Ticketmaster Sued After Allegedly Sabotaging Tour
The promoter behind a popular '90s legacy act package show is suing Ticketmaster, claiming the ticketing giant damaged the tour's ticket sales by only showing customers the highest priced tickets. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Acquires Songkick Concert Discovery App
Warner Music Group has acquired "selected assets" from Songkick, the popular live music discovery platform. The surprise deal, which appears motivated by the startups protracted legal battle with Ticketmaster, includes. Continue reading
FRI. BRIEF: UMG, Live Nation Report Growth • Pitchfork Magazine Shutters • UTA Protest Today • More
FRIDAY 2.24.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear skeptics (and I'll admit to being one of them), Live Nation just reported its 6th consecutive year of revenue growth.. Continue reading
End Of The Year Is The Perfect Time To Get All Of Your Contract Riders In Order
For touring artists, contract riders are an important piece of information to provide venues with. Besides simply detailing what the artist wants for lunch, they also outline the requirements which will. Continue reading
Music Industry Seeks To Ban Concert Ticket Buying Bots
Having choice seats snatched out from under them by the ticket bots of a third party ticket broker is an all-to-common occurrence for a lot of ticket buyers, and while. Continue reading
Live Nation Reports Record Earnings Despite $8.2 Million Artist Nation Management Division Loss
Live Nation is on its way to a record breaking year, but a strong earnings report was tarnished by growing losses at Artist Nation, the company's artist management division which. Continue reading
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
New Ticketing Tech To Open More Doors To Live Entertainment
The issue of ticket bots snapping up tickets before fans have a chance is one that has long been acknowledged in the industry, but rather than using an increasingly closed. Continue reading
