Live Nation’s value has been slashed in half by Coronavirus – but it’s got off easy compared to iHeartMedia

iHeart’s stock crashed by nearly a quarter (22%) today
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Live Nation stock crashes 15.6%, as Coronavirus is categorized as ‘pandemic’ by WHO

Live concerts giant sees $1.7bn wiped off market cap valuation in less than a day
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More SXSW damage from Coronavirus pandemic: No refunds for ticket-holders, as event lays off a third of staff

Badge holders can defer registration to 2021, however
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Coronavirus panic just wiped nearly $5bn off the combined value of Vivendi, Spotify and Live Nation… in a day

MBW monitors how ‘Black Monday’ has hammered music stocks around the world
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Warner Music India launches, headed by ex-Sony exec Jay Mehta

Mehta served as Sony Music’s Director of Digital Business for several years
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Unlike SXSW, event promoter DEAG says it has ‘full insurance’ for Coronavirus cancellations

“Events canceled by the authorities due to COVID-19 are insured.”
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SXSW disaster: Event admits it has no insurance for Coronavirus cancellation

Winter Music Conference tells would-be attendees to “put a pause on travel plans”
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An acquisition you should care about: Pex buys music rights platform Dubset in $25m+ deal

“This acquisition will immediately expand rights holders’ abilities to locate, protect, and monetize use of their catalog”
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The global recorded music business generated over $50m a day last year – and more than $2m of it went to DIY artists

Midia Research’s numbers suggest DIY artists took a 4.1% market share, with Universal Music Group on 30%
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TikTok parent Bytedance launches Spotify rival Resso in India… without Universal’s catalog

It’s the Spotify rival that impressed ex-Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy so much, he admitted it was packed with “really clever social features”. Resso, the music streaming app owned by TikTok parent Bytedance, has today (March 4) publicly launc…