Live Concert Industry

Photo Credit: Vishnu R Nair In its newly published year-end report, Pollstar indicated that the novel coronavirus’s unprecedented disruption to the North American concert industry resulted in losses of more t... Read More...

The 'Disney Bubble,' which hosted the recent NBA Finals. The NFL may be scouting a similar location for its Super Bowl 2021 Halftime Show (photo: Greg Goebel CC by SA 2.0) Thanks to continued COVID-19 concern... Read More...

An aerial shot of Columbus, Ohio. Photo Credit: Ellie Brown Columbus nightclub Aftermath made headlines earlier this week for hosting a crowded, non-socially distanced Trey Songz concert over the weekend. Aft... Read More...

Screenshot from MelodyVR livestream Imagine walking along a bridge and seeing a full band perform on a boat in open waters — only to find out a month later it was Liam Gallagher. On December 5th, Liam Gallag... Read More...

The Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic. Photo Credit: Ajay Suresh New York Philharmonic musicians have agreed to accept a pay cut across the next four years, including a 25 ... Read More...

Trey Songz. Photo Credit: Mikey Hennessy The Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU), a division of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, has issued multiple COVID-19 citations to Aftermath, a Columbus nightclub that hosted a... Read More...

Lupe Fiasco performing live in Colorado. Photo Credit: Julio Enriquez Lupe Fiasco has revealed that he will require fans to show that they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition for admittance to his... Read More...

YoungBoy Never Broke Again. Photo Credit: Icebox Some are criticizing YoungBoy Never Broke Again for playing a mask-free, non-socially distanced concert in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. YoungBoy Never ... Read More...

Photo Credit: Stefan Brending / CC by 3.0 Foals keyboardist Edwin Congreave says artists must tour differently to save the environment. Or simply stop touring entirely. The 35-year-old musician said he's str... Read More...

Asheville, North Carolina's The Orange Peel, where The Weeknd will play as part of Spotify and NIVA's 2020 Wrapped initiative. Photo Credit: Spotify/NIVA Spotify has partnered with the National Independent Ve... Read More...

Paris, France. Photo Credit: Isaiah Bekkers Per a recently published study, the coronavirus pandemic has produced a 47 percent year-over-year dip in the number of new artists who are touring in Europe. Liveu... Read More...

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), the Recording Academy, BMI, SoundExchange, and 16 other music industry organizations have called on Cong... Read More...