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Music Industry Trending News This Week on Hypebot

Need a fast way to stay up to date with the latest live music and music industry trending news? We’ve tweaked the Trending Posts in the right sidebar of the blog to reflect only the most read articles in the last 7 days on Hypebot.

Bruce Houghton on 05/20/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What it means when Spotify Founders and Executives sell stock

When Spotify founder and executives sell stock worth $1.6 billion is it a bad sign of what’s ahead? Have we reached peak streaming?

Alana Bonilla on 05/20/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)
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FTC probes Live Nation AEG StubHub

FTC probes Live Nation and AEG collusion, warns StubHub

Live Nation and competitor AEG are being investigated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over refunds for pandemic-era concert cancellations. Separately, the FTC has warned StubHub that it must act. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/19/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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The Unintended Consequences of Music Streaming [Mark Mulligan]

Streaming is changing fast in 2025 with new premium tiers and payment models, but the real impact may be the unexpected side effects. The growing unintended consequences of music streaming could reshape how artists earn, how fans listen, and what music gets heard.

Alana Bonilla on 05/19/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Record Store rebirth • Artists shift managers • Indie fans get younger • More

BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart as their Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Weekly News for the New Music Business reaches an epic 250 episodes with this week. LISTEN HERE.

Bruce Houghton on 05/19/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Music Roundup: All-in Tix, Tour Chart, Hotel Fests, More

This week’s Live Music Roundup covers Ticketmaster’s switch to all-in ticketing, a new Bandsintown trending tours chart, a 101 guide to booking shows, and more…

Alana Bonilla on 05/18/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Music Business News Last Week: Facebook, peak fandom, more

A busy week by any definition and top music business news was no exception with Facebook removing live video, music fandom declining(?), a new Bandsintown chart and more…

Alana Bonilla on 05/17/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Study ranks Best Artists to See Live in 2025 based on reviews

A new study analyzed concert and album reviews from both fans and critics to find the best artists to see live in 2025. While the methodology might not be the most rigorous scientifically, the results are still quite interesting.

Bruce Houghton on 05/16/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New Trending Touring Artists Chart powered by Bandsintown

Today we unveil Hypebot’s new Trending Touring Artists Chart powered by Bandsintown led in May by emerging artists Sombr, Will Wood and James Marriott.

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Has music hit peak fandom? [MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan]

“(You) cannot harvest fandom if you are not also nurturing it,” writes MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan. Superfans are seen as music’s financial lifeline, but 2024 showed signs they’re being stretched to the limit. Have we hit peak fandom?

Alana Bonilla on 05/14/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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