Bandsintown Partners With EMI, Shazam And ReverbNation
Ticket aggregator and event notification platform Bandsintown has added music discovery app Shazam, EMI and ReverbNation to its partner network. The company has also added former Warner Music Group EVP. Continue reading
Free Tour Marketing Handbook From Artist Farm
Music marketer and manager Ben Coe of wonderfully named Artist Farm has released a free tour marketing handbook that really is a must read for any artist or music industry. Continue reading
Motel 6 Extends Free Rooms Contest
Motel 6 and music publishers Primary Wave are continuing their "Rock Yourself To Sleep" campaign. which supports touring bands with free lodging while they are on the road. Four of. Continue reading
Ticketmaster & Federal Trade Commission To Announce Settlement In Springsteen Case
Ticketmaster, now a unit of Live Nation Entertainment and the Federal Trade Commission are set to announce a settlement today over complaints about concert tickets that turned out to not. Continue reading
Live Nation & Wal-Mart Sign Ticketing Deal
The newly combined Live Nation and Ticketmaster have entered in a partnership with Wal-Mart that will see select stores selling tickets in their entertainment department, reports Billboard's Ray Waddell. Approximately. Continue reading
Live Nation May Sell Venues To AEG
Live Nation has signaled that they may be willing to sell a portion of their venues at favorable terms to their chief rival, AEG Live in a bid to get. Continue reading
U.S. Justice Dept. Seeking Ticketmaster Live Nation Merger Concessions
(Via Encore) After a week of conflicting stories about the readiness of The U.S. Justice Department to approve the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger, the federal regulator appears to be waiting for. Continue reading
MusicScout: Instant Location Based Fan Feedback
Duncan Freeman, the man behind Band Metrics, has added another venture, MusicScout. It's a free location aware mobile music smartphone app that enables you to express your thoughts about the. Continue reading
TicketDisaster.org Says “Not So Fast” To Merger
In response to reports of imminent approval of the Ticketmaster Live Nation merger, the public interest and live event industry members of the TicketDisaster.org coalition released the following statement: “This. Continue reading
U.S. Justice Dept. Reported Close To Approving Ticketmaster & Live Nation Merger
(UPDATED) The Justice Department is poised to approve Ticketmaster's proposed $720 million purchase of Live Nation with some conditions, as early as the end of this month, sources close to. Continue reading
