Music industry intelligence platform ROSTR has announced ROSTR Promoters, a searchable directory designed to help artists and agents find the people who buy, market, and make live shows happen.

Macklemore, known for his pro-Palestine remarks, opens for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, USA, and says “Free Palestine” on stage. Several NFL stadium owners threaten to cancel shows at ...

Here's a rundown of some of our favorite stories from this week on Hypebot. As always, thanks for reading and being part of our growing community of artists, managers, and industry pros.

Live music has become a powerful drivers of global tourism. According to a new study from Live Nation, live music fans are taking significantly more trips than the average traveler, building their ...

On this week’s episode of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these timely music industry stories: Over 50% of a Major Streaming Service's Tracks Come ...

Apple has opened a live music venue in London designed to make a single concert work simultaneously as an intimate show, a global livestream and a professionally recorded piece of content. Apple Music ...

Independent live music venue The Howlin' Wolf has launched a federal lawsuit against secondary ticketing giant StubHub. Filed on September 10, 2026 in the United States District Court for the Eastern ...

The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has launched a Live Independent Tour certification to elevate U.S. independent venues, promoters, and festivals. First up is Los Angeles indie rock ...

NYBA founder Markus Hetzenegger shares the forecasting model that drove their predictive, AI-driven ticketing campaign for Cirque du Soleil ALIZÉ. Before we launched our platform publicly in August, ...

You release a new single on Friday morning. The Spotify link arrives, you open it expecting to see the track on your artist page — and instead you’re looking at somebody else’s profile. Same artist ...

Olivia Rodrigo’s inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival made several statements that were impossible to miss. The single-day event brought 45,000 people to Great Park in Irvine, CA, last week. Its ...

In an industry where so many artists are screaming for attention across multiple platforms, music discovery is certainly a hot topic of discussion. One of the most crucial tools for music discovery is ...