Live Nation’s 2nd Quarter Profit Drops 42%
Fewer events drove a 42% drop in second quarter profit, Live Nation reported yesterday. Despite a attendance 6% rise, touring by major artists was less than a year earlier. U.S.. Continue reading
Musicians Online Are Playing In Glass Stadiums With Billions Of Empty Seats
Guest post by Adam Steele, co-founder of Merge.fm, an online platform for musicians to offer their music to fans as engaging online events. Adam shared with us this clever piece that. Continue reading
CMA & IEBA Team For SRO Touring Industry Awards
CMA and IEBA are teaming up for the 2012 CMA SRO Awards to be held at The 42nd Annual IEBA Conference Oct. 7-9 in Nashville. The SRO (standing room only). Continue reading
Who Are The World’s Highest Paid DJs?
As electronic dance music (EDM) continues its reign of prominence in today’s music landscape, some of the scene’s most recognizable names are generating some serious cash. Considering that these DJs. Continue reading
Stageit’s Evan Lowenstein On Creative Monetization Of Live Music
Evan Lowenstein holds 20 years of experience in the music industry, stemming from his time as a recording and touring artist with the pop/rock band Evan and Jaron, scoring three. Continue reading
The Real Cost Of Summer Concert Tickets [INFOGRAPHIC]
Summertime is here, which brings with it a slew of summer concerts and festivals to choose from. A common dilemma among summer concertgoers is deciding on which ones to attend,. Continue reading
Bandsintown Updates App With New Social Features
Concert recommendation and notification application Bandsintown has released a new update to their Artist Platform making it easier for artists to promote their upcoming tour dates through the service. These. Continue reading
Hypebot Readers Get A Chance At A Free GigaTools Account
GigaTools is a useful tool for artists, labels and agents to list their upcoming gigs in multiple places at once, and the company is celebrating the launch of their new. Continue reading
What The Music Industry Can Learn From Rage Against the Machine’s First Gig
Through the wonders of modern technology, we can transport ourselves back to 1991 and catch the very first Rage Against The Machine gig. Recorded on a primitive camcorder perched to. Continue reading
Social Media Check-Ins At Major Music Festivals Signal Next Phase For RFID Wristbands
In the last few years RFID technology has made a strong move from industrial applications to ticketing solutions for large scale outdoor music festivals in the form of wristbands. Their. Continue reading
