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$100 Million Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Fyre Festival: “Closer To Hunger Games Than Coachella”

A major lawsuit was filed against the aborted Fyre Festival Sunday in U.S. District Court by attorney Mark Geragos, The suit, filed on behalf of plaintiff and concert goer Daniel. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, A. Wallace Tashima, Breach of contract, California, Canada, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, lawsuit, music festival, Negligence, Pacific Time Zone, Rihanna, Toronto, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States district court, United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Fyre Fest Debacle Highlights Difference Between Marketing, Branding

The recent debacle surrounding luxury music festival experience turned disaster Fyre Fest has served to highlight the difference between a successful marketing campaign and actually executing an event that doesn't. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/01/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bella Hadid, Billy McFarland, Emily Ratajkowski, GOOD Music, Ja Rule, Lil Yachty, Major Lazer, music festival, The Bahamas, Twitter

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Exclusive Fyre Music Festival Comes Unraveled, Ja Rule “Heartbroken”

An exclusive music festival on a private island in the Bahamas, promoted to jet-setters on social media by the likes of Kendall Jenner and Emily Ratajkowski, came apart in the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bella Hadid, Billy McFarland, Emily Ratajkowski, Hailey Baldwin, Ja Rule, Kendall Jenner, music festival, The Bahamas, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter

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How Music Fans Are Choosing Their Summer Festival Lineup

Fans are eager to invest in tickets to festivals with star-studded lineups, but as more and more of this events crop up, competition is getting stiff. Here we take a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 360-degree video, A Tribe Called Quest, American Broadcasting Company, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Chicago, CMA Music Festival, Florida Georgia Line, music festival, Pitchfork Music Festival, Ultra Music Festival

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week music industry commentators clambered aboard their soapboxes to discuss how music festivals are changing, the quest for consumer data in the music business, why mental healthcare is a. Continue reading

admin on 04/02/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Age appropriateness, Chicago, Eagles (band), Earth, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, music festival, music industry, Rolling Stone, Rumours (album), Wind & Fire

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Hacked Coachella, Stagecoach Account Holders Offered Free ID Protection By Promoter Goldenvoice

Almost 4 weeks after we reported that the Coachella and Stagecoach festival web sites were hacked, promoter Goldenvoice is letting a million plus fans know that their data has been. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/28/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anschutz Entertainment Group, Beyonce, Billboard Magazine, California, Coachella, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Email address, Indio, Lady Gaga, music festival, Polo Grounds

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Coachella Sues Urban Outfitters, Free People

Clothing retailer Urban Outfitters and their affiliate Free People are facing legal action from Coachella organizers Goldenvoice, for allegedly trying to capitalize on the festival's brand. According to the Los. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/21/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anschutz Entertainment Group, Beyonce, California, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Free People, Indio, Lady Gaga, music festival, Parkwood Entertainment, Urban area, Urban Outfitters

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Now Amazon Wants To Commoditize Music Festivals

After successfully altering many aspects of consumer spending, Amazon is now looking extend its reach to the commoditization of music festivals. We're not quite sure what that means yet, but. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/14/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 4G LTE Network, A Tribe Called Quest, Adorama Coupon, AirPrint, Amazoncom, Associated Press, Austin, Bluetooth, Chicago, HDMI, Miami, music festival, Online shopping, Pitchfork Music Festival, Spacelab, Texas, Ultra Music Festival, USB, Wi-Fi

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5 Tips & Taboos To Keep In Mind At SXSW

When it comes to having fun and successful SXSW experience, careful planning is key. This five tips and their corresponding taboos will help you to get the most out of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/09/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Miami, music festival, Puerto Rico, Spacelab, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ultra Music Festival, United States Attorney

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MusicThinkTank: Share Your Ideas, Join Our Community

MusicThinkTank.com, Hypebot's sister site, was built to share music industry opinions, ideas and best practices To give our community the best content possible, we are putting out the call for submissions.

admin on 03/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Consumer Technology Association, Eli Pariser, graphic design, Graphic designer, Joe Montana, Las Vegas, music festival, Music Think Tank, Rewind (radio program)

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