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How To Book A Small Music Venue [VIDEO]

Small music venues are where musicians first hone their craft and connect with an audience. But despite their key role on the music ecosystem, booking a small venue is hard. This video and the accompanying materials offer a free crash course in how to book a small music venue.

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Music Industry News: Marathon Live, ROSTR and More

In the latest live music industry news, Mark Dinerstein and JPB Partners have purchased Nashville music venue and promoter Marathon Live from founder Josh Billue. Dinerstein is the new CEO and Billue will serve as CDO.

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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For new artists SoundCloud still matters

SoundCloud has long positioned itself as an alternative to Spotify and other paid-upload streaming platforms. Today, especially in electronic and hip-hop, for new artists SoundCloud still matters. For new artists. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 07/15/2025 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Business News: $1.7B Concord bond fund• Marathon Live • AI Music tags • 1M EcoRecords • LyricFind vs Musixmatch • More

MONDAY 7.15.25 • Find the latest Music Business News under BUSINESS NEWS & Live Music Industry News under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS tabs above.

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: UMG on AI, Music Deals & More

Episode 258 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Business News Last Week: DoJ probe, TikTok, SVOG, More

Catch up on what everyone is buzzing about from the DoJ live music probe, big changes coming to TikTok, an SVOG update and more with the latest music business news last week.

Alana Bonilla on 07/12/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Oak View agreed to cooperate fully with DoJ

Oak View agreed to ‘cooperate fully’ with DoJ investigations

Earlier this week news broke that Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke was stepping down after being indicted by the US Department of Justice. To avoid charges Oak View agreed to pay a hefty fine and cooperate with the DoJ.

Bruce Houghton on 07/11/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The pure songwriter is disappearing and it’s everyone’s problem

The traditional “pure” songwriter is quickly disappearing – and the entire music industry could suffer because of it, writes Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA Research. As more writers are forced to become performers just to survive, the future of songwriting, collaboration, and fair compensation is at risk.

Alana Bonilla on 07/10/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Nation endorses 20% ticket resale cap, full artist control

Live Nation endorses a 20% ticket resale cap along with more giving artists “full control” of how their tickets are resold.

Bruce Houghton on 07/09/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Eras of Popular Music: New data comes with big surprises

Most people define music eras by decade, but new data from over 21,000 Billboard hits tells a different story. The real shifts in the eras of popular music happened at unexpected times and in surprising ways.

Alana Bonilla on 07/09/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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