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# Live Music Industry News Roundup: Tickets, PROs, Grants, More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/live-music-industry-news-roundup-7/
- Published: 2025-06-16T12:42:35.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-16T12:42:40.000Z
- Description: Here’s a look at live music industry news last week from a killed ticketing bill, the EVMC awards, a $1B Live Nation expansion, new Live Music Society grants and much more.
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Music Business, The Live Stage, music, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

Here’s a look at live music industry news last week from a killed ticketing bill, the EVMC awards, a $1B Live Nation expansion, new Live Music Society grants and much more.

### Live Music Industry News Roundup

- [**Live Nation invests $1B in new venues in 18 smaller U.S. cities**](https://www.hypebot.com/live-nation-invests-1b-in-new-venues/)
- [**Why Music Fans Are Traveling for Connection, Not Just Concerts**](https://www.hypebot.com/why-music-fans-are-traveling-for-connection-not-just-concerts/)
- [**New York kills ticket resale restrictions**](https://www.hypebot.com/new-york-kills-ticket-resale-restrictions/)
- [**26 new Live Music Society grants to small venues top $765,000**](https://www.hypebot.com/live-music-society-grants-to-small-venues-2025/)
- [**Event & Venue Marketing Conference’s EVMC Awards Winners 2025**](https://www.hypebot.com/event-venue-marketing-conference-names-evmc-awards-winners-2025/)
- [**PROs Exacerbate Inequality Among Musicians \[Michael Dorf**\]](https://www.hypebot.com/music-performing-rights-organizations-pros-exacerbate-inequality-among-musicians/)
- [**How To Mix Live Music: A Guide To Live Sound Engineering**](https://www.hypebot.com/learn-how-to-mix-live-music-and-live-sound-engineering/)