Universal Music Joins $1.3M VIDA Seed Round
San Francisco-based socially conscious e-commerce platform VIDA has closed a $1.3 million seed funding round led by Google Ventures, The Valley Fund and Universal Music Group. VIDA discovers artists from. Continue reading
Lorde’s “Royals” Banned in San Francisco for the Duration of World Series
There are three things happening on the flipside of my computer screen right now. I am planning every aspect of my week around the World Series because GO GIANTS, I. Continue reading
YouTube Launches Realtime Analytics
YouTube has added realtime analytics to its creator dashboard. The new Realtime report shows estimated views data for the last 5 published videos. The data is also available when looking at reports. Continue reading
Ticketing M&A: Ticketmaster Acquires Sherpa.be, Vendini Acquires In Ticketing
This week Ticketmaster announced the acquisition of Belgium-based Sherpa.be. They will be joining the Ticketmaster Belgium team that launched this year. San Francisco-based Vendini also announced their acquisition of In. Continue reading
WillCall Launches BarTab, Opens Venue Pilot Program In Quest For “End-to-End Solution”
WillCall has grown from a concert discovery app to add ticketing and merch sales plus special offers. Now they're adding WillCall Venue, a new app for venues initially featuring BarTab. Continue reading
Bill Graham Estate Lawsuit Revived
A ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit brought the sons of late west coast promoter Bill Graham, where they allege that their father's. Continue reading
“Maximizing Beatport” With A “Bloodbath” Of Layoffs: SFX Entertainment [SFXE]
Sketchy reports late last week that SFX Entertainment acquisition Beatport was laying off employees were confirmed yesterday. The firings of approximately 26 employees included numerous engineers, what we ordinary mortals. Continue reading
Iconic Rosebud Agency To Close
Mike Kappus, founder of the iconic Rosebud Agency has decided to shutter the booking agency component of the company at the end of 2013, according to CelebrityAccess. While 2013 was. Continue reading
SF Music Tech Announces Next Summit May 20th [Special Hypebot Discount]
EXCLUSIVE: SF Music Tech, the must-attend gathering of the music and tech tribes, has just announced it's next edition – May 20th in San Francisco. In addition to being among. Continue reading
The Music Alliance Gives Monmouth University Students Professional Industry Experience
Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ has a music industry BA but the career-related offerings are fairly limited. One way students, faculty and recent alumni are improving the situation. Continue reading
