12 Ways Bands & Brands Are Standing Out On @vanswarpedtour [Kosha Dillz]
By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). It's Warped Tour season again, which means your favorite band you never heard of will be hustling amongst over 100 other bands in parking. Continue reading
Sofar Sounds: Growing A House Party Network [Updated]
House parties take different forms but all tend to exist as alternative venues for specific subcultures to gather. Sofar Sounds is gathering those who wish to enjoy music in a. Continue reading
Millennials Shift From UK To European Music Festivals and Festicket Benefits
Though based in the UK, Festicket is increasingly benefitting from young people's growing tendency to ditch music festivals in the UK for longer vacations to music festivals across Europe. Lured. Continue reading
WME’s Ari Emanuel vs. Irving Azoff: Emails Of Their Battle Go Viral
(UPDATED) An apparent email dispute between William Morris Endeavor head Ari Emanuel and former Live Nation chairman Irving Azoff went public this week when the email missives were CC'd to. Continue reading
WeDemand! Tackles The Uphill Battle To Establish Concert Crowdfunding In The States
Queremos! is a music concert crowdfunding platform developed in Brazil that debuted in the U.S. last fall. Since then the U.S. site and parent company have been renamed WeDemand! and. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Job Board: Promoter’s Rep @ Jay Goldberg Entertainment
New this week Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board is a opening at Jay Goldberg Events. They’re looking for a Promoter Representative / Asst. to the Dr. of Operations. You’ll also find posts for. Continue reading
EDM Promoter SFX To File $175 Million IPO
Electronic music promoter SFX Entertainment has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking to raise up to $175 million in an initial public offering. The New York company, founded. Continue reading
Live Nation Adds Qualcomm Exec Peggy Johnson To Board Of Directors
Live Nation Entertainment today announced that appointed Peggy Johnson has been appointed to join its Board as a new independent director, Ms. Johnson currently serves as Executive Vice President of Qualcomm Technologies,. Continue reading
Live Nation And Insomniac Form Creative Partnership
Live Nation has signed a deal with EDM promoter Insomniac Events, the company behind the successful Electric Daisy Carnival. In a post on Insomniac's website, CEO Pasquale Rotella said they. Continue reading
Jack Johnson Announces Tour, Pledges 100% Of Profits To Charity
Hypebot is not the place to go to find out when your favorite band is going on tour. But when an artist pledges 100% of the profits of that tour. Continue reading
