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Sans Crow, Fleetwood Mac To Tour In 2009
July 23, 2008 - Touring
In the wake of Lindsey Buckingham's latest solo project, Fleetwood Mac is gearing up for a tour in early 2009 that will likely be followed by a new band album. » Full Story
Ticketmaster Reveals Expected Board Of Spinoff
July 23, 2008 - Touring
In a SEC Filing yesterday, Ticketmaster revealed the expected board of directors for the company's upcoming spinoff from parent InterActiveCorp., expected to be finalized next month. » Full Story
Singapore Alliance Promises New Era Of Live Biz
July 23, 2008 - Global | Touring
SINGfest, the Island Republic's biggest contemporary music festival, looks set to become even bigger with an alliance between brand-led event and digital content company All the Worlds, a Universal Music Group joint-venture company, and Asian concert promoter Midas Promotions. » Full Story
Top Stars Step Up For Fashion Rocks
July 22, 2008 - Rock and Pop
Some of the biggest names in music have signed on for the fifth Fashion Rocks concert, to be held Sept. 5 at New York's Radio City Music Hall and broadcast four days later by CBS » Full Story
Mötley Crüe Pacts With Deep Rock Drive.com
July 22, 2008 - Touring | Branding
Mötley Crüe has partnered with Deeprockdrive.com, an online concert venue, to show their upcoming performance at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. » Full Story
Karina Pasian Joins Lupe Fiasco, Keri Hilson On Tours
July 22, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop | Touring
Originally slated for June 3, Def Jam recording artist/pianist Karina Pasian debut album, "First Love," gets a new release date. » Full Story
AOL, Amex Back Tour Tracker
July 22, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
America Online and American Express have joined forces to present Tour Tracker, a Web site that lets fans track the tour dates of various acts, and provides links to buy tickets. » Full Story
Buddy Lee Attractions Acquires Peck's DNA
July 21, 2008 - Touring
Nashville-based independent booking agency Buddy Lee Attractions (BLA) has acquired Florida-based Diversified National Artists Agency (DNA). As part of the deal, DNA founder Steve Peck will join BLA's team in Nashville. » Full Story
iLike Offers New Tools To Concert Promoters, Venues
July 21, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Touring
iLike is reaching out to concert promoters with a new set of tools designed to transform its social music discovery service into a more overt advertising platform. The service won't launch until later this quarter. » Full Story
McCartney Plays For Thousands At Free Quebec Show
July 21, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
Paul McCartney churned out a Beatles-laden set list to a pumped-up crowd gathered for a free concert as part of Quebec City's 400th anniversary celebration. » Full Story
Olympics Force Beijing Venues Into Second Place
July 21, 2008 - Global
Several Beijing live music venues have had to cancel their summer live-music events due to "security concerns" ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which start on Aug. 8. » Full Story
Latin Briefs: ‘West Side Story,’ Circo Rocktastico, SESAC Latina
July 21, 2008 - Latin
"West Side Story" will come to Broadway in a new bilingual version; Rock bands Monte Negro, the May Fire and Astra Heights are playing the six-week Circo Rocktastico tour; SESAC Latina's Miami office has affiliated two Puerto Rican rock bands, Habitat and Koala. » Full Story
China Confirms Extra Scrutiny For Int'l Artists
July 21, 2008 - Global
China is tightening the screws on political expression, saying it will ban foreign artists and entertainers who have ever engaged in activities deemed to "threaten national sovereignty." » Full Story
Shirts. Hats. Key Chains. Are These The Saviors Of Music?
July 20, 2008 - Touring
As album sales dwindle, merch is on the march as the industry's reliable revenue generator. » Full Story
Bon Jovi, Spice Girls Top Midyear Touring Chart
July 18, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
The touring landscape may be tough this summer, but Billboard Boxscore's midyear numbers illustrate that many tours have enjoyed significant success already. » Full Story
Live Nation Ups Mueller, Masters
July 18, 2008 - Touring
Live Nation has promoted several executives within its California offices, Billboard.biz has learned. Rick Mueller has been elevated to president of California, and Nick Masters has been promoted to chairman of Southern California. » Full Story
Leeds Joins Live Nation New York
July 18, 2008 - Touring
Music industry veteran Harvey Leeds has joined Live Nation's New York office, reporting to Live Nation New York president Kevin Morrow. Leeds retired from Sony Music after 35 years last March 31. » Full Story
Tixdaq Hires EMI's Waddington
July 18, 2008 - Global | Touring
Tixdaq, the British-based independent ticketing consultancy and online price comparison service, has recruited former EMI executive Will Waddington to the role as chief operations and financial officer. » Full Story
MSG Entertainment Restructures Executive Team
July 17, 2008 - Touring
As New York-based MSG Entertainment continues to grow its brand beyond the New York metro area, the live entertainment company has reorganized its operations with a newly expanded executive team of music industry veterans. » Full Story
Update: Brian Eno Not On David Byrne Tour
July 17, 2008 - Touring
Updating a story posted yesterday, Brian Eno will not appear with David Byrne on the latter's fall tour. » Full Story
Seatwave Partners With U.K.'s Grand Union Mgmt.
July 17, 2008 - Touring | Global
London-based fan-to-fan ticket exchange Seatwave has partnered with Grand Union Management to become the official concert ticket re-seller for all current and future artists represented by the U.K.-based music management company. » Full Story
StubHub Seals Deal With Virgin Fest
July 17, 2008 - Touring | Digital and Mobile
StubHub seals a partnership with the Virgin Mobile Festival, to be held Aug. 9-10 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. » Full Story
NZ's Real Groovy Up For Sale
July 17, 2008 - Global | Retail
Iconic New Zealand music retailer Real Groovy has confirmed it is seeking an injection of capital. » Full Story
Tixdaq Enters Theater Market
July 17, 2008 - Global | Touring
Independent ticketing research consultancy Tixdaq.com has extended it service to the U.K. theater market, listing primary and secondary ticketing data for shows in London's West Ends and around the country. » Full Story
Carey, Rimes, Nas Bolster Samsung Outing
July 16, 2008 - Touring
Mariah Carey, Gavin Rossdale, LeAnn Rimes, Nelly and Nas, among others, will perform as part of the second annual Samsung AT&T Summer Krush, a free summer concert series designed to highlight Samsung's music-centric BlackJack II mobile phone. » Full Story
 


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