Music Publishing News Roundup 9.9.16: EMI Layoff Report • BMI Breaks $1B Record • Music Pubs Battle Photo Agencies
Sony reportedly laid off more than half of EMI Music Publishing staff after its buyout in 2012. A Sony Corp investor presentation that was uncovered from 2014 confirms the company cut. Continue reading
Merchbar July Hot Merch Includes Jerry Garcia, Drive-By Truckers, Twenty One Pilots and More
Summer mean big festivals and outdoor concerts and that means a surge in merchandise sales. Here's the latest in this summer's hottest merch via Merchbar, who just cut a deal. Continue reading
Dead & Company To Give Away 10,000 Free Tickets For Madison Square Garden Show
As early as the late 1960’s The Grateful Dead were putting into action the fan friendly practices that are a cornerstone of the new music business – fair ticket prices, open fan recording of every show, not just playing a concert but creating a scene, building community and more. The band’s latest incarnation has adopted the same ethos.
10 Hottest Concert Tours This Fall
Ticket marketplace StubHub today announced the hottest concerts of the fall season, as determined by sales and demand of its 16 monthly million visitors. The list is bookended by Taylor Swift. Continue reading
Union Square Ventures’ Andy Weissman On The Blockchain And The Music Rights ‘Nirvana State’
Today in part 5 of his series, music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard continues his exploration of Blockchain technology in a conversation with venture capitalist Any Weissman who shares his vision. Continue reading
Live Nation & Yahoo Renew Concert Streaming Partnership
Yahoo and Live Nation spent the past year live-streaming a concert every day and with the first year drawing to a close on July 14th, the numbers are in and. Continue reading
Top 6 Overlooked Merch Items
Although music and band shirts are often thought of as making up the bulk of merchandise sales at shows, this article lists several items which are often omitted from the. Continue reading
Stub Hub Names Summer’s Hottest Concerts
Heritage acts dominate the summer's top concerts, according to StubHub. The ticket reseller draws its top 10 from sales and demand drawn from its more than 16 million visitors. . Continue reading
7 Things The Brooklyn Bowl’s Success Taught Its Founder Peter Shapiro
Brooklyn Bowl is one of the more interesting venue success stories of late with its combination of bowling, music and quality service. Having already expanded to London and Las Vegas,. Continue reading
