Industry

SXSW announces Australian expansion

SXSW Sydney

SXSW Sydney debuts in 2023 South by Southwest (SXSW) is expanding beyond Austin, Texas to bring its famed celebration of the technology, film and music industries to Sydney, Australia across seven days and nights from October 15-22, 2023. SXSW Sydney…

How music artists make money

Olivia Rodrigo

Since the dawn of mass culture, talented musicians have been elevated to the heights of celebrity. When you think of the most famous people to have ever lived, musicians are likely to feature high on that list, with the likes…

FestivalPass announces global launch

FestivalPass

World’s first live event subscription marketplace is born Austin-based company FestivalPass is proud to officially launch the world’s first live events subscription marketplace providing access to tens of thousands of music, film, food and wine, art, sports, lifestyle, and tech…

Billboard details inaugural Billboard MusicCon

Billboard MusicCon

Event kicks off the Billboard Music Awards Weekend Billboard has announced Billboard MusicCon, a first-of-its-kind event that will celebrate the past year in music while setting the tone for what artists, trends, and songs will dominate the music landscape in…

US Senators introduce SMART Copyright Act of 2022

Copyright

Bipartisan legislation introduced to combat copyright theft by holding tech accountable US Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) have introduced the SMART Copyright Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation that would hold tech accountable by developing effective, widely-available measures…