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All across the U.S., independent concert venues are revamping their marquees to include fun facts about artists that have played there in the past: Lady Gaga at Tampa’s Ritz Ybor, Childish Gambino at Portland’s Aladdin. The concept may sound simple — but it took a national deal with Spotify to …

Chinese music giant Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is now an investor in fast-growing virtual concert startup Wave, the company announced early Thursday — a move that sees Tencent taking minority equity in the company as well as establishing a partnership to bring Wave’s animated shows to all of Tencent’s music …

At the virtual Burning Man festival this year was an electronic artist named Xen — an emerging act who gave a trippy digital DJ set while dark, metallic tendrils surrounded the booth.The show wasn’t out of the norm for EDM. But Xen herself is — because she isn’t alive. Xen …

“We’re making it easy for your fans to tune in wherever you are and wherever they are,” Spotify told artists in a blog post on Tuesday morning. The streaming service announced that artists can now list virtual events on their Spotify profiles, in an attempt to help mitigate the effects …

Following a months-long hiatus after wrapping up a European tour, beloved English rock band the Libertines are once again readying a live gig, but the environment couldn’t be more different. With band members sequestered in different countries since the pandemic started, the first time the Libertines will see one another …

Nothing has come close to “The Box.” Roddy Ricch‘s squeaky, sticky surprise hit dominated the first half of 2020, topping the list of the biggest songs in the U.S. from January through June by a hefty margin. After it reached Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs Chart …

InRolling Stone‘s weekly series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. Bandsintown is a concert discovery app that allows music fans to keep track of …

When Spotify announced last month that it was finally giving fans a way to directly “tip” artists, it was largely met with approval from the artist community. Spotify’s move represented one of the first launches of “tipping” on a major global audio-streaming service — and it came at a good …

Popeye’s — yes, the fried chicken company — is raising some eyebrows in the music industry this week. The restaurant chain announced a new national campaign on Monday, May 4th encouraging musicians to compete in a contest in which they perform the company’s famous “Love That Chicken” jingle using the …

Saudi Arabia‘s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, has purchased a stake in Live Nation worth about $500 million, Variety reports. The Public Investment Fund acquired a 5.7 percent stake totaling around 12.3 million shares in the music industry giant, according to new filings with the Securities and Exchange …