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The State of Independents 2024 | IQ Magazine
3 hours ago · Country music is now everywhere, with acts appearing on mainstream festival stages and selling out arenas around the planet, as IQ reports. Indie Champs 2024: Alter Art, Crosstown Concerts & more. The first part of IQ’s debut indie celebration also features Bird On The Wire, Cap-Cap Produccions, and Destroy All Lines.
Michael Rapino: Live is a 'very scarce commodity' | IQ Magazine
7 hours ago · Michael Rapino. Live Nation boss Michael Rapino has praised the resilience of the company’s business model, describing live entertainment as “a very scarce commodity” in a new interview. Appearing on CNBC ‘s Mad Money, Rapino discussed how the company was able to continue to thrive in a year that had fewer A-list artists out on the road.
Italian concert sector brings €1bn economic boost | IQ Magazine
1 day ago · Italy’s concert industry was worth almost €1 billion to the country’s economy last year, according to newly released figures. Based on IFPI, Deloitte, Italian Society of Authors and Publishers (SIAE), DISMA and GFK data, the Federation of the Italian Music Industry (FIMI) reports the overall economic value of music in Italy in 2023 was €4.3bn, with total direct contributions amounting ...
2025 stadium tours mount: Coldplay, Olivia Rodrigo, MCR
4 hours ago · Coldplay, Olivia Rodrigo and My Chemical Romance are among the latest acts to announce stadium tours for 2025. Coldplay have announced their biggest-ever show in the Indian city of Ahmedabad next year as part of their blockbuster Music Of The Spheres World Tour.. The band will perform at the 100,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium, the largest stadium in the world, on 25 January.
Arthur Fogel: ‘We haven’t hit peak touring by any measure’
5 days ago · Arthur Fogel, Live Nation’s chairman of global music and president of global touring, has spoken to IQ ’ s Global Promoters Report 2024 about the evolution of the business.. Known for building the planet-spanning industry we see today, Fogel’s regular clients include Beyoncé, Sting, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, and Lady Gaga.
Warner expands in India's live music market | IQ Magazine
1 day ago · By Lisa Henderson on 12 Nov 2024. Warner Music Group (WMG) has acquired a minority stake in SkillBox, a live entertainment and ticketing platform based in India. WMG says its strategic investment in the firm “enables us to expand the services that we can seamlessly offer artists, both domestic and international, connecting them with fans ...
The rockin' road to Dublin | IQ Magazine
Oct 9, 2024 · Lockdown had many strange consequences, but Ireland experienced one that nobody predicted: the kids got into trad. “It’s weird, you know,” says Mark Downing at Bray, County Wicklow-based booking agency AMA Music, who identifies lockdown scrolling as the reason for traditional Irish music’s re-emergence as a heavy influence on all sorts of new homegrown sounds.
Print & Digital Magazine | IQ Magazine
IQ’s November 2024 edition is out now and available to read or buy. The latest issue includes: Indie Champions 2024: Our first-ever Indie Champions List celebrates excellence in the independent sector around the world. The State of Independents 2024: The realities of running an indie company in an ever-shifting landscape.
'Live music is going to get bigger, for longer' | IQ Magazine
Dec 8, 2023 · Royalties from live and public performance rose 69.9% to €2.7bn in 2022, prompting CISAC president and ABBA member Björn Ulvaeus to declare that live music has “surged back”. “The CISAC network is once again throbbing with concerts, exhibitions and festivals, and the royalties they generate to help creators make a livelihood,” he said.