Class Action Filed Against Eventbrite Over Ticketfly Hack

Eventbrite is facing a class-action lawsuit in the wake of a highly publicized hack of the company’s Ticketfly subsidiary that crippled dozens of major concert promoters and venues for days. Continue reading

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

As we rummage back through a busy week in the music business, we revisit Facebook's attempt to bring fun back to music, Ticketfly's confirmation that twenty-seven million of its users. Continue reading

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Ticketfly Site Offline 6 Days After Hack, Personal Info On 26 Million Users Stolen

Ticketfly.com was still offline Wednesday, more than six days after a hack that included a ransom demand and the public posting of as many as 26 million stolen email addresses, home. Continue reading

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Ticketfly Site Still Offline Tuesday Afternoon, 5 Days After Hack [UPDATE]

[UPDATE] Ticketfly.com was still offline as of Tuesday afternoon, more than five days after being hacked and hit with a ransom demand. Many of the the venues and promoters it. Continue reading

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Ticketfly Slowly Coming Back Online 4+ Days After Hack [UPDATE 3]

[UPDATE 3] Ticketfly, and the venues and promoters it serves, are slowly coming back online more than four days after being forced offline by a hack and ransom demand. The. Continue reading

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Ticketfly, Major Venues Still Offline 2 Days After Hack, Ransom Demand [UPDATE 3]

[UPDATE 3] For more than 50+ hours and in the midst of a busy Spring concert weekend, Ticketfly and the sites of the major venues and promoters it services have. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week on Hypebot, our most popular and frequently viewed stories this week covered the Ticketfly ransom hack debacle, how Spotify is bringing about the demise of Jazz, Soul, and. Continue reading

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Prince Fans Add 686,348 Pandora Stations In Single Day

On Monday, the day after Prince became available on music streaming and a tribute at The Grammys, 686,348 Pandora listeners added the Prince station to their account. That’s a 39,000% week. Continue reading

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Collect All Your Royalties For Pandora Plays: A How To Guide

Although Pandora is often labeled as the poster child for services that don't pay artists the money they deserve, the reality is that Pandora can be one of the best. Continue reading

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Live Nation Shifts 80% Of Marketing $$ To Online, But Not Sold On Spotify, Pandora Ads To Sell Concerts

[UPDATED] Live Nation and Ticketmaster have shifted 80% of its concert marketing dollars from traditional radio and press to online.  But,  perhaps in part because Pandora owns Ticketfly, they are. Continue reading

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