Live Nation Acquires Founders Entertainment, Governors Ball Festival
Live Nation has acquired a majority stake in Founders Entertainment, parent company of the successful New York festival Governors Ball. First launched in 2011 by a group of independent promoters,. Continue reading
20 New Artists Poised To Be The Summer’s Hottest Live Acts
Ticketfly dug deep into its data across a wide range of genres to pick what it believes will be the hottest new live artists this year. Tor Miller, for example,. Continue reading
SFX Bankruptcy Court Allocates $15 Million In Payments To Artists
The judge overseeing the SFX bankruptcy gave top tier EDM artists and their agents reason to celebrate this week with the allocation of $15 million to be paid to artists. Continue reading
Merchbar April Hot Merch Chart Features Deadmau5 (Thanks To Kayne), Ariana Grande, Twenty One Pilots And More
Who knew a tweet from Kanye West could shoot Deadmau5 straight to the top of the charts? Turns out that Kanye West's confusion on how to pronounce Deadmau5 (hint: not. Continue reading
3 Artists Utilizing Cassettes As Performance Instruments
While many music consumers may feel that the day of the cassette has come and gone, here we look at three different artists who are cashing in on this antiquated. Continue reading
Prodigy Of Mobb Deep Sues United Talent Agency Over Booking At Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club
THE HEADLINE: Popular rapper sues porn mogul Larry Flynt and an agent at a powerful booking agency over a cancelled gig at a famous strip club. The staff at TMZ must. Continue reading
How To Communicate Effectively With Your Fans: Tips From Trent Reznor, Songkick, PledgeMusic And More
In today's music world, the artist/fan connection matters more than ever, but with so many avenues of communication, artists must be able to effectively find ways to engage with fans in settings. Continue reading
“Gonna Take You Higher” – Cannabis Chain Bids To Rename NFL’s Mile High Stadium
Cannabis becoming big business will inevitably lead to some strange bed fellows; and if a beer company can own the naming rights to a sports stadium why can't a chain. Continue reading
Attracting An Audience In A New City
Getting people to come out to a show can be hard enough, but doing so in a city in which you've never played can seem next to impossible. Here Jeremy. Continue reading
Bankrupt SFX Forced To Pay Artists 100% In Advance, CEO Sillerman Shares Resignation Letter
SFX CEO Robert Sillerman sent a letter to his beleaguered staff encouraging them to be positive and "find the path to success." The note comes as he exits his day. Continue reading
