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
Christopher Bryant Works To Gain New Fans By Opening For Himself
One of my favorite things about the emerging new music industry has been the realization that there is no longer a single best way to do much of anything anymore.. Continue reading
Fight Against Merger Of TicketMaster & Live Nation Goes Digital
A new website has been launched by a coalition formed by members of congress, industry trade associations and public advocacy groups to rally support against the pending Live Nation and. Continue reading
As Labels Struggle, Is Artist Income On The Rise?
(UPDATED)Yesterday, I published a chart from the the Times UK showing that while record labels are suffering, artists were making more money than ever from live performance. (see chart) Some. Continue reading
Buy A Piece of Nine Inch Nails On eBay
Trent Reznor wasn't kidding when he said that he was dismantling the entire Nine Inch Nails touring machinery. He's selling it off piece by piece on eBay. Get in on. Continue reading
