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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…
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…
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.
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.
“(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?
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.
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.
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.
“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?
With the internet and digital technologies driving rapid change within the music industry, articles about new releases and who has been hired and fired are no longer enough. Our up to the minute industry news alongside insightful commentary helps our readers sift through the rumors and developments to find the information they need to keep their businesses moving forward.
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