Live Music Music Headlines & Industry News
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Spotify is expanding Reserved beyond early concert-ticket access with setlist playlists that change after each show, personalized share cards and a dedicated in-app destination designed to keep ticket holders inside Spotify from the presale through the days after the concert. The features begin rolling out September 24th for Reserved, Spotify’s…
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DICE owner Fever has raised $250 million in new equity financing, giving the live-entertainment technology company fresh capital to expand its global ticketing and event-discovery business. EQT led the round, with participation from Baillie Gifford, Point72 Private Investments and other existing shareholders. Fever announced the financing September 17th and called…
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Congress has passed the American Music Tourism Act, putting the federal government one presidential signature away from formally adding concerts, festivals, recording studios, music landmarks and venues of all sizes to the United States’ national tourism strategy. The House approved S. 195 by voice vote September 15 after the Senate…
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Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour has lost its remaining scheduled opening acts after Macklemore was removed from upcoming dates over pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage, turning a dispute over one support slot into a much larger rupture across the stadium tour. Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham and Finneas all withdrew September 15th…
