Live Nation Offers “No Service Fee Wednesday” Today [Brooklyn Vegan]
Kanye West and Lady Gaga Announce Fall Tour [Idolator]
Perez Hilton Says Christina Aguilera is Recording With Le Tigre [Spin]
Live Nation and Ticketmaster Merger Challenged as Monopoly in UK [NME]
Phoenix and Passion Pit Play Central Park Summerstage [Brooklyn Vegan]
Devendra Banhart Remixes Oasis [NME]
Patrick Wolf Arrested and “Almost Shot in the Face” in San Francisco [Pitchfork]
New Roots Album How I Got Over Announced; Roots May Be Busiest Band in Universe [Prefix]
Stream Sunset Rubdown’s New Album Dragonslayer on NPR [NPR]
Touch & Go’s DIY 70s Punk Zine Becomes Really Nice Book [The Tripwire]
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More Internet Music Service/Major Music Label News: Sony and eMusic Strike a Deal [NYTimes]
Britain’s Got Talent Star Breaks Down, Enters Clinic [NME]
New York Park Names for Sale [Brooklyn Vegan]
Little Boots the Latest to Preview Album Online [NME]
Wavves Frontman Williams Issues an Apology [Prefix]
Baron Cohen Gets Intimate with Eminem(’s Face) at MTV Awards [Idolator]
Twitterer Posing as Imprisoned Spector [Idolator]
Live Nation Launches “No Service Fee” Wednesdays [Brooklyn Vegan]
Most Def and Talib Kweli Together Again [SPIN]
Pink Criticizes Kanye for Wanting More Fur [NME]
Roadie Claims that Manager Murdered Hendrix [The Tripwire]
compiled by Elana Jacobs
February 15, 2009
Live Nation and Ticketmaster Agree to Merge
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Ticketmaster Entertainment and Live Nation announced a merger last week to create, essentially, a complete online ticketing monopoly that will further consolidate the music industry. The new entity will be called Live Nation Entertainment, which will combine the world’s most top ticket seller, Ticketmaster, with the world’s largest concert promoter, Live Nation.
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