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NIVA and NITO respond to Ticketmaster’s Congressional Letter

NIVA and NITO, the two top independent live music trade groups responded to Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s Congressional letter on the pending FTC lawsuit alleging collusion with ticket resellers and a failure to aggressively fight BOTS act violations.

Bruce Houghton on 10/21/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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NITO, Sweet Relief Charity Instrument Auction

The National Independent Talent Organization (NITO) and Sweet Relief Musicians Fund joint Charity Instrument Auction closes today Wednesday Oct 22nd.

Bruce Houghton on 10/21/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ticketmaster Shuts Down TradeDesk Amid FTC Lawsuit: What It Means for Fans and Artists

Ticketmaster is shutting down its TradeDesk ticket resale platform following an FTC lawsuit. Learn how this move could change concert ticket resales, impact artists, and reshape the live event industry.

Bruce Houghton on 10/20/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify adds venue search and follow

Spotify adds Venue Search and Follow, updates Live Events feed

Spotify Free and Premium users can now search for and follow venues within the app. Spotify’s Live Events feed also got a refresh with smarter recommendations and daily updates.

Bruce Houghton on 10/20/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Top new Music Industry News Last Week: Most Read Posts

Top Music Business News Last Week

From music AI moves from UMG, Spotify and a new Ticketmaster President to advice on making the most of Spotify Wrapped, TokTok, new releases, merch and more, Hypebot’s got you covered with the latest and greatest music business news last week.

Bruce Houghton on 10/18/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Chastity Belt on Tourcations, Lucinda Williams & House Parties : A Handstamp Interview

From Handstamp, an interview with Julia Shapiro of the band Chastity Belt on house parties, band chemistry, memorable shows and tourcations.

Jeremy Young on 10/17/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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EARLY by ROSTR x Bandsintown is a new live showcase series.

EARLY Launches Tonight in LA — ROSTR x Bandsintown

EARLY is a brand new showcase series will entertain live crowds and connect emerging artists with key industry players.

Jeremy Young on 10/16/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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What does it take to be a great Artist Manager? Ardie Farhadieh shares answers…

What makes a great artist manager? Being a manager now is very different than it was a decade ago. Social media has replaced music media for audience building and the artist to fan connection is more important than what label you’re signed to. Ardie Farhadieh had ridden these waves successfully and now teaches it at Berklee Online.

Bruce Houghton on 10/16/2025 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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New Ticketmaster President to lead ‘AI transformation’ amid legal battles

Saumil Mehta has been named Global Ticketmaster President. He has a strong background in tech including 6 years at Square and joins with a mandate to “accelerate an AI transformation.”

Bruce Houghton on 10/15/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How to Get More Paid Gigs: 5 Takeaways From GigSalad

How to Book More Paid Gigs: 5 Takeaways From GigSalad’s Folk Alliance Webinar

Here’s what we learned from GigSalad’s recent webinar on how artists can use their platform to book more paid gigs.

Jeremy Young on 10/15/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Explore Artists on Tour powered by Bandsintown

Explore Artists on Tour powered by Bandsintown

Want to know if your favorites artists are planning a tour? Bandsintown is the place to find out and Hypebot now publishes an exclusive list of artists on tour powered the world’s largest concert database

Bruce Houghton on 10/15/2025 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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