
Asia News: Ador Vs. HYBE; Taiwan Scalping Down; Macau’s New Cotai Strip Venue; China’s Spaghetti Incident
CHINA Uh Oh, Spaghetti? No Taiwanese pop singer Hebe Tien was slated to perform a set at a local festival in the Chinese city of Tianjin, but was canceled by festival organizers. She hoped to make a comeback on the…

Australasia News: Juicy Fest, Mundi Mundi Bash; Canberra Juiced; Adelaide Oval Hires; NZ: Aotearoa Music Awards
AUSTRALIA Festivals: Juicy Fest Returns, Mundi Mundi Sells Out Retro-urban festival Juicy Fest confirmed a 2025 return, with four dates around New Zealand Jan. 8-12 and four in Australia Jan. 15-19.The bill includes Ludacris, Akon, Tyga, Keyshia Cole, Omarion, Fat…

Tribeca Festival’s Music Lounge Returns To Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right In June
From June 6-9, the Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, will feature four days and nights of performances at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, New York. Linda Perry will perform at the venue and a tribute to Genesis P-Orridge with Psychic…

Chart Scene: Luke Combs Takes No. 1 On LIVE75 With New Tour
Luke Combs makes his 2024 debut on LIVE75 at No. 1 with the first box-office results reported from his “Growin’ Up and Getting’ Old Tour” that began in Milwaukee in April. The country hitmaker earns “Hot Shot” status as the…

Luke Bryan Announces 4 Farm Tour Stops
Country megastar Luke Bryan is heading back to the farm for the 15th time this September. The five-time Entertainer of the Year makes his annual trek to family farms in September, beginning at the Huggins Store in Marshville, NC, September…

39 Performances, 600,000 Tickets Sold: Take That Break Own O2 Record
Take That brought “This Life on Tour” to The O2 for a six-night residency that concluded Wednesday, May 1. The six concerts brought the band’s total tally of O2 performances up to 39 performances, which marks a new record. The…

Music Agent Christianne Weiss Joins 33 & West
Music agent Christianne Weiss has joined independent talent agency 33 & West, bringing client STARSHIP with more to be announced in the coming weeks. “What 33 & West have successfully created in just a few years is so impressive,” Weiss…

Live Nation Reports $3.8B In First Quarter Revenue
Live Nation set another revenue record, reporting $3.8 billion in first quarter earnings after trading closed Thursday, besting the previous mark of $3.1 billion in Q1 2023. That’s a 22% year-over-year increase as the company says leading indicators point to…

The State Of European Travel: Opportunities, Challenges & New Norms
By Eamonn Forde If 2023 was a year of recalibration and clearing the backlog of postponed shows due to COVID, 2024 is very much about everything being back to normal and operating at full capacity. That has complex knock-on effects…

BeachLife Festival Bucks High Ticket Price Trend
No two music festivals are identical — even if some lineups sure look similar — but one California beachside festival is bucking the trend in one surprising way. “The idea was, everything’s going up in price, why don’t we be…

Mastercard Introduces Second-Year Artist Accelerator Class
CLASS OF 2024: Brooke Alexx, JANAYAH, Juliet Ivy, Este Haim and Asha Imuno are pictured in Beverly Hills at the announcement of the second year of Matercard’s Artst Accelerator, which this year partnered with the OnesToWatch program. Not in photo…

IAVM Selects New President/CEO
Trevor Mitchell, who currently serves as executive director and CEO of American Mensa, has been selected as the next president and CEO of the International Association of Venue Managers.
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