A merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Department of Justice and Canadian Competition Bureau. Ticketmaster was obliged to license its ticketing software to competitor AEG, divest ticketing assets and subject itself to...
Many people have argued that U2 is really a Christian band that has achieved the ultimate crossover success. Others say they were a Christian band that have fallen away from their faith. I argue that they are a band that express their whole lives in their music,...
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Live Nation, in partnership with iTunes, will soon be featuring a program with live concert downloads of recorded material. So far there are only around 20 or so artists' concerts being archiveed such as OK Go,...
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If you're looking to take advantage of Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesdays" promotion, get ready for a surprise... or maybe a lack thereof. Because Live Nation actually charges fees for its no-fee tickets.No-fee FAILLive Nation was in talks to merge with Ticketmaster...
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Janet Jackson has not signed a deal with Live Nation, despite rumours that she was expected to do so. Live Nation previously signed big name artists like U2 and Jay-Z to so-called '360 deals' that include...
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Snoop Dogg has signed a '360 mega-deal' that goes well beyond the scope of a regular record label contract, only he hasn't signed with Live Nation as other big name artists have done, he's signed with MTV.In...
The Live Nation and Ticketmaster merge could be facing antitrust issues as these two giant corporations could threaten the competitive process in the entertainment business. The integration of the biggest owner of...
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News out of Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal has live entertainment giants Ticketmaster and Live Nation closer to a merger than before. Both entertainment companies have grown within the live entertainment industry...
Although no official release date has been set for Jay-Z's anticipated new album The Blueprint 3, producer Kanye West has stated that he expects the album to drop in February 2009.The album will be Jay-Z's...
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Nickelback is the latest heavyweight group to sign a multi-year, multi-album 360 deal with Live Nation. Their roster now boasts some of the biggest earning musicians on the planet, including: Madonna, U2, Jay-Z,...
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UPDATE | May 2nd — Live Nation has reportedly sealed the deal with Jay-Z"The long-rumored $150 million, 10-year deal between Jay-Z and Live Nation reportedly closed Wednesday night, with Live Nation giving...
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Who says there's no longer any money in the music biz?Jay-Z and Mary J are proving end-of-the-industry analysts to be wildly wrong, as they pad their already well-lined pockets with mo' dolla dolla bills,...
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Following Madonna's massive deal a few months ago, the Clear Channel spin-off and music monolithic, Live Nation, has added another massive band to their expanding rock star roster: U2.Bono & co have signed up...
I wonder what Live Nation's "convenience fee" will be? "Concert promoter Live Nation Inc said on Friday it will launch its own ticketing business next year after it ends a relationship with Ticketmaster, the...
"This just in: the provocative performer Madonna is chainsawing her bonds to Warner, the company that launched her and made her famous.
That's right, the chains of love are apparently made only of paper: the kind...
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