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Lyte Acquires Distressed Assets of Festicket & Event Genius

September 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Lyte Lyte acquires the distressed assets of Festicket and Event Genius. After entering a moratorium period on August 17 that lasted until September 15, UK ticketing companies Festicket and Even... Read More...

Ultra Music Festival Announces 2023 Lineup – ft. Swedish House Mafia

Ashley King

September 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Ultra Music Festival Ultra Music Festival organizers have revealed the lineup for the festival's 2023 edition in Miami. The huge music festival drew in 165,000 attendees in 2021 from more than ... Read More...

A$AP Rocky stuck in mosh pit Rolling Loud NYC

A$AP Rocky Apologizes For Shortened Rolling Loud Set After Mosh Pit Video Goes Viral

Ashley King

September 27, 2022

Photo Credit: YouTube A$AP Rocky has apologized to attendees of Rolling Loud New York over the weekend. Here's why. The rapper was headlining the Rolling Loud New York festival over the weekend on the second... Read More...

Global Citizen Festival commitments to end extreme poverty

Global Citizen Festival Reports $2.4B In Commitments to End Extreme Poverty

Ashley King

September 27, 2022

Photo Credit: Kris Lori for Global Citizen The Global Citizen campaign to end extreme poverty saw more than $2.4 billion in commitments. Here's a peek at the breakdown. The 2022 Global Citizen Festival saw m... Read More...

AmazeVR Raises Additional $17MM – Bringing Total Series B Funding to $32MM

Ashley King

September 27, 2022

Photo Credit: AmazeVR AmazeVR has announced an additional $17 million in investments for its Series B funding round. The ongoing funding round's current raise is $32 million. AmazeVR launched in 2015 and has... Read More...

California Governor Newsom Senate Bill 793 music venues act

California Governor Newsom Signs Bill to Assist Live Music Venues In the State

Ashley King

September 27, 2022

Photo Credit: Sterling Davis California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Entertainment Venue Recovery Act into law last week. The bill goes into effect next year. Here's what it offers. Theaters, music venue... Read More...

Santigold Abruptly Cancels U.S. Tour Amid Post-Pandemic Concert Rush: ‘As a Touring Musician, I Don’t Think Anyone Anticipated the New Reality That Awaited Us’

Dylan Smith

September 27, 2022

Santigold performing live in London. Photo Credit: Holly har Santigold has abruptly canceled her Holified Tour due to heightened expenses and the “flooded market of artists trying to book shows in the same ci... Read More...

Paramore Turns to Ticketmaster’s ‘Face Value Ticket Exchange’ to Limit Resales and Scalping Following Springsteen Fiasco

Dylan Smith

September 26, 2022

Paramore performing live in 2017. Photo Credit: Ralph PH Ahead of a quick-approaching comeback tour – and following ticketing disasters involving high-profile acts like Bruce Springsteen – Paramore has turned... Read More...

Apple Music Live Presents Billie Eilish Live at The O2 in London

Ashley King

September 26, 2022

Photo Credit: Apple Music Apple Music will host an exclusive live stream of the end of Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever, The World Tour.' The special live stream of her O2 Arena concert in London airs on F... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Pledges Support for Music Venue Trust ‘Own Our Venues’ Initiative

Ashley King

September 26, 2022

Photo Credit: Dan Martensen Ed Sheeran has announced support for the 'Own Our Venues' campaign by Music Venue Trust. The initiative seeks to make some radical changes into the ownership of the UK's grassroot... Read More...

Rihanna Will Perform at the Next Super Bowl Halftime Show

Ashley King

September 26, 2022

Photo Credit: Anders Krøgh Jørgensen Rihanna will headline the next Super Bowl Halftime Show in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12, 2023. The Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show telecast will be produced by ... Read More...

Roger Waters Shows Scrapped In Poland Over Ukraine – Waters Says He Didn’t Cancel Them

Ashley King

September 26, 2022

Photo Credit: Jethro / CC by 2.5 A report from The Guardian says Roger Waters canceled concerts in Poland. Waters says that's not accurate. An official with the Tauron Arena in Kraków confirmed that the Roge... Read More...

Music in Advertising: Here's How Industry Pros Select Songs for Placement

Unauthorized Music Usage on TikTok Can Cost Brands Big — But There’s a Way to Avoid Expensive Licensing Headaches

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Kate Bush Thanks Stranger Things Fans for Giving ‘Running Up That Hill’ a New Lease on Life

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Two Decades Running

The Methodology Behind Great Sync: A Breakdown for Brands, Content Creators and Supervisors

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How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t)

‘Bone Conduction’ Headphones Don’t Go Over Your Ears — But Still Transmit Sound to Your Inner Cochlea

Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who’s Gonna Run the Damn Thing?

Rammstein Secures Court Injunction Against Viagogo to Block Ticket Sales

BMG Books Legendary Berlin Theater des Westens Through 2024

Livestream Platform Driift Acquires Dreamstage, Receives $4.5 Million Investment From Deezer

Lizzo Plays James Madison’s Crystal Flute in Concert, on Loan from Library of Congress

General Admission Tickets for EDC Las Vegas 2023 Sell Out in Minutes

Lyte Acquires Distressed Assets of Festicket & Event Genius

Ultra Music Festival Announces 2023 Lineup – ft. Swedish House Mafia

A$AP Rocky Apologizes For Shortened Rolling Loud Set After Mosh Pit Video Goes Viral

AmazeVR Raises Additional $17MM – Bringing Total Series B Funding to $32MM

Santigold Abruptly Cancels U.S. Tour Amid Post-Pandemic Concert Rush: ‘As a Touring Musician, I Don’t Think Anyone Anticipated the New Reality That Awaited Us’

Paramore Turns to Ticketmaster’s ‘Face Value Ticket Exchange’ to Limit Resales and Scalping Following Springsteen Fiasco

Apple Music Live Presents Billie Eilish Live at The O2 in London

Ed Sheeran Pledges Support for Music Venue Trust ‘Own Our Venues’ Initiative

Rihanna Will Perform at the Next Super Bowl Halftime Show