One could do worse than write a history of the business from the pages of Billboard’s Power 100 rankings. This year the venerable music industry…
The album is no longer the golden child of the industry. In 2014, recorded music dropped in overall sale value by 11%, deepening its decade…
Over 32 million people in the US attend at least one music festival a year and more often than not travel 600 miles on average…
Records and live performances define the state of the music market. 2014 was special for two things: a consumer preference for accessing a recording with…
The EDM industry has exploded into a lucrative business platform. Attendance at the top twenty global festivals jumped from 1.9 million in 2009 to over…
The business of electronic dance music is undoubtedly booming. Worth globally $4.5 billion1, large-scale electronic dance music festivals often exemplify the industry’s increasing success. Dayglow,…
Three years shy of his tenure with Live Nation, executive chairman Irving Azoff has called it quits. He was reportedly frustrated by the constraints of…
Early in 2010, Ticketmaster, one of the largest ticket distribution companies merged with Live Nation, a top venue and concert promotion company. The merger caused…
In an industry believed to be recession proof, live music has indeed seen an overall dip in sales throughout the prime summer touring season. There…
Over the last decade, there has been a shift in artists’ revenues. While recorded music sales have dropped substantially, artists are now making more money…
On February 26th 2010, Mr. Gerry Barad, Chief Operating Officer of Live Nation Global Touring, delivered the 17th annual Zafris Distinguished Lecture in Music Business/Management…
Back in February of 2009, Live Nation and Ticketmaster announced that they were going to merge into one mega company. On Monday, January 25th, after…