="Rolling Stones book 2024 Browns Stadium show" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://rollingstones.com/tour/" target="_blank">16-city tour</a> Tuesday, which starts April 28 in Houston and concludes on July 17 in Santa Clara, California.

Drake, J. Cole bringing 2024 tour to Cleveland

The trek stops at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Feb. 24.

One of the biggest tours of 2024 is coming to Cleveland. Driving the news: Rap stars Drake and J. Cole <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="on Monday announced" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/13/drake-j-cole-tour-concert-tickets" data-vars-content-id="05525557-46dc-4f51-b393-28a2d731d037" data-vars-headline="Drake, J. Cole bringing 2024 tour to Cleveland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/13/drake-j-cole-tour-concert-tickets" target="_self">on Monday announced</a> the &quot;It&#x27;s All a Blur Tour — Big As the What?&quot;

Rappers J. Cole and Drake perform on stage. 

Rock Hall 2023 playlist: Missy Elliott, George Michael, Kate Bush & more

Plus: Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, The Spinners, Chaka Khan and Sheryl Crow.

The annual <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-women-2023" data-vars-content-id="42e67b89-d049-4e98-9822-d9ae66b97c33" data-vars-headline="Rock Hall 2023 playlist: Missy Elliott, George Michael, Kate Bush &amp; more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-women-2023" target="_self">Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony</a> kicks off at 8pm Friday from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.Details: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="class of 2023" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/03/rock-roll-hall-fame-women-men-gender" data-vars-content-id="42e67b89-d049-4e98-9822-d9ae66b97c33" data-vars-headline="Rock Hall 2023 playlist: Missy Elliott, George Michael, Kate Bush &amp; more" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/03/rock-roll-hall-fame-women-men-gender" target="_self">class of 2023</a> is headlined by Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners.

For first time ever, Cleveland Orchestra's bargaining committee was all women

It's notable in the male-dominated industry of premier symphony orchestras.

The musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra have agreed with management on a new three-year labor contract.Why it matters: For the first time ever, all five members of the musicians&#x27; bargaining committee are women.

Five women with violins dressed in black. 

Greatest Cleveland concerts: No. 1 – Concert for the Hall of Fame

The Sept. 2, 1995 "Concert for the Hall of Fame" featured a who's who of music legends.

When the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame opened in September 1995, it did so not just with the biggest concert in Cleveland history, but with one of the greatest music showcases of all time.Why it matters: The Sept. 2, 1995, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;Concert for the Hall of Fame&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-concert-for-the-rock-amp-roll-hall-of-fame-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/XwVhhiUkReFrbw?hl=en" data-vars-content-id="3de44f74-b4f8-4bfa-aaf3-1a002735ace8" data-vars-headline="Greatest Cleveland concerts: No. 1 – Concert for the Hall of Fame" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-concert-for-the-rock-amp-roll-hall-of-fame-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/XwVhhiUkReFrbw?hl=en" target="_blank">&quot;Concert for the Hall of Fame&quot;</a> featured a who&#x27;s who of music luminaries in front of 65,000 people at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, cementing Northeast Ohio as the epicenter of rock &#x27;n&#x27; roll.

Chuck Berry does his iconic duck walk across a stage. 

Mariah Carey bringing Christmas tour to Cleveland

She will stop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Dec. 7.

If all Clevelanders want for Christmas is Mariah Carey, then they&#x27;ve got her.Driving the news: Carey will stop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Dec. 7 as part of her &quot;Merry Christmas One and All!&quot; tour.

Mariah Carey performs on stage during Christmas. 

Why I'm so obsessed with Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey brings her holiday tour to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this week.

After two decades of covering music, it&#x27;s time for me to reveal the one artist capable of making me weak in the knees — Mariah Carey.What&#x27;s happening: Carey&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="holiday show" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/10/30/mariah-carey-christmas-tour" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/10/30/mariah-carey-christmas-tour" target="_self">holiday show</a> at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Thursday night will be my first time seeing the &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Queen of Christmas" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY" target="_blank">Queen of Christmas</a>.&quot;<ul><li>I&#x27;m feeling emotions deeper than I&#x27;ve ever dreamed of.</li></ul>Flashback: Carey was my late mother&#x27;s favorite artist, which meant her 1990 debut single &quot;Vision of Love&quot; was in heavy rotation.<ul><li>At just 6 years old, I was convinced an angel was singing to me from heaven.</li></ul>The intrigue: Carey&#x27;s music video for 1995&#x27;s &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Fantasy" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq09UkPRdFY" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq09UkPRdFY" target="_blank">Fantasy</a>&quot; — where she bares her midriff while riding a roller coaster — convinced me an angel had dropped down from heaven.<ul><li>Two years later, the video for her song &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Honey" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3KOowB4k_k" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3KOowB4k_k" target="_blank">Honey</a>&quot; carried me through puberty.</li></ul>Between the lines: Of course, it was about more than being a horny teenager. Carey had it all — the voice, the swagger and the songs.<ul><li>While my college friends were discovering indie rock, I was embracing the sweet sounds of Carey&#x27;s 2005 comeback hit &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="We Belong Together" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0habxsuXW4g" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0habxsuXW4g" target="_blank">We Belong Together</a>.&quot;</li></ul>Of note: I twice planned to see Carey in 2017, but she canceled both shows. I lost a part of me.<ul><li>Yes, but: All will be forgiven Thursday when I finally get to see her during <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="peak Mariah season" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAkMkVFwAoo" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAkMkVFwAoo" target="_blank">peak Mariah season</a>.</li></ul>If you go: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tickets" data-vars-click-url="https://seatgeek.com/mariah-carey-tickets/cleveland-ohio-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse-2023-12-07-7-30-pm/concert/6251612?market=open" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://seatgeek.com/mariah-carey-tickets/cleveland-ohio-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse-2023-12-07-7-30-pm/concert/6251612?market=open" target="_blank">Tickets</a> are still available for as low as $30.<ul><li>I&#x27;ll be sporting a T-shirt with the cover of Carey&#x27;s debut <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="album" data-vars-click-url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56858337cbced60d3b293aef/1591751188910-JHBR0Q74XN1BK8X023FC/Albumism_MariahCarey_MariahCarey_MainImage.jpg" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56858337cbced60d3b293aef/1591751188910-JHBR0Q74XN1BK8X023FC/Albumism_MariahCarey_MariahCarey_MainImage.jpg" target="_blank">album</a> on it.</li></ul>Go deeper: I&#x27;ve created a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Spotify playlist" data-vars-click-url="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/66lFZQR0iVpquf6K3k8QdY?si=d97a4112eeba4372" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" data-vars-headline="Why I&#x27;m so obsessed with Mariah Carey" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/66lFZQR0iVpquf6K3k8QdY?si=d97a4112eeba4372" target="_blank">Spotify playlist</a> with my favorite Carey tunes. You&#x27;re welcome.<div><iframe src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/66lFZQR0iVpquf6K3k8QdY?utm_source=generator" data-spotify-iframe="66lFZQR0iVpquf6K3k8QdY" data-vars-category="spotify" data-vars-sub-category="playlist-embed" data-vars-asset-id="66lFZQR0iVpquf6K3k8QdY" data-vars-content-id="f501676b-b153-4920-9d0c-7aa002e4e525" width="100%" height="800" allow="fullscreen" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" class="gtmView" referrerPolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe><div style="display:none"></div></div>

A young Mariah Carey poses for a picture. 

Predicting the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Is 2024 the year for Dave Matthews Band, Mariah Carey, Outkast and others?

The 2023 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame inductions are behind us, which means it&#x27;s time to look ahead to the 2024 ceremony, which <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="returns" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/05/04/rock-hall-fame-2024-cleveland" data-vars-content-id="3461b7f0-0389-4998-900d-3ffb2ee3e901" data-vars-headline="Predicting the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/05/04/rock-hall-fame-2024-cleveland" target="_self">returns</a> to Cleveland.Driving the news: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="This year&#x27;s ceremony" data-vars-click-url="https://www.vulture.com/2023/11/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-2023-recap.html" data-vars-content-id="3461b7f0-0389-4998-900d-3ffb2ee3e901" data-vars-headline="Predicting the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.vulture.com/2023/11/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-2023-recap.html" target="_blank">This year&#x27;s ceremony</a> took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday and is streaming on Disney+.Why it matters: The annual rite, scheduled to take place in Cleveland in alternating years, generates a local <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="economic impact of $50 million" data-vars-click-url="https://www.yahoo.com/now/rock-hall-induction-ceremony-could-184121097.html" data-vars-content-id="3461b7f0-0389-4998-900d-3ffb2ee3e901" data-vars-headline="Predicting the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.yahoo.com/now/rock-hall-induction-ceremony-could-184121097.html" target="_blank">economic impact of $50 million</a>.What&#x27;s next: Looking at previous nominees, newly eligible artists and recent ceremony guests, I&#x27;m predicting who might constitute the class of 2024.<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Newly eligible</h2>Of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="acts eligible for the first time" data-vars-click-url="https://futurerocklegends.com/Year/2024/" data-vars-content-id="3461b7f0-0389-4998-900d-3ffb2ee3e901" data-vars-headline="Predicting the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://futurerocklegends.com/Year/2024/" target="_blank">acts eligible for the first time</a> in 2024, I expect John Mayer, who has appeared at multiple ceremonies, and Lil Wayne, one of the best-selling rappers of all time, to get the most consideration to make the ballot (with Mayer as the safer bet).<h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Recently nominated</h2>Joy Division/New Order, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Iron Maiden, and Cyndi Lauper were all nominated this year and have a good chance at repeating.<ul><li>The same goes for Dionne Warwick, Jane&#x27;s Addiction and MC5, who have appeared on ballots in recent years.</li></ul><h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Friends of friends</h2>Big Boi of Outkast, Peter Frampton and Dave Matthews were all on hand to honor other artists at this year&#x27;s ceremony.<ul><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Outkast" data-vars-click-url="https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/rock-hall-snubs-8533107/" data-vars-content-id="3461b7f0-0389-4998-900d-3ffb2ee3e901" data-vars-headline="Predicting the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/rock-hall-snubs-8533107/" target="_blank">Outkast</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Frampton" data-vars-click-url="https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-10-15-15-outrageous-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-snubs/" data-vars-content-id="3461b7f0-0389-4998-900d-3ffb2ee3e901" data-vars-headline="Predicting the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-10-15-15-outrageous-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-snubs/" target="_blank">Frampton</a> have appeared on several snub lists over the years, while Dave Matthews Band <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="won the 2020 fan vote" data-vars-click-url="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/01/16/rock-hall-fame-dave-matthews-band-fans-slam-2020-induction-snub/4488124002/" data-vars-content-id="3461b7f0-0389-4998-900d-3ffb2ee3e901" data-vars-headline="Predicting the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/01/16/rock-hall-fame-dave-matthews-band-fans-slam-2020-induction-snub/4488124002/" target="_blank">won the 2020 fan vote</a> but failed to earn induction.</li></ul><h2 class="text-h6 !font-sans !font-normal !leading-[1.2em]">Next in line</h2>The Rock Hall received a ton of goodwill by making Missy Elliott the first female rapper to be inducted and could revisit recent nominee (and &quot;Queen of Hip-Hop Soul&quot;) Mary J. Blige.Meanwhile, the recent inductions of huge pop stars like Whitney Houston and George Michael bode well for someone like Mariah Carey.The bottom line: Here&#x27;s my way-too-early prediction for the 2024 ballot:<ul><li>Cyndi Lauper</li><li>Dave Matthews Band</li><li>Dionne Warwick</li><li>Iron Maiden</li><li>John Mayer</li><li>Joy Division/New Order</li><li>Mariah Carey</li><li>Mary J. Blige</li><li>MC5</li><li>Outkast</li><li>Peter Frampton</li><li>Soundgarden</li><li>The Smashing Pumpkins</li><li>The White Stripes</li></ul>ICYMI: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2023 Rock Hall ceremony finally brings women to the forefront" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/03/rock-roll-hall-fame-women-men-gender" data-vars-content-id="3461b7f0-0389-4998-900d-3ffb2ee3e901" data-vars-headline="Predicting the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame nominees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/03/rock-roll-hall-fame-women-men-gender" target="_self">2023 Rock Hall ceremony finally brings women to the forefront</a>

Northeast Ohio's 2024 concert calendar takes shape

The Rolling Stones, Drake and Madonna headline 2024 concert schedule so far

There&#x27;s still over a month left until the new year arrives, but the 2024 concert schedule is already heating up.Driving the news: Last week, The Rolling Stones <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/11/21/rolling-stones-2024-concert" data-vars-content-id="c61f06cf-1b16-48fe-b6bd-24d2a05a6dc1" data-vars-headline="Northeast Ohio&#x27;s 2024 concert calendar takes shape" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/11/21/rolling-stones-2024-concert" target="_self">announced</a> their first Cleveland concert in 22 years at Browns Stadium on June 15.

Mick Jagger performs on stage with Keith Richards behind him. 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to break ground on $135 million expansion

The project will expand the museum from 155,000 square feet to 205,000 square feet.

The Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame says it will break ground on its 50,000-square-foot, $135 million expansion next month.Why it matters: The project, announced Tuesday, is intended to increase attendance and revenue for Cleveland&#x27;s most prestigious tourist attraction.

A architectural design of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's expansion.

Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen top Cleveland's 2023 Spotify Wrapped

Country star Wallen's hit "Last Night" was also the most streamed song by Clevelanders.

Cleveland loved country music, rap and, of course, Taylor Swift in 2023.Driving the news: Spotify has released its annual Wrapped data chronicling what users streamed on the service throughout the year.