There Are Nearly 90 Million People Paying for Streaming Music

30 + 30 + 11 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 3.5 + 3 = 87.5 million (sources: company announcements; Pandora estimated) According to the latest stats this morning, the music industry is rapidly approaching 90 million paying streaming music subscribers. It was a nearly unthinkable level just a few years ago, but the […]

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Yes Plot Summer Tour Behind ‘Drama,’ ‘Topographic Oceans’ LPs

Yes will perform the entirety of their 1980 album Drama, sides one and four of their 1973 double-LP Tales From Topographic Oceans and a selection of greatest hits on their upcoming American summer tour. The 25-date trek kicks off July 27th at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio and concludes September 4th…

Ticketmaster Partners With Facebook To Sell Concert Tickets

According to recent reports, Ticketmaster will be soon selling concert tickets directly through Facebook. In an interview with Buzzfeed, Dan Armstrong VP and General Manager of distributed commerce for Ticketmaster confirmed the joint venture. “By putting the ability to buy tickets directly within Facebook we hope that we’re going to provide a more seamless purchase […]

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Gloria Gaynor on Obama, Beyonce, How Disco Could Have Ended Terrorism

Gloria Gaynor’s disco anthem “I Will Survive” – forever a mainstay of movie soundtracks, karaoke bars and drag shows – has never gone out of style and was recently inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. “It’s such an awesome honor,” Gaynor tells Rolling Stone. “It was totally unexpected, but…