Drake, Ariana Grande and their modern pop ilk may seem to reign supreme on music-streaming services. But a Mariah Carey song from 1994 — you know the one — just broke the all-time single-day streaming record on Spotify. “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” the sprightly holiday song that …
Read More »
Ticket-resale giant StubHub, the world’s biggest ticket marketplace, released its fourth annual “Year In Live Experiences” report on Tuesday, highlighting one point in particular: More people are crossing borders to attend concerts, festivals, sports games and other live events than ever before. Nearly 200,000 customers traveled to a different country …
Read More »
When is a stream not a stream? Billboard, which publishes the definitive album and song charts for the U.S. music industry, has had to ask itself that odd question in the last few months. After facing pressure and criticism from subscription music-streaming services, the trade publication announced last October that …
Read More »
Bruce Springsteen‘s team was cautiously optimistic on August 30th, as the first round of tickets went on sale for “Springsteen on Broadway,” a run of 79 solo acoustic shows in a small theater in New York. Springsteen knew demand for tickets would be enormous, and wanted to make sure they …
Read More »