Live Music Industry News Roundup
Volume announced it live‑streamed 2,000 concerts in 2025, adding the iconic Troubadour to its network of camera‑equipped venues and averaging 50 live productions weekly across partners such as Red Rocks and 3rd & Lindsley. In Tennessee, legislators are advancing SB2456/HB2135, which would fund a Live Music Fund through a 5 % surcharge on secondary ticket sales. Booking agency Madison House is merging its roster of over 100 clients with Dynamic Talent International, creating a combined talent pool of more than 600 acts. Meanwhile, ILMC and Pollstar are co‑hosting a Live Summit Middle East in Abu Dhabi for December 2026, and the Live Music Society’s Music in Action Summit highlighted small‑venue challenges.
Live Music Society’s Music In Action Summit Empowered the Small Venue Community
The Live Music Society convened more than 50 small‑venue owners in Boulder, Colorado for its Music In Action Summit, showcasing the organization’s $5 million grant program that supports both nonprofit and for‑profit spaces. Attendees highlighted escalating operating costs, competition from major...
A Musician's Guide to Advertising on Facebook
The Hypebot guide walks musicians through Facebook advertising, outlining seven best‑practice tactics and a step‑by‑step setup for a first campaign. It emphasizes audience profiling, authentic short‑form video, minimal text overlays, and clear calls‑to‑action while leveraging Meta’s AI‑driven placement and budgeting...
Soundcheck Live Is a New Platform Modernizing the Backbone of Live Music
Soundcheck Live, an Austin‑based startup founded by Ben Ikwuagwu and Steven Tran, launches a dedicated operations hub for live‑performance teams. The platform consolidates gig documentation, real‑time scheduling, roster coordination, and show‑specific communication into a single dashboard. By replacing spreadsheets, email...
There’s No Point Aiming To Go Viral – It Hardly Ever Happens
A new Duetti Music Economics Report examined over 6 million tracks from 2025 and found that only about 1.1% of songs achieve a viral spike, defined as a five‑fold stream increase in a month. Sustaining that momentum is even rarer, with...
TIDAL Expands Its Spotlight Program to More Artists
Tidal has expanded its Spotlight program to Canada, the UK and several European markets, adding eleven countries in total. The initiative ties directly to Tidal Upload, allowing any publicly posted track to enter an editorial review queue without a separate...
Music Business News From Across the Web
Hypebot’s Industry News tab now offers a continuously updated stream of music‑business coverage, aggregating stories from across the web. The platform maintains its long‑standing policy of zero paywalls, giving professionals free, unrestricted access. Over two decades of curation, the service...
In the New Era of Touring, Artists Are Planting in One City. For Weeks.
Top pop acts are abandoning the traditional city‑hop tour in favor of multi‑night residencies, with Harry Styles booking 30 shows at Madison Square Garden and Bad Bunny delivering 29 nights in San Juan. The model slashes freight, crew and venue...
How Musicians, Marketers Use WhatsApp to Build Fan Communities
Direct-to-fan communication is shifting from optional to essential as social‑media algorithms limit reach. WhatsApp, with over 2 billion users, provides 100% message deliverability and a private‑conversation feel that email and SMS can’t match. Artists like Lorde, The Lathums, Dua Lipa and Sahel Sounds...
Want to Buy or Lease a Legendary Music Venue?
The iconic 8x10 music venue in Baltimore is up for sale or lease as owners Brian and Abigail Cascella retire. Listed at roughly $450,000, the deal includes the 4,000‑square‑foot property, a BD‑7 liquor license, sound and lighting systems, and the...
ASCAP Expands Music Creator Support With New Telehealth Benefit
ASCAP announced a partnership with MDLIVE to extend its member benefits with a 24/7 telehealth service, giving creators instant access to board‑certified physicians and mental‑health counselors. The new offering joins the existing ASCAP Wellness Program, which already provides discounted therapy,...
Fan Burner Accounts Vs. Click Farms: Why the Difference Matters More Than Ever
The article clarifies the growing confusion between fan burner accounts and click farms in music streaming. Fan burners are human‑run secondary profiles that amplify organic buzz, while click farms are large‑scale operations that artificially inflate streams. Apple reported disabling roughly...
DoJ Antitrust Enforcer Exits Weeks Before Live Nation Trial
Gail Slater, the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for antitrust, abruptly resigned days before the department’s high‑profile trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster. Her departure follows reports of internal clashes over settlement negotiations that could spare the companies from a breakup....
TikTok Adds 'Local Feed' — Perfect for Marketing Live Gigs
TikTok has introduced a new Local Feed tab that surfaces content based on a user’s immediate geography, recent activity, and topical relevance. The feature is designed to help musicians, venues, and promoters connect with audiences who are physically close enough...
Not Getting Coverage on Your Music Release? It's Not You, It's the System.
Elisa Serrani’s new observatory report shows that the surge in music press releases has outpaced journalists’ ability to process them, turning volume into noise. The Italian market, used as a micro‑cosm, demonstrates a sharp rise in promotional material while editorial...
Superfan Guide: Lessons From KATSEYE, Olivia Dean & Leon Thomas
Grammy Best New Artist nominees KATSEYE, Olivia Dean and Leon Thomas are leveraging Spotify’s native tools to turn casual listeners into active superfans. KATSEYE used a Countdown Page and Clips to make its EP release an interactive event, while Dean...
SoundExchange Just Quietly Expanded Global Royalty Coverage to 91%
SoundExchange announced that it has added 17 new international collective‑management agreements, expanding its reach to cover more than 91% of the global neighboring‑rights market. The new partnerships span Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, bringing territories such as Kenya,...
