Study Reveals Top Drugs Used at Festivals…
Study conducted by DrugAbuse.com, spanning more than 3,622,365 Instagram posts with drug mentions across all major US-based festivals.... Read More...
Live Nation Acquires Bonnaroo. May Large Indie Festivals Rest In Peace.
Live Nation has acquired a controlling interest in Bonnaroo, which means the festival is no longer independent.
Until now, Bonnaroo has solely been run by founding partners Superfly and AC Entertainment. The... Read More...
Why The Sunset Strip Clubs Need To Die
Welp, I guess this will be my annual installment of Why Live Music Sucks. Yes, just under a year ago I dissected the horrendous sound at the Viper Room. Against my better judgement I went to a friend's (packe... Read More...
SXSW: The 7 Hottest Topics In Music Tech Right Now
The music portion of South By Southwest conference in Austin, Texas officially kicked off Tuesday. Infiltrating the movie buffs and techie nerds who are in town for the film and interactive portions of the ... Read More...
What Racial Diversity Looks Like In the Music Industry…
I. Top Executives at Pandora.
II. Top Executives at Live Nation Entertainment.
III. Top Executives at Spotify.
IV. Top Executives at Universal Music Group.
I. Pando... Read More...
Drug Waste from Festivals Is Affecting Local Drinking Water…
You don't need a study to tell you that people do drugs at festivals, including ecstacy. But an environmental impact study released this week shows that ecstacy, ketamine, and other drugs consumed at festi... Read More...
Live Nation: We Bought BigChampagne for $12 Million, Not $30 Million…
BigChampagne co-founders Eric Garland and Joe Fleischer fabricated the numbers, Live Nation says.
After abruptly shutting down its once-promising 'Labs' division in December, corporate parent Live Nation is ... Read More...
How Many Female EDM Artists Do Agencies Sign?
In October, Thump (Vice’s electronic music news site) posted an infographic that shows how many female DJs and electronic artists are signed to 10 of the most important North American agencies.
This inf... Read More...
Live Nation Acquires Controlling Stake in C3 Presents
Live Nation has acquired a majority stake in C3 Presents, the promoter behind Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, and other festivals.
Financial information has not been disclosed. The deal had been expected f... Read More...
Vice Media Calls Live Nation a ‘Gigantic Dickbag Corporation’ That Should be Boycotted…
Noisey editor Dan Ozzi absolutely hates everything that Live Nation stands for. Which is unfortunate because Noisey is owned by Vice Media, which just signed a major corporate deal with Live Nation.
Her... Read More...
Decibel Festival Is Reinventing Live Music
At the end of September around 150 musical acts and 25,000 attendees will be at the 11th annual Decibel Festival in Seattle. In the words of festival organizers, Decibel is an "international festival of elect... Read More...
Source: The NFL Is Demanding ‘Several Million Dollars’ to Play the Super Bowl…
Yesterday, word leaked that the NFL is asking artists to pay for the privilege of playing the Super Bowl halftime show. Now, a music industry attorney with close knowledge of those discussions has ag... Read More...