News Ticketmaster acquires self-service ticketing platform Quicket, bolstering presence in Africa South Africa's Quicket has built a self-service ticketing platform serving Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and beyond
News Shazam users can now find artists’ Ticketmaster events through the app Ticketmaster's partnership with Shazam follows its integrations with TikTok and Snapchat
News Universal Music Group’s merch company Bravado unveils new leadership structure Colin McIntosh named Chief Financial Officer amid other appointments
Interviews Breakr, a Nas-backed startup with $9m raised to date, wants to ‘democratize’ music marketing with its AI-driven tech platform Breakr provides software and infrastructure for labels and artists to connect directly with influencers.
News The Black Keys cut ties with managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir after tour cancellation (Report) The blues-rock duo's move comes amid a reported decline in ticket sales for some arena tours
News Billie Eilish and Green Day among 250+ artists backing US Senate bill to reform ticketing industry The bill would require disclosure of a ticket's final sales price before purchase, and strengthen enforcement of laws against ticket-buying bots
News SoundExchange to handle payment admin for JKBX’s Creator Program JKBX received qualification for its assets from the SEC in March
News Private equity firms Blackstone and CVC eye European festivals organizer Superstruct (report) Conde Nast, KKR and EQT are also interested in the events company, a news report suggests
News TikTok strikes global ticketing partnership with AXS The feature is live in the US, UK, Sweden and Australia
News StubHub eyes late summer IPO, targeting $16.5B valuation (report) The viagogo-owned ticket resales company has accumulated more than $2 billion in debt
Interviews J. Erving on RAYE, independent artists, and why he sold Human Re Sources to Sony Music The latest MBW Podcast supported by Voly Entertainment
News Music royalties trading platform JKBX launches – with regulatory approval from the SEC “We said from day one that we wanted to go about this the right way," says JKBX CEO, Scott Cohen
News Christian Birch-Jensen promoted to CEO at digital marketing agency Creed Media Creed has crafted campaigns for Post Malone, Beyoncé, Tiesto, Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Ice Spice, U2 and others
News CTS Eventim’s revenues blow past expectations, jump 22.5% in 2023 to $2.5B Ticketing revenues grew more than 32%, while live event revenues jumped by nearly 19%
Interviews ‘The record label model isn’t created for artists to recoup or make money.’ Verswire founder and dedicated disruptor Sherry Saeedi on what her new company offers artists and why major labels have to re-think everything