Music Ally’s team have been casting envious long-distance eyes at Australian festival Splendour In The Grass since 2017, when this YouTube video introduced us to the wonderful Confidence Man. This year, we’ll […]
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UK’s DCMS committee blames government for ‘lost summer’
We’re awaiting the publication of the UK’s parliamentary report into the economics of music streaming, but the body behind that – the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee – has […]
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TRNSMT boss slammed for ‘females picking up guitars’ comments
The director of British festival TRNSMT is under fire for his explanation of why 11 of the first 13 artists announced for next year’s event are men. “It will be a while […]
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Sandbox Issue 241: Music Merchandising Moves On
Lead: Billboard has just announced new chart rules around merchandise and album bundles in the US (effective from January 2020), seeking to close some of the loopholes that have been exploited here in recent years. This could have enormous repercussions for how merchandising is used in marketing in the future. In the not-so-distant past, a […]
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TRNSMT Festival turns lineup news into online treasure hunt
TRNSMT is a music festival in Scotland that began in 2017 in Glasgow (effectively replacing the long-running T In The Park) and has turned its 2020 line-up announcement into a digital […]
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More music festivals promise not to use facial-recognition tech
The trickle of music festivals saying they won’t be using facial-recognition technology to identify fans may be turning into a flood. In September, we reported on US festivals Bonnaroo and Austin City […]
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Marshmello and Ninja to star at Metarama music / esports festival
Music Ally has been talking for a while about the potential for live events combining music and esports. We’ve already seen music performances at major esports tournaments, of course, while […]
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Snapchat could have made $800k from Coachella ‘live story’
A year ago, Snapchat launched a feature called Live Stories that involved aggregating photos and videos from specific events, including music festivals. Now the company has been talking about how […]
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Bonnaroo Tweet fest proves useful to marketers
Social media use analysis at the recent Bonnaroo and CMA Music festivals, reveals Twitter accounts for 91% of all social media mentions at Bonnaroo.
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Bonnaroo Tweet fest proves useful to marketers
Social media use analysis in US Bonnaroo and CMA Music festivals hosts useful information for local officials, festival organisers, artists, corporate sponsors and advertisers.
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The Ticket Factory gets involved in Music Festivals Facebook game
Social game Music Festivals has a new industry partner: British ticketing site The Ticket Factory. The Facebook game gets people to create their own virtual music festivals, and now The Ticket Factory has launched a branded stage that can be added to them.
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The Ticket Factory gets involved in Music Festivals Facebook game
Social game Music Festivals has a new industry partner: British ticketing site The Ticket Factory. The Facebook game gets people to create their own virtual music festivals, and now The Ticket Factory has launched a branded stage that can be added to them.