What was the mood as the music industry gathered for Pollstar Live?
The recent Pollstar Live conference was the first gathering of the live music tribe since the pandemic effectively shout it down for 15 months. Guest post by David Benjamin De Cristofaro. Continue reading
The 10 Most Interesting People I Met At Pollstar Live!
As the first major post-pandemic in-person music conference, Pollstar Live! offered the live music industry a chance to reconnect after 15 months in quarantine. The annual LA gathering brings together. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we rummage back through a busy week in the music business, we revisit Facebook's attempt to bring fun back to music, Ticketfly's confirmation that twenty-seven million of its users. Continue reading
Personal Fan Data Revealed During Songkick’s Adele Concert Pre-Sale
Technology creates new options to reward fans. But when it goes wrong, as it seems to have during an overloaded Adele fan club pre-sale, that same tech runs the risk. Continue reading
Is the Concert Industry Corrupt? 5 Things To Consider
Is the concert industry too corrupt and plagued with systematic problems to endure for long in its current state? Here we look a five ominous indicators which suggest it's setting itself up. Continue reading
Pandora’s Ticketfly Purchase Good For Artists And Shareholders
Pandora made a bold move recently by acquiring the online ticketing service Ticketfly, shifting the popular music streaming service into an area where it may turn a something of a. Continue reading
Top 20 Worldwide Tours Of 2013 Took In $470.7 Million More Than Last Year
This week Pollstar released its Year End Top 20 Worldwide Tours chart led by Bon Jovi, Beyoncé, Pink, Justin Bieber and Bruce Springsteen. No huge surprises, though Cirque du Soleil. Continue reading
Kosha Dillz On 13 Things I Would Do For My Career and Life With $5000 For My Summer Plans
By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz). Sometimes the cash is tough for many of us independent artists and we are plagued with choices. The choices are: leave everything and go. Continue reading
