If you’ve been in the music business for more than a minute, you’ve probably expected that concert promoters and other insiders were feeding tickets directly resellers. Now we have confirmation that at least one Live Nation subsidiary admits that they’re doing it. ____________________________________ Live Nation Italy is facing allegations that…
Category archives: Live & Touring
5 Alternate Ways Of Making Money From Your Music
In an era where CD sales have been replaced with a paltry streaming royalties, artists looking to make a living off of their music career must find other, alternative methods of earning money from their music. ____________________ Guest Post by Nicholas Rubright on Soundfly’s Flypaper In today’s environment where music…
Emerging Artists Fund Launches Its 2nd Year
Help Musicians UK and PledgeMusic are once again teaming up to offer emerging artists a 75k development fund to help DIY artists with drive work towards their long term career development, and sponsor tours in the UK and internationally. _____________________ Guest post from PledgeMusic News Help Musicians UK and PledgeMusic…
Spotify Adds ‘Discover Weekly’ Style Concert Recommendation Emails, Partners With Ticketmaster
Spotify is using the same recommendation technology that powers its popular Discover Weekly feature to drive additional touring revenue for artists. And as if to prove it’s truly the Switzerland of music services, Ticketmaster and Songkick, who are embroiled in a lengthy court battle, will both deliver concert information and…
Jake Schneider Of Madison House [INTERVIEW]
Here Jake Schneider Partner and Director of Agency Development at Madison House Inc. and booking agent for high-profile artists like Bassnectar and Keys N Krates gives his side of the story based on his ten years of experience working in the EDM side of the music industry. ________________________ Guest post…
Former Guevara, Virgin Records Exec Phil Quartararo Named Vice Chair Of Online Concert Startup LiveXLive
Industry veteran Phil Q has landed at online concert startup LiveXLive after a difficult stint at struggling music streamer Guevara, where he held a variety of executive positions, including Chairman Of The Board. ________________________________ Loton Corp. has named music industry veteran Phil Quartararo as Vice Chairman of its LiveXLive subsidiary….
Buenos Aires Bans All "Synthesizers and Samplers"
After five people died of apparent drug overdoses, the city of Buenos Aires decided to ban all EDM concerts in the city. But the authorities seem intent on extending the ban to anything with a beat and a synth. _____________________________ A decision in April by government officials in Buenos Aires…
Orlando To Purchase Pulse Nightclub, Create Memorial
The city of Orlando, Florida has announced plans to purchase the Pulse nightclub to turn the site into a memorial for the victims of the deadly mass shooting that occurred there in June. _______________________________ The Pulse nightclub, once a popular gathering place for members of Orlando’s GLTB community, was the…
Stagehand: Connecting Local Venues and Musicians [Hypebot Readers Get A FREE Premium Account]
In this piece we look at a new service known as Stagehand which offers a way for venues and artists to connect and have better financial and logistical organization. ________________________ We’ve all seen it before; That lucrative service that promises certain fame and plentiful opportunities for those who push the…
Shazam To Add Concert Dates From Songkick
Fresh off their expanded roll delivering concert dates within the new and improved Pandora app, Songkick scores another victory with a Shazam partnership to deliver show information to the popular music ID app. ___________________________________ Shazam has announced that it will add tour date information thanks to a new partnership with…