Music '97 rich in diversity December 26, 1997 - USA Today By Edna Gundersen The bad news? Of the 10 top-grossing acts, none has emerged in the past decade. The newest is Metallica, launched in 1981. "The real question is, where are tomorrow's headliners coming from?" Cohen says. Waddell notes that no new acts are poised to replace the Stones or the defunct Grateful Dead. The likeliest candidate is hippie jam band Phish, ninth in the Performance list with a 43-show take of $ 20.3 million. "Phish had little radio support but built a loyal following from the ground up by kicking butt live," he says. "They almost live up to the Dead." Article © 1997 Gannett Company, Inc.