White House cracking down on junk fees The White House is moving one step closer to federally ending “junk fees” or “convenience fees” that are common in many sectors of the US economy, including the concert ticket industry. President Joe…
Act protects artistic freedom from being used against them in court California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, which protects artists from having their creative expression used against them as evidence in a criminal trial. In…
Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show debuts in 2023 The NFL has announced Apple Music as the new partner for the Super Bowl Halftime Show, replacing Pepsi which had been featured for the past decade. The multi-year partnership brings together…
First event takes place in New York City The LEGO Group has teamed with Universal Music Group for a series of adults-only after-hours events in its stores nationwide. LEGO Lates features LEGO building activities paired with a unique behind the…
Bill passes through the House of Representatives On Thursday morning (Sept 22nd), Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the bipartisan American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) to Washington. The bipartisan bill was introduced last year by Representatives Ted…
Tickets are available for more than 500 shows Live Nation has donated tickets to over 500 concerts this Fall for #iVoted Festival’s #iVoted Early Sweepstakes to drive non-partisan voter turnout. Fans can enter to win tickets to Lizzo, The Who,…
Passengers were offered free lessons from Long Beach to Honolulu Guitar Center surprised passengers on Southwest Airlines from Long Beach to Honolulu, with the first-ever in-flight ukulele class by Guitar Center on Friday, September 16th. Above the clouds, passengers onboard…
All Virgin Music Label and Artist Services regional hubs will become part of the Virgin Music Group Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced the launch of the Virgin Music Group, a new global division that will unify UMG’s industry-leading artist…
Acoustic and electric drum companies combine Roland Corporation and Drum Workshop, Inc. have announced a definitive agreement for Roland to acquire all outstanding shares of Drum Workshop. Roland is the leading global manufacturer of electronic musical instruments widely recognized for…
Pascrell sends letter to Live Nation CEO U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. of New Jersey is demanding answers from Ticketmaster for its role for charging upwards of $5,000 for tickets to Bruce Springsteen’s forthcoming 2023 North American tour. In July,…
More than five million NFTs have already been minted Ticketmaster has announced an entirely new way for event organizers to enhance their fans’ experiences through digital collectible NFTs. Event organizers who sell live events tickets on Ticketmaster now have the…
Product is engineered to drive mass adoption of NFT music YellowHeart, the Web3 marketplace for ticketing, music and memberships, has announced the release of the first-ever NFT music streaming player to drive mass adoption of the new music format. By…