Global venue company Oak View Group is entrusting Ticketmaster with its full suite of new venues. Today the two businesses have announced a long-term partnership for six new OVG venues.   The partnership will bring Ticketmaster technology to New York’s UBS Arena, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, Austin’s Moody Center, Savannah Arena and Coachella Valley Arena in Palm Desert, Calif. Outside North […]

All the details for BTS’ “Permission to Dance” Challenge, which launches this week on YouTube Shorts, are here. The challenge — a friendly invitation to BTS fans to groove along to the group’s new single “Permission to Dance” — officially kicks off on Friday, July 23, and runs through Aug. 14. Fans around the world

After a year and a half away because of the pandemic, relentless road warrior Bob Dylan returned to a concert stage on Sunday (July 18) — at least online. He performed for fans who paid $25 to watch online through the live-streaming platform Veeps. It was less a concert than a stylized black-and-white film, with

When he wasn’t penning classics as the principal songwriter, lead guitarist and vocalist for Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia was also an accomplished visual artist — and an early adopter of digital art. Now, some of the last digital art pieces that Garcia created in his lifetime are about to hit the market as an NFT

Billie Eilish is the latest star to lend her voice to the ever-expanding #FreeBritney movement. In an interview with Vogue Australia, Eilish weighed in on the high price of fame for young women in the music industry, a subject she has plenty of experience with. In a section of her cover story focused on the

BRISBANE, Australia — The 2021 edition of Australia’s Bigsound conference and showcase event has been canceled due to the lockdown measures currently in place across the country. It’s a disappointing conclusion to an industry pow-wow that was meant to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, and which had announced a lineup of speakers including punk

Ed Sheeran’s reign over the U.K. singles chart looks set to extend into a fourth week with “Bad Habits.” The British singer and songwriter’s latest hit leads the First Look chart, which ranks the territory’s most popular songs based on sales and streaming activity over the weekend. Meanwhile, “Heartbreak Anthem” from Galantis, David Guetta and

There’s a breath of fresh air at the summit of the U.K. albums chart as Inhaler’s debut album slots in at No. 1. Inhaler’s It Won’t Always Be Like This (Polydor) opens at the top of the Official U.K. Albums Chart, making the Dublin rock outfit just the third Irish act to top the survey

After first calling out the people closest to her who she believes have failed her in recent years, Britney Spears shared a follow-up post to her Instagram over the weekend about the future of her career amid her conservatorship battle. In Saturday’s post, the message from the pop icon’s official account most notably said she

Britney Spears is looking fit and feeling free, if a new video is anything to go by. The pop superstar appears super-healthy as she works through a new routine to Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy,” in a fresh clip posted to Instagram. “May the Lord wrap your mean ass up in joy today,” she writes. It’s