
Making WAVES: The 411 On The Water and Venue Exchange & How Venues Are Helping Protect Our Most Precious Resource
For many of us lucky enough to have access to clean drinking water, it’s easy to take the precious resource for granted. Even for those sustainably minded in the live music space, reducing water use hasn’t always been a top…

Women Of Live 2026 Honorees Celebrated In Beverly Hills
Mastro’s Beverly Hills Penthouse was packed with more than 125 attendees Wednesday evening as executives from across the industry joined for the annual Pollstar Women of Live Reception. A sweltering heat wave in Southern California couldn’t bring down the mood…

Weekly Signings: Carly Pearce With Borchetta, Brad Paisley To Domain, Kenny Chesney Says ‘HEY NOW’
This week’s signings include Big Machine alum Carly Pearce to Big Machine founder Scott Borchett’s eponymous shingle for management. Brad Paisley’s moving to Domain for management. Staying in country: Kenny Chesney is the splashy artist to sign a record deal…

The Rhyme Animal, The Uncannable: Chuck D on Fighting Power, Public Enemy’s 40th, Rocking Stadiums
Chuck D just spent 90 minutes in a dentist’s chair undergoing a procedure to close up a gap in his teeth that had been affecting his speech for the better part of a year. “I couldn’t even say ‘shit’ correctly,”…

Metatone’s 2026 Miami Music Week: From Experts Only At Space To Layton Giordani & Max Styler To John Summit Closing Ultra
On New Year’s Day, Metatone co-founders Holt Harmon and Parker Cohen are speaking with their events wing about how to best prepare for the final week of March. John Summit is preparing himself to take the stage at the warehouse…

The Women Bringing Stagecoach To Life
With just over a month to go, the organizers of Stagecoach are currently preparing for the festival’s 19th edition. The festival is set to take place on April 24-26, headlined by Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone. Diplo will…

International News: Bluesfest Liquidation Raises Refund Concerns; A Vibe Shift For K-pop Concerts & More
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This Week’s Top Tours: Illenium, Imagine Dragons Score Top Chart Debuts
ILLENIUM and Imagine Dragons both have top 10 debuts on Pollstar’s weekly charts based on recent live events on opposite sides of the world. The DJ takes the No. 3 ranking on LIVE75 following the debut of his “Odyssey” residency…

The Biz: Music’s $31B Year; BMG Latest To Sue Anthropic; Alibaba Starts Ticketing; FIFA & YouTube
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Live Nation Appoints Viviana Suarez As VP Of Latin Touring In LATAM
Live Nation bolstered its touring capabilities across Latin America by hiring Viviana Suarez as vice president of Latin Touring, Live Nation Latin America, the global entertainment company announced Thursday afternoon. Boasting more than a decade of industry experience, Suarez will…

Ozomatli, Gretchen Parlato, Jon B & More At LACHSApalooza
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), the LACHSA Foundation is presenting the LACHSApalooza benefit arts and music festival featuring notable alumni and trailblazing L.A. artists, including three-time Grammy Award-winning…

Public Image Limited Embarking On First North American Tour Since 2018
Public Image Limited, also known as PiL, is touring North America for the first time in eight years this fall, performing in theaters and concert halls from September through October and resuming in February 2027. Following South American and European…
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