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Bandsintown High Notes showcases Independent Venues

In addition to celebrating the year in live music for fans and artists, Bandsintnown’s newly released High Notes showcases the independent venues that makes those magical moments possible. As 2025. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Podcaster, Writer & Consultant Jay Gilbert’s 2026 Music Predictions

Hypebot’s Future Predictions series is back. Join us as we ask the music industry’s expert analysts what they think might unfold in the world of music in 2026.

Jeremy Young on 12/17/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Top 10 Live Music Controversies of 2025

From Kneecap to Bob Vylan to Primal Scream, this has been a year of politics, incidents, and artistic expression clashing, with the live music environment often acting as a tinderbox. Let’s explore.

Jeremy Young on 12/17/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MUSIC BUSINESS NEWS and LIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY UPDATES

We search the web so you don’t have to. Find the latest Music Business News under BUSINESS NEWS & Live Music Industry News under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS tabs above.

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Bandsintown’s High Notes Reveals the Artists, Genres & Cities That Led Live Music in 2025

Bandsintown’s 2025 High Notes recap is here. Learn which artists, stages, and cities made this year count! Plus, dive into your own personalized recap to discover what powered you through 2025.

Jeremy Young on 12/16/2025 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Audio Engineer & Podcaster Bobby Owsinski’s 2026 Music Predictions

Hypebot’s Future Predictions series is back. Join us as we ask the music industry’s expert analysts what they think might unfold in the world of music in 2026.

Jeremy Young on 12/16/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What Your Band Merch Says About Your Sense of “Self”

Tajfel and Turner’s 1979 Social Identity Theory explains why fans define themselves by the music they love and hate.

Jeremy Young on 12/16/2025 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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4 Major Performance Spaces Undergoing Years-Long Renovations

London’s Barbican Centre announced its plans to undergo renovations beginning in 2028. Here are the other major performance venues closing for significant amounts of time.

Jeremy Young on 12/16/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MIT Report Reveals Live Music’s Carbon Footprint: How Artists, Venues, and Fans Can Cut Emissions

The concert and touring industry has long talked about sustainability. Thanks to an extensive MIT study there is now real data on live music’s carbon footprint and where artists, venues and fans can cut emissions.

Bruce Houghton on 12/15/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How To Create A Fans First Concert Industry

Can the concert and ticketing industry be disrupted in ways that benefits fans? Self-described “fandom analyst” Monia Ali of Fandom Exile offers some thoughtful and provocative suggestions on how to create a fans first concert industry.

Bruce Houghton on 12/15/2025 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How Teen AI Chatbot Use, Spotify Prompted Playlists Reshape Music Discovery

A new survey from Pew Research “Teens Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025” shows that in addition to social media, AI chatbots are rapidly embedding themselves into teen digital life. Spotify is jumping on the trend with a new feature call Prompted Playlists. All of this has huge implications for musicians and music marketers.

Bruce Houghton on 12/15/2025 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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