Deezer is launching a concert series inspired by its curated playlists. The streaming company plans to host a collection of small, invitation-only shows under the banner Deezer LIVE. Continue Reading
Music festival Coachella has expanded its partnership with YouTube. This year, the April event will have both of its weekends streamed live to the video platform. YouTube will host artist vignettes and behind-the-scenes videos alongside a curated selection of the live performances. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Music festivals in the streaming era. A year in musical mergers. Reflecting on Spotify’s listing. Continue Reading
Spotify has entered a partnership with Festicket, a platform for book music festival travel. Users can connect their Spotify accounts to Festicket for the Festival Finder tool. Continue Reading
Spotify is continuing its push into the live music space. After turning its popular Rap Caviar playlist into a concert event, the Viva Latino! playlist will get the same treatment. Concerts are becoming a notable revenue stream for the company. Continue Reading
YouTube has entered a partnership with Ticketmaster for a deal that will allow artists to include tour dates on their official music videos. The new feature will roll out first to any artists with North America Ticketmaster shows. Continue Reading
Tidal is hosting its third annual Tidal X: Brooklyn concert. Ticket sales will benefit relief efforts for natural disasters, a fitting cause after multiple earthquakes and hurricanes wreaked havoc in across North America and the Caribbean in recent weeks. Continue Reading
Eventbrite published a tipsheet about Millennials live music preferences. The ticketing service found that nearly 40% of millennials attended some type of concert or performance in the past year. Continue Reading
Spotify is converting one of its popular playlists into a concert series dubbed RapCaviar Live. The streaming platform’s RapCaviar playlist has more than 7 million followers, and is the second-biggest global playlist on the service. Continue Reading
Spotify has inked a deal to further its interests in concerts and ticketing. The streaming company entered a global partnership with AXS and Eventbrite that will see both ticketing companies making personalized concert recommendations to Spotify listeners. Continue Reading
TuneIn announced an effort to connect its listeners with live music events. The audio company is planning to launch stations focused on different music festivals. The stations for each of these events will feature music from artists slated to perform at those festivals. Continue Reading
Spotify is embarking on a new addition to its live music tie-ins. The streaming music service will begin emailing users with concert recommendations based on their listening preferences. Continue Reading