SFX Buys A Stake In Rock In Rio Festival
Robert Sillerman's SFX Entertainment has announced that they've acquired a stake in Rock in Rio, one of the biggest festival franchises in the world. Following completion of the transaction, SFX will. Continue reading
William Morris Endeavor, Silver Lake Partners Set To Acquire IMG
Agency powerhouse William Morris Endeavor and their private equity partners Silver Lake Partners have reportedly placed the top offer to acquire sports and entertainment talent agency IMG. According to the New. Continue reading
Muzeek Receives Seed Investment To Disrupt The Gig Booking Process [UPDATED]
Muzeek is a music tech startup headquartered in Australia that provides a platform for managing the gig booking process for all involved from artists to venues. Launched back in February,. Continue reading
Live Nation Updates iPhone, iPad App
Live Nation has released the latest version of their app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, updated to take advantage of Apple's new mobile operating system iOS7. The new app. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How To Write If You’re Aiming For The Charts and More
Shaun Letang | How To Write A Song If You’re Aiming For The Charts Mike Rubini | Why You Should Consider Non-Traditional Marketing Music Gorilla |Top 10 Things To Do. Continue reading
U2 Finalizes Management Deal With Live Nation, Breaks Silence On McGuiness
U2 has finalized their new management contract with Live Nation and Guy Oseary, and finally broken their silence on their split with longtime manager Paul McGuinness. As previously reported, McGuiness. Continue reading
Spotify For Artists Update: Merch Examples, How To Post Tour Dates
Last week's news regarding the launch of Spotify for Artists took a back seat this week to the one-two knockout punch of free mobile music and Led Zeppelin. But the. Continue reading
Songkick’s Hardest Working Bands Of 2013 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Today Songkick announced their Hardest Working Bands of 2013 combining number of shows with distance traveled. Over the last 12 months they've seen a 15% increase in distance traveled by. Continue reading
New On Hypebot’s Music Industry Jobs Board: Surefire Agency, Babygrande, PledgeMusic, Evergreene & More
New on Hypebot's Jobs Board is an opening for an agent at U.S. based international booking agency the Surefire Agency. You'll also find boutique Babygrande Records looking for a label manager, PledgeMusic hoping to. Continue reading
