[UPDATED] Alongside today’s announcement that Spotify would be selling merchandise from 35,000 artists thanks to a new partnership with Merchbar, was a mention that offers from BandPage would no longer be offered on the music streamer. __________________________________________ BandPage "offers," which include t-shirts and merchandise alongside VIP events at concerts and…
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Spotify Adds Merch Sales Via Merchbar
[UPDATED] With current royalty deals already leading to unprofitable businesses, Spotify, Pandora and other music streamers have been turning to add-ons to try to keep artist and labels happy. For Spotify, that’s meant free robust analytics thanks to its acquisition of The Echo Nest, and concert listings with buy links…
Ticketmaster Lists 421 Concerts Eligible For Free Tickets For 50 Million Wronged Ticket Buyers
There has been a great deal of criticism of the court settlement that Ticketmaster reached over unfair charges. But whatever your position, there’s no point in not taking advantage of the free and discounted tickets made available this week. That’s, if you act in time. ___________________________________________ Making good on the…
5 Touring Hacks Every Artist Needs To Know
Touring can be a grueling experience, but after a while you start to pick up a few tricks that can make the process a little easier. Here we look at five important touring hacks to implement next time you hit the road that will make playing out that much more…
Livestreaming for Direct-to-Fan, Beyond Periscope and Facebook Live
It can be difficult to keep pace with the internet… new platforms and features enter our daily lives so quickly that it can be easy to forget that we ever lived without them. Soon, the days before you could “go live” on Facebook, for example, may seem as distant a…
SFXE Issues Clarification Of Reorganization Plan
Troubled EDM conglomerate SFX Entertainment [SFXE] has issued a statement clarifying the announcement on Friday that has terminated its pre-Chapter 11 Restructuring Agreement and entered into direct talks with bondholders and creditors. ____________________________________ Jennifer E. Mercer, Senior Vice President of Epiq, which has been retained by SFX to lead the…
New York Moves To Criminalize Ticket Bots
When Michael Rapino became CEO of Live Nation he promised to make buying a concert ticket fairer. Little has changed, with LN owned Ticketmaster blocking D2F ticketers and StubHub legitimizing overpriced ticket resales. Now legislators are attempting to do what the industry has failed to do. _____________________________________________________ Legislators in New…
How To Get Free Tickets From Ticketmaster As Part Of Massive Class Action Court Settlement
Ticketmaster is making good on the settlement of a class action lawsuit that affects more than 50 million ticket buyers. Some have criticized the deal as a "new scam on top of the old one." But with millions of free and discounted tickets available, why be left out? Here is…
Overseas Tour: Investigate The Venue Before Arriving
Attending a show outside of your home country can certainly be an amazing live music experience, but if not planned for correctly, it can just as easily be completely miserable. Here we look at how properly plan for an overseas concert. _________________________________________ In this piece, recently lifted from MusicThinkTank, Rachelle…
SFX Entertainment Terminates Chapter 11 Restructuring Agreement
[UPDATE 2] The drama surrounding SFX took a new turn with the announcement that it has terminated its pre-Chapter 11 Restructuring Agreement and entered into direct talks with bondholders and creditors. _____________________________________________ Attorneys for troubled EDM concert and music company SFX [SFXE] announced that it was terminating its court supervised…