"My favorite piece of merchandising is me."
Andrew Mason wanted to show how he's grown since founding and leading Groupon.
Daily deals site Groupon is linking up with the country's largest concert promotor, Live Nation Entertainment.
Heavy metal madman and reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne canceled a show in Reno, Nevada, Sunday night due to a "sudden illness," the concert promoter said.
Pooping pigeons forced the Kings of Leon to abandon their St. Louis, Missouri, concert after just three songs Friday night, the rock band's management said Saturday.
"The last thing I was going to do was look up," says bassist Jared Followill
U2 lead singer Bono has been discharged from a German hospital where he was treated for a back injury, concert promoter Live Nation said Tuesday.
Bono has roadies to do his heavy lifting, but the U2 lead singer somehow suffered a serious back injury while preparing for his upcoming U.S. tour, according to the rock band's website.
The pop stars will take on 25 arenas this summer
The Justice Department gave conditional approval Monday to Ticketmaster's proposed merger with Live Nation, saying the government's requirements in a proposed settlement will protect U.S. consumers who purchase tickets.
Kanye West may be able to take time off to think about his life after all now that his concert tour has been canceled.
For most rockers and aging hippies the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this weekend will mark a happy occasion.
Live Nation has taken all fees and taxes out of "No Service Fee Wednesday," responding to complaints that hidden fees remained when it launched the ticket promotion two weeks ago.
Music fans who buy concert tickets during Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesday" may be surprised when they check their receipt and see some service fees were charged.
Those extra service fees tacked on to concert ticket prices -- long a source of grumbling by ticket buyers -- will disappear for millions of seats sold by the largest U.S. concert promoter this summer.
On a warm night in Atlanta, the progressive bluegrass string band Trampled by Turtles quietly unloads its instruments from a modest, nondescript white touring van.
Minnesota progressive bluegrass band performs Rich/Poor in Atlanta.
The singer will record a few new tunes for the album, which is due out in the fall
The CEOs of Ticketmaster and Live Nation told members of a Senate antitrust panel Tuesday that their proposed merger was necessary to strengthen each company and create a new business model for a suffering industry.
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a proposed merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which two lawmakers said would create a "near monopoly" in concert ticketing.
Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. announced plans to merge Tuesday, combining the nation's biggest concert promoter with the largest seller of tickets for live entertainment.
Yes, it's a limited sample. Yes, it's more likely for people who are disgruntled to comment than people who are pleased.
A possible merger between the two of the largest companies in the concert business has raised protests from singer Bruce Springsteen and prompted a congressman to call for a federal anti-trust investigation.
There were plenty of stories earlier this week commemorating the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper -- a tragedy later dubbed "The Day the Music Died."
The British songstress will join the guys on tour this fall
The rapper whoops it up with marriage plans and a $150 million deal in the works
The rapper's deal with Live Nation certainly makes sense for him. But for concert ticket buyers it can only mean one thing
U.S. stocks looked set for a mixed start on the last day of the quarter, as investors await a Bush administration plan aimed at overhauling regulation on Wall Street amid a meltdown in the financial sector.
Rock band U2 has agreed to enter a 12-year contract with Live Nation, a live event promotional company that owns and operates more than 100 venues around the country.
"We really can't wait to get back on the road this summer," say Kevin, Nick and Joe
The Jonas Brothers' Joe Jonas landed in the emergency room Saturday night after taking a small spill following a show in Atlantic City.
Jay-Z is about to hit the stage at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Hundreds of people cram the dance floor, ready to rap along to the hip-hop superstar's every word. Up in the balcony a 42-year-old executive with a close-cropped beard and slicked-back hair of mullet-like dimensions is enjoying a spotlight of a different sort.
Ever since Live Nation, the giant concert promoter, announced a sweeping 10-year deal with Madonna to handle her albums, tours and merchandize, investors have worried that the company spent too much to lure the superstar away from Warner Music Group. The stock has fallen roughly 30 percent since the news came out last month.
Jennifer Lopez has canceled the final show in her first-ever concert tour, which she had undertaken with husband Marc Anthony.
The Best Damn Thing for Avril Lavigne? Touring. After a year of promoting her platinum album The Best Damn Thing, the singer is launching a North American tour on March 5, 2008.
The pop star's reported deal to leave Warner Music is part of a shakeup that is rewriting the rules of the music industry
CNNMoney: Reigniting the rallyupdated: Thu Oct 11 2007 08:54:00
Traders appear ready to shake off profit worries and follow overseas markets higher, which could take U.S. stocks to a fresh set of records Thursday.
Pop superstar Madonna is considering leaving her current record label, Warner Music Group Corp.'s Warner Bros. Records, to enter a $120 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation Inc., according to a report published in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday.
Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony will co-headline their first tour together this fall.
Fortune: Question authorityupdated: Tue May 15 2007 14:36:00
As CEO of Live Nation, Michael Rapino is one of the few people in the music industry who has managed to grow revenue lately. He has done it the old-fashioned way, by domination; in this case, of th...
When legendary rock band The Police reunite to kick off the Grammy Awards telecast on February 11, their performance will highlight the best and worst things that the music industry has going for it.
It has been a great year for many media stocks. So, not surprisingly, it's been a pretty good year for guys like me, who make a living writing about media companies and their stocks.
Concert promoter Live Nation said Monday it is buying a controlling stake in fan club operator Musictoday, a move that could bring fans closer to their favorite musicians.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The concert business, like the rest of the music industry, has fallen on tough times during the past few years.
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