Paul Resnikoff

FDIC chairwoman Jelena McWilliams in a PSA video issued March 24th.

More Good News: FDIC Planning to Increase Deposit Insurance Protection Beyond $250,000 — Sources

March 26, 2020

FDIC chairwoman Jelena McWilliams in a PSA video issued March 24th. In a move designed to calm American account holders and prevent a run on the banks, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is now ... Read More...

Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

Paul Resnikoff

March 25, 2020

photo: Obi Onyeador As COVID-19 continues to spread, lockdowns and large-gathering bans have brought live entertainment — from concerts to sporting events — to a screeching halt. Sync powerhouse Songtradr is ... Read More...

Is the Music Industry Working With Incomplete Data? WARM Says the Radio Picture Is Glaringly Absent

Paul Resnikoff

March 24, 2020

photo: Atik Sulianami Back in 2015, WARM founder & CEO Jesper Skibsby managed Few Wolves, a two-piece Danish act. Under Skibsby’s direction, Few Wolves signed a contract with a major record label and rele... Read More...

Live Sector Layoffs Piling Up: Paradigm Slashes Its Music Agency Ranks, Joins SXSW, Zac Brown Band, Headliner

Paul Resnikoff

March 22, 2020

Perhaps this was inevitable, but layoffs within the live touring sector are now piling up. The growing list of trim-downs now includes Paradigm, which has shed roughly 30 employees — mostly from its music to... Read More...

Kenny Rogers Family Issues Official Statement Following His Death

Paul Resnikoff

March 21, 2020

Kenny Rogers In 1981 (photo: University of Houston) Country legend Kenny Rogers officially passed away on Friday; now, his family has issued an official statement following his death. Kenny Rogers passed awa... Read More...

The Zac Brown Situation Raises a Difficult Question — Did Government Inaction Effectively Wipe Out the Touring Industry?

Paul Resnikoff

March 20, 2020

A tearful Zac Brown announces the layoff of 90% of his touring staff. Canceling mega-events like SXSW was unequivocally the right thing to do — and that's the consensus after just two weeks of retrospect. Pos... Read More...

Live Nation CEO Buys $1 Million Of His Own Stock, Loses $250,000 In 4 Days

Paul Resnikoff

March 18, 2020

Live Nation (LYV) stock performance; shares finished at $29.50 on Wednesday. Shares of Live Nation (LYV) took another pronounced plunge today, with shares dropping nearly 13% by the closing bell. That's bad ... Read More...

The Music Industry’s First Coronavirus Survivor Describes the Sucky Ordeal

Paul Resnikoff

March 17, 2020

Andrew Watt in 2018 (photo: ASAAL7 CC SA 4.0) Nobody said coronavirus was a walk in the park. Though it looks like Grammy-winning music producer Andrew Watt is the music industry's first bonafide survivor. U... Read More...

Live Nation Faces Serious Downgrade as Stock Tanks Another 15%

Paul Resnikoff

March 16, 2020

photo: Radek Grzybowski Shares of Live Nation continued their downward descent on Monday as broader live event cancellations now seem inevitable. Live Nation, which has already been forced to mass-cancel the... Read More...

Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Paul Resnikoff

March 15, 2020

UMG chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge has tested positive for coronavirus, according to multiple reports surfacing this weekend. Lucian Grainge, who recently celebrated his 60th... Read More...

Live Nation Stock Keeps Plunging — $8.3 Billion Lost In 30 Days

Paul Resnikoff

March 12, 2020

Shares of Live Nation continued nosediving on Thursday, with coronavirus complications causing a valuation loss of more than $8.3 billion. The plunge is part of a very bad week on Wall Street, based on conti... Read More...

Airbnb Refuses to Refund SXSW Reservations — Points to Fine Print on ‘Pandemics’

Paul Resnikoff

March 11, 2020

SXSW apartments left empty (photo: Patrick Perkins) Frustration mounts as SXSW ticketholders are denied refunds for Austin Airbnb stays. It's all in the very, very fine print. Airbnb previously expanded its... Read More...

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Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

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More Good News: FDIC Planning to Increase Deposit Insurance Protection Beyond $250,000 — Sources

Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

Is the Music Industry Working With Incomplete Data? WARM Says the Radio Picture Is Glaringly Absent

Live Sector Layoffs Piling Up: Paradigm Slashes Its Music Agency Ranks, Joins SXSW, Zac Brown Band, Headliner

Kenny Rogers Family Issues Official Statement Following His Death

The Zac Brown Situation Raises a Difficult Question — Did Government Inaction Effectively Wipe Out the Touring Industry?

Live Nation CEO Buys $1 Million Of His Own Stock, Loses $250,000 In 4 Days

The Music Industry’s First Coronavirus Survivor Describes the Sucky Ordeal

Live Nation Faces Serious Downgrade as Stock Tanks Another 15%

Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Live Nation Stock Keeps Plunging — $8.3 Billion Lost In 30 Days

Airbnb Refuses to Refund SXSW Reservations — Points to Fine Print on ‘Pandemics’

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