Chicago distributes free Lollapalooza tickets to encourage COVID-19 vaccination
In the latest effort to encourage more of its citizens to get the COVID-19 vaccine, public health officials in Chicago are now offering free passes to Lollapalooza in exchange for. Continue reading
Lollapalooza Goes Virtual with 4 Day Free Lolla2020 on YouTube
Lollapalooza Chicago is officially cancelked this year, but organizers have announced plans to mark the festival weekend with Lolla2020, a free four-night virtual festival on the original dates of Thursday,. Continue reading
Chance The Rapper Buys ‘Chicagoist’ Entertainment and Local News Site
In a pretty rad business move, Chance The Rapper purchased local news, culture and entertainment website Chicagoist, and announced the news earlier this week in his new song “I Might. Continue reading
How Record Labels Screwed Up The Music Industry, And How Spotify, Apple Saved Them
ALTERNATIVE TAKE: Mike Masnick explores the sordid history of how the record labels' behavior in the early days of the internet literally brought the music industry to its knees, and. Continue reading
Top 3 Sites For Independent Artists Who Want To Sell Merch
While artists may typically think of music sales as being their primary stream of revenue, merch sales can also be a fantastic way for independent artists to put food on. Continue reading
Tony Conway, Mohegan Sun, Adam Kornfeld, Summerfest Among Winners At 2017 IEBA Awards
Tony Conway Mohegan Sun, Bridgestone Arena and Louis Messina were among the winners at the 2017 IEBA Awards in Nashville this week. The awards, which capped the 47th annual IEBA. Continue reading
Zedge Acquirehires Freeform, Will Launch Marketplace for Artists to Monetize Their Work
Zedge, a smartphone personalization platform, announced plans to roll out a marketplace for artists to monetize their creations later this year. To accelerate development, Zedge has acquired IP assets from. Continue reading
Americana Airplay Chart For Week Of 9.18.17
We're just back from a wonderfully productive Americanafest conference filled with incredible music. Despite the fact that they must be more tired than I'll ever be, the folks at Americana. Continue reading
