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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.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Learn How To Book Live Shows: Free Touring 101 Online Course

Income from live shows accounts for 80% and more of most musicians’ income. Learn how to book live shows with this free self-guided online course for musicians and all of us who work with them.

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Live Music Hotel Takeovers go global with HOTEL EDC Thailand

Live music hotel takeovers to create a festival experience minus the porta potties is not a new thing in Las Vegas. But now the most popular of them all – Electronic Daisy Carnival’s (EDC) immersive hotel experience is going global with a Thailand edition.

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Does opening major tours help emerging artists? Yes and No

Conventional wisdom is that the best way for a new act to build an audience is to open for a superstar. But the boost that a emerging artist gets when opening a major tour is not guaranteed.

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Has music reached peak fragmentation?

“Thanks to both the internet’s democratizing force and the rise of recommendation algorithms, consumers are spreading their listening across more songs and artists than ever, while the “hits” are dominating less,” writes Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA. But has music reached peak fragmentation?

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