If Your City’s Music Scene Is Bad, You Might Be The Problem

Here we closely scrutinize what it is that makes a local music scene great, what does the opposite, and how you could potentially be at the root of the problem when it comes to your city’s garbage local music scene. ______________________________ Guest post by Patrick McGuire of the ReverbNation Blog…

Booking Your First National Tour (In 10 Steps)

While your first national tour is likely to be devoid of any sort of glitz or glamour, it’s an essential part of growing your career as an artist. Here we look at how to make the transition from playing locally to playing nationally as easy as possible. _____________________________ Guest post…

Dos And Don’ts: Getting Through Your First Gig

After countless hours spent honing your craft, the time will eventually arise when it’s time for you to play your first gig. While exciting, there’s a lot that can go wrong (and right!) when first grace the stage with your presence. Here we look at some important dos and don’ts…

Youtube Dips Toe Into Social E-Commerce With Ticketmaster Partnership

A recent announcement by YouTube has revealed that the popular video sharing site will be allowing Ticketmaster to use its site to connect users directly with tickets. While the deal is non-exclusive it does represent a move by Google to begin diversifying away from advertising revenue. _______________________ Guest post by…

Amazon Abandons North American Ticketing Plans (For Now)

While it earned a lot of attention over this past summer after its plan to disrupt ticketing in the U.S. was revealed over the summer, Amazon appears to be all giving up on the ticketing platform, at least for the time being. _________________________________ Guest post by Dave Brooks of Amplify…

Conviction Of SXSW Fatal Car Crashes Upheld, Offense Upgraded

A Texas appeals court last Wednesday upheld the murder conviction of Rashad Owens for killing four people when he drove his car into a crowd at the 2014 South by Southwest music festival, and upgraded the offense from first-degree felony to capital fe…

Roy Orbison Heirs File Lawsuit To Stop Concert Hologram Project

Heirs of Roy Orbison have filed a lawsuit to block what they say is a shakedown by a hologram company owned by Greek billionaire Alkiviades David. New technology often leads to legal battles, and with music related holograms, augmented reality and virtual reality all gaining traction, we expect a plethora…

5 Lessons From A Music Business Supermensch

Here talent manager and producer Shep Gordon shares five important lessons from his autobiography They Call Me Supermensch, which details his series of misadventures as an artist manager beginning in the 1970s. ___________________________ Guest post by Stephanie Grimes of William Patterson University from Musicbiz 101 Shep Gordon’s story begins as…

Catching Up With Despacito’s Luis Fonsi: An Artist Q&A

Undeniably one of the biggest songs of 2017, the chart topping, record breaking "Despacito" is also up for a number of awards. Here SoundExchange sat down to chat with Luis Fonsi, one of the artists behind the hit single. _______________________ Guest post from SoundExchange When we look back on the…

Hundreds Of Las Vegas Concert Shooting Victims File Lawsuits Against Live Nation, MGM Resorts

Hundreds of victims of the October 1st Las Vegas country music concert shooting have filed lawsuits against concert promoters Live Nation and MGM Resorts, the location of the rampage which left 58 dead. The five separate suits were all filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The largest of these lawsuits…