Entertainment industry set to suffer $160 billion growth loss over next 5 years
There's no denying that the entertainment industry has been impacted significantly by COVID-19, with events cancelled, cinemas closed, and millions of people living paycheck to paycheck, it will be a long time before the industry returns to what it was. According to research released by Ampere Analysis, the entertainment industry will suffer $160 billion in lost growth over the next
Berlin booking agencies unite to call for industry-wide aid
Berlin booking agencies have come together to call for aid for all live acts that have been affected by the current global pandemic, which has caused the cancellation of festivals and shows across the globe. Approximately 70 different agencies have joined together in order to get the grant. Their union is called Booking United. Booking United published a formal letter to the
The Netherlands’ king Willem-Alexander: “Festivals are essential for the Netherlands”
In recent weeks, some European countries have started to allow the comeback of activities post-quarantine interruption caused by COVID-19. This is no different in the Netherlands. From June 1st restaurants, movie theaters and other types of establishments will be open to the public again. However, as announced a few weeks ago, events such as festivals and clubs can only work
Live Nation reveals next steps to overcome COVID-19 Crisis
Live Nation, the largest events promoter company in the world, is analysing alternative scenarios in facing the impossibility of organizing concerts in traditional models the audience is used to due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of this in the first four months of 2020, the company experienced a 21% revenue drop. The shares of Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster,
Insomniac puts half of its employees on furlough scheme
American electronic music promoter Insomniac has seen no other option but to furlough roughly half of its staff as CEO/Founder Pasquale Rotella has detailed. Having to work from home, the existing employees at Insomniac are having to roll out refund procedures from their own homes after the cancellation of a handful of its festivals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Insomniac recently
New reports suggest DJs did NOT ask public to pay their tour manager’s wages
There's been a fair slice of music industry drama this week to keep us entertained in lockdown, but despite the debacle being widely reported, it seems many have missed the point. It started last week, when a project called TNT Sofa Sessions appeared, whereby tour managers of various DJs, many of whom are DJs themselves, shared mixes via Bandcamp along
Anjunadeep London has been postponed to July 2021
One of the most anticipated events on the London electronic music circuit has been postponed to July 2021. Anjunadeep London - Open Air Evolved, scheduled to take place on July 25, 2020 at the Magazine London venue, was yet another major event affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic. The lineup for this event was due to feature names like Lane 8, Tinlicker,
Spotify launches new feature ‘Artist Fundraising Pick’
The mega streaming platform Spotify has developed and launched a brand new feature called 'Artist Fundraising Pick' that will allow fans to make donations directly to their chosen artists or worthy causes in order to help them in this tough period for the music industry. Besides thousands of industries that have been damaged by this pandemic, our beloved music industry has definitely
Tomorrowland announces the return of top 1000 playlist
Although nothing can make up for the fact that Tomorrowland 2020 is gone for good, the organizers have been trying their best to provide consolation to the disappointed fans through the live streams and radio shows. Taking this framework to up another level, the festival has announced the return of its biggest playlist – Tomorrowland Top 1000 through One World
Claptone launches new residency ‘Claptone In The Circus’
After reigning in Beatport's top 1 overall chart for a few weeks with the remake of the classic 'Drop The Pressure' Claptone is back in a different situation. Last Wednesday, the highest House DJ in DJ MAG 2019 made its first performance at its new residence 'Claptone In The Circus'. Forget, at first, the big clubs in Las Vegas and Ibiza.
TikTok secures short-term licensing agreements with the major labels
TikTok has just made sure it continues with its great success during these uncertain times by locking down short-term licensing deals with the three main major labels in the music scene: Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music. The Bytedance owned app was created back in 2016 in China under the name of Douyin. It was first launched in 2017 outside
BREAKING: Mysteryland 2020 is postponed to 2021
The 2020 edition of the Dutch festival Mysteryland is postponed to August 27th-29th 2021, after the release of an official statement from the organizers on their website and social media platforms. This is yet another festival impacted by the crisis around the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past few weeks, other major events have also been postponed to 2021, such as Tomorrowland Belgium,
The Chainsmokers donate 20,000 masks to hospitals
Despite the horrors the last few months have entailed, every now and again there are glimmers of hope. From declining cases in New York, to Italy reopening some stores, we are daring to believe that we may have conquered COVID-19. But there is still a long way to go, and charitable efforts from generous individuals and organisation still go a long
Tomorrowland sends out letters to industry professionals amid COVID-19 uncertainty
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, iconic electronic music festivals such as Ultra Musical Festival Miami and EDC Las Vegas, among others, have been cancelled or postponed. Exactly 3 months from Tomorrowland Belgium, there is still a lack of certainty regarding whether the event will be allowed to go ahead. However, the future of Tomorrowland 2020 has been brought to the forefront of our minds
Eventbrite cuts 45% of company’s employees due to COVID-19 crisis
The current pandemic situation caused by COVID-19 is affecting several sectors of the economy, mainly, events associated with the music industry. Unfortunately, festivals are being canceled or postponed increasing the risk of not happening the 2020 festival season. Also, some related companies have started to feel the impact of this situation too. This week Eventbrite a US-based event management and