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GigSalad booked live gigs worth $113M for indie artists

Event booking platform GigSalad booked live gigs worth $113 million for a diverse array of 110,000 musicians and other entertainers since launching in 2007.

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Join the Music Sustainability Summit this month in LA

The Music Sustainability Summit 2025 has been announced for Wednesday, April 16, in Los Angeles. The summit, organized by the Music Sustainability Alliance, was rescheduled from February because of the LA fires.

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Balancing Craft vs Character in Music and The Music Industry

The music industry is rewarding personality over talent, forcing artists to chase social media trends instead of focusing on their craft, writes Mark Mulligan. It’s time to reexamine the balance of craft vs character in music and the music business.

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Live Music stock slide continues Friday

On Friday publicly traded major live music stocks continued their downward spiral along with the overall markets. In the past, music has been somewhat recession proof and market observers thought that trend might continue since live music is not directly affected by tariffs.

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Merch and Live Music poised to avoid spending slowdown

Even before Trump’s tariffs sent global markets into a tailspin, recent reports pointed to a slowdown at music streamers, record labels and many corners of the music industry. But a new survey shows music merch and live music poised to avoid the spending slowdown that now appears almost inevitable.

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Social came for music streaming’s lunch – now is the time for streaming to bite back

Social media is at a tipping point, writes MiDiA’s Tatiana Cirisano, and it’s time for music to recapture some of the time fans spend there. Explore how integrating social into music streaming could reclaim user engagement and reshape music consumption.

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One Night Live Tour: A new model for Emerging Musicians

The just announced One Night Live tour offers a new collaborative touring model for emerging artists.

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The Real Cost of Cheap Music

Streaming makes music feel almost free. But the hidden cost of cheap music falls on artists struggling to survive.

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Trump, Kid Rock launch all government BOTS Act Enforcement

Chris Castle looks at how President Trump is taking on ticket scalpers with a new executive order that calls for all government BOTS Act enforcement. Could this finally stop bots from snatching up concert tickets and driving up prices?

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Music Industry reacts to Executive Order on Ticket Scalping

The music industry is reacting to President Trump’s Executive Order on ticket scalping “Combating Unfair Practices In The Live Entertainment Market.”

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