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Live Nation Moves to Dismiss DOJ Antitrust Case: What Artists, Venues & Fans Should Know

Live Nation has filed a motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York asking it to dismiss the antitrust lawsuit brought by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and a coalition of states.

Bruce Houghton on 11/21/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Live Nation, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, Ticketmaster

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Latest Music Business News and Live Music Industry Updates

We search the web so you don’t have to. Find the latest Music Business News under BUSINESS NEWS & Live Music Industry News under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS tabs above.

Bruce Houghton on 11/21/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Spotify

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UK bans ticket resales for profit, is the US next?

The UK bans ticket resale tickets for profit following a letter from Dua Lipa, Coldplay, The Cure, Radiohead and others. Is the US next?

Bruce Houghton on 11/19/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians

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Live Nation and Ticketmaster Lawsuits: Tracking The Legal Battles

Live Nation and Ticketmaster are facing increased scrutiny and multiple lawsuits that could reshape concert ticketing and the entire live music industry in 2026.

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians

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Spotify Q3 2025 Earnings: 713M Users, 281M Subs, Rising Profits

Spotify reported its third quarter 2025 results this morning highlighting solid user growth, improving margins and a sharpened focus on long-term monetization. Key subscriber and revenue metrics met or beat analyst expectations.

Bruce Houghton on 11/04/2025 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Spotify

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Top Music Business News Last Week

Top music business news last week included major upgrades on tools for Artists from Bandsintown, SoundCloud and DistroKid, Indivisible calling for a Spotify boycott, a free Ticket Data tool, AI music updates and more.

Bruce Houghton on 11/03/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY musicians, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Spotify

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Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott over ICE recruitment ads

Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott urging artists and listeners to drop the streamer over ICE recruitment ads appearing on its free tier.

Bruce Houghton on 10/31/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Live Music Industry News: GigSalad gets Cool • Billboard Power Players • More

In the latest live music industry news, Dave Cool has been named VP of Marketing & Business Development at GigSalad. Cool (his real name) spent 14+ years at Bandzoogle, most recently as Chief Relationship Officer. This includes after its 2023 acquisition by DistroKid.

Bruce Houghton on 10/30/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: live music, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians

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Bandsintown expands mission to empower Artists with Marketplace

Live music discovery leader Bandsintown continues to expand on its mission to empower artists at all stages of their careers with the launch of the Bandsintown For Artists Marketplace. This first-of-its-kind ecosystem offers independent musicians tools to connect with fans and – unlike most “For Artists” platforms – control their relationship with them.

Bruce Houghton on 10/29/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY musicians, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Spotify

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DistroKid adds ‘Direct’ Merch Sales

Indie D.I.Y. music distributor DistroKid has launched Direct – a new platform that brings direct-to-fan commerce to smaller independent artists. Designed to go beyond traditional distribution, Direct enables artists to create and run on-demand merch stores from within the DistroKid ecosystem.

Bruce Houghton on 10/29/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DistroKid, merch, music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians

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