The show will be held in Los Angeles in February 2025 The Recording Academy has announced that the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Music’s Biggest Night, will take place on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year’s…
The bipartisan legislation improves transparency and fights deception in the ticketing market The House of Representatives voted 388 to 24 to pass the TICKET Act (HR 3950). The vote follows the unanimous vote in the full Energy & Commerce Committee…
The acquisition expands Sphere Entertainment’s capabilities & enables further innovation across immersive experiences & 3D audio technology Sphere Entertainment Co. has acquired all of the remaining shares it did not previously own of Holoplot, a global leader in 3D audio…
Store closing sales begin at all 42 stores as iconic music retailer pursues go-forward business strategy Sam Ash—the century-old American music retailer that became a beloved institution for generations of amateur and professional musicians—filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on…
A letter has been sent to record labels The global independent retail industry seeks to end the exclusivity window for direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales on physical products. Stores such as Amoeba Records, Rough Trade, and Zia Records, have sent an open…
The world’s leading festival celebrates creativity and technology with European expansion South by Southwest (SXSW), the world’s leading festival celebrating the convergence of creativity, culture and technology, is launching in London in June 2025. Through its multidisciplinary conferences and cultural…
Music from UMG’s artists will be restored Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok have reached a licensing agreement that will see UMG artists return to the social media platform. The deal marks the end of a four-month dispute between the…
The program has expanded to more than 20 countries in honor of its tenth anniversary 2024 marks ten years of Live Nation’s highly celebrated Concert Week. Music and comedy fans in the US and Canada can purchase $25 tickets between…
More than 200 artists support the bill The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), a non-profit artist-led education and advocacy organization, issued an open letter supported by more than 200 artists calling “… on AI developers, technology companies, platforms, and digital music…
The creative community applauds modern voice & likeness protections in AI era Often progress takes time, but mere weeks after its January 10th introduction, the bipartisan Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act was signed into law earlier today…
The record label calls “time out” on the platform over several key factors TikTok users will no longer find music from their favorite Universal Music Group (UMG) artists on the platform, at least temporarily. As of February 1st, the company…
The company currently powers fan communities for top artists like Disclosure, My Morning Jacket, Jungle, Greta Van Fleet & others Medallion, a direct artist-to-fan platform that enables white-label fan experiences and digitally native commerce for artists, has closed $13.7 million…