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Judges call Live Nation arbitration ‘Crazy,’ ‘Nuts’ & ‘Unconscionable’

A California District Court removed a ticket buyer class claim from arbitration because the fine print that accompanied each ticket purchase was “drafting malpractice,” “cockamamie,” and “just nuts,” according to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/18/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)
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QUICK HITS: Borman • BeatStars • Bandcamp + Empire • MusicAI + RoEx • Cakewalk • MusicalAI

Industry veteran Donna Hughes has joined the Borman Entertainment team as VP of Touring/Communications.  She will report to Tour Marketing and Radio SVP Donna Jean Kisshauer and work with Keith Urban, Tyler Hubbard, and Borman’s other management clients…..

Bruce Houghton on 06/17/2024 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify Clips for Artists is not ready for the mainstage…

Spotify is slowly rolling out Clips, a 30-second vertical video feature for artists that will remind you very much of TikTok, Reels, and Shorts…..

Bruce Houghton on 05/31/2024 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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So You Have a Sonic Strategy – Now What?

You’ve crafted the perfect sonic identity. Now, learn how to integrate it seamlessly across all aspects of your brand. Here are some key strategies for managing, scaling, and maximizing your. Continue reading

Alana Bonilla on 05/30/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Fans file $5B Class Action vs Live Nation in wake of DoJ antitrust suit

Live Nation and Ticketmaster were hit by a consumer class action lawsuit on Thursday. The lawsuit, piggybacking on the US Department of Justice antitrust case filed earlier in the week…..

Bruce Houghton on 05/28/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Spotify, Apple, Roblox, Meta make Dirty Dozen sexual exploitation list

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has named Spotify, Apple, Roblox, Meta, Reddit, and Dischord to its annual Dirty Dozen list of mainstream contributors of sexual exploitation…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2024 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Free Tax Services for Songwriters

Since 2019, the non-profit NMPA S.O.N.G.S. (Supporting Our Next Generation of Songwriters) Foundation has partnered with H&R Block to offer free tax preparation services to songwriters. “The goal of the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2024 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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UMG Publishing and TikTok send dueling messages to Songwriters [Full Text]

With thousands of songs by major and independent artists who are not signed to Universal for recording or publishing now muted in the battle between the music giant and TikTok, both sides stepped up to the bully pulpit with dueling messages to songwriters and the music industry this week…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2024 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Subscriber market share • Bandsintown + Spotify • Musician’s 2024 Guide • Record Store Day releases • More

Episode 184 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business, including audio drops from Fabrice Sergent of Bandsintown and Megh Vaharia of SymphonyOS, is available now…

Bruce Houghton on 02/19/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Blues Music Awards 2024 nominees announced [Full List]

The Blues Foundation has announced the nominees for its 45th Annual Blues Music Awards, which will be held on Thursday, May 9th, in Memphis. Here’s the complete list:

Bruce Houghton on 02/13/2024 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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