Fyre Festival Is Back (Again) – But This Time, It’s a Music Streaming Service!?
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Stop what you’re doing and grab the popcorn – because Fyre Festival has returned once more, not as a tropical luxury weekender (thankfully), but as… a music streaming service. Yes, really. You couldn’t make this up.
The brand behind 2017’s most infamous festival flop – the one with cheese sandwiches, disaster tents, and zero bands – is being resurrected yet again. But instead of luring party people to the Bahamas, it’s now aiming for your playlists.
This time, the flame-fanning comes courtesy of Shawn Rech, a streaming entrepreneur who’s snapped up parts of the Fyre IP – including two juicy trademarks – to launch a new music discovery platform. And why the cursed name? “I needed a big name that people would remember, even if it’s attached to infamy,” Rech told Deadline. Bold.
He insists this isn’t about hype or chaos (uh huh) but about “putting the power of music discovery back in the hands of the fans.” The idea is a fan-curated, user-submitted music service with a $3.99 subscription price tag, kicking off with pop and hip-hop but aiming to branch out.
And because superstition is alive and well, Rech is launching the whole thing on Thanksgiving – the same day he’s debuted his other projects in the past. Why not chuck a side of Fyre with your turkey?
But wait, it gets better. Billy McFarland, the OG firestarter himself, is apparently still in the mix. Yes, the same Billy who’s been promising Fyre Festival 2 (and was recently told by the Mexican tourism board that his festival “does not exist”). There’s talk of him being involved in this new venture too. Honestly, we’ll believe it when we see it – or when Kendall Jenner posts about it again.
From luxury disaster to bargain-bin Spotify rival, the Fyre saga continues to burn on. And somehow, we’re still watching.
