Live Nation Acquires, Launches EDM Platform Boomrat [Take That, SFX!]
Concert giant Live Nation has no intention of ceding EDM to the aggressive team over at SFX. They've created festivals, invested in promoters and now are reaching out directly to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
SoundCloud WTF? Universal Has Direct Access To Pull Tracks Leading To Account Cancellations Apple Removes Music Download Apps From iTunes How To Write A Hit Pop Song: Comedian Offers Funny,. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson On Frugal Touring And Why Tour Managers Are Pointless You Need These 6 Qualities To Be A Successful Musician Music Monetization: BitTorrent Bundle Pay Gates, YouTube. Continue reading
Festival Wristbands Go Digital: Payments at Lollapalooza, Social Networking at Tomorrowland
RFID wristbands have had a growing presence at music festivals over the last few years for a variety of purposes from ticketing to payments to social networking. So they've been. Continue reading
StubHub Slashes Ticket Resellers’ Field Operations, 100 Employees Laid Off [REPORT]
StubHub's been making some interest moves of late from producing its own shows to launching a concert discovery app but competition from newer operations like Ticketmaster Plus may be reducing. Continue reading
Festival Mistakenly Sells Tickets At 90% Off
The Summer Time Festival says will honor tickets for the UK event that were mistakenly sold for £2.50, a marked discount for tickets with a face value of £50 and. Continue reading
Denver’s BandSwap Creatively Boosts Bands and Builds Community
BandSwap is a unique intitiative from nonprofit SpokeBUZZ that takes Colorado bands on tour to play in host cities and then brings host bands back to Colorado for a festival.. Continue reading
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson On Frugal Touring And Why Tour Managers Are Pointless
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull thinks going out on tour an losing money is absurd, and he's turn that philosophy into a hobby. Much of his off time is spent. Continue reading
Bandsintown’s New Manager App Adds Artist Marketing Tools For The Road
Back in February concert listing service Bandsintown launched Bandsintown For Promoters with concert marketing tools. Today they announced the official launch of Bandsintown Manager, a mobile app for iOS and. Continue reading
Canada Drops Onerous International Artists Fees
As part of a plan to crack down on temporary foreign workers, last summer the Canadian government added a $275 processing fee on top of a $150 work permit requirement. Continue reading
