When it comes to cultivating a career in the music business, it’s important to give your all in investing your creative energy. On the flip side of that, however, it is also necessary to keep your expectations reasonably low, lest the inevitable setbacks which you will face leave you demoralized…
Category archives: Live & Touring
How To Sell More Tickets Without Having To Spend More Cash
Some things money can’t buy, and while you can spend all you want on self-promotion and advertising, some of the most important marketing that can take place isn’t actually done by you, but can nonetheless generates more ticket sales than anything else. ____________________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix…
Touring On A Budget: How To Make It Work
Making the decision to tour is an important step toward growth as a band. Unfortunately, not having any money can make hitting the road a bit more of a challenge. Here Angela Mastrogiacomo shares some key penny-pinching tips to help artists cultivate a successful tour off a shoestring budget. _____________________________…
20 Highest Paid Hip-Hop Stars 2019 [Forbes]
Kayne West finally beat Jay-Z to top this year’s Forbes Top 20 Hip-Hop earnings chart despite the later’s hit tour with Beyonce. Drake tounds out the top three. Top 20 Earning Hip-Hop Stars 20. Pitbull ($18 million) 19. Wiz Khalifa ($18.5 million) 18. Nas ($19 million) 17. Future ($19.5 million)…
DOJ Confirms Live Nation Under Investigation For Alleged Ticketmaster Consent Decree Violations
A senior official at the US Department of Justice revealed that Live Nation was facing regulatory scrutiny over alleged antitrust violations involving its Ticketmaster division. The confirmation came during a hearing of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, which included testimony from the anti-trust heads of the Federal Trade Commission and the…
Complete Guide To Planning Your Next Tour
Once your band is practiced up and you’ve got a solid set of songs together, it’s time to go on tour. Touring can be a great way to broaden your network and find new fans, plus it gives you and everyone in your band valuable experience, but it is essential…
5 Free Online Event Invitation Ideas
So you’ve crafted the perfect subject line for your upcoming show or festival, but for some reason people still aren’t clicking through to your event site. What’s the issue? There’s a good chance the trouble could lie in the actual copy of your event invitation – if the body of…
Bandsintown For Artists Launches with Free Geo-Targeted Messaging To Fans and, More
Bandsintown Manager has relaunched as Bandsintown For Artists. The revamped platform adds free geo-targeted messaging to fans and other improvements that build upon concert discovery platform Bandsintown’s ongoing commitment to enhance the connection between artists and fans through live music. Starting today, Bandsintown for Artists is available free to the…
All The World’s A Vertical Stage – Particularly On Instagram
In an exploration of how much the ubiquity of smartphones has impact our media consumption, Fred Jacobs looks at the recently constructed Samsung KX stage, a vertically stacked contraption taylored specifically for its view-ability via smartphone. ______________________________ Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies If you took Communications…
Global Citizen Announces Largest Live Concert Broadcast In ‘Cause Event History’
Global Citizen, the nonprofit best known for its efforts to end extreme global poverty, has announced “Global Goal Live: The Possible Dream,” a 10-hour performance, spanning five continents to raise funds to support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The event, which aims to be the largest live broadcast…