Belgian Singles Surge 20%, Market Value Dips March 09, 2010
- Global
| Retail The Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), representing 90% of the country's entertainment industry companies, has announced an increase for music sales by volume but confirmed a fall in value for 2009. » Full Story
Done Deal: Comcast-Spectacor Buys Live Nation's Paciolan March 09, 2010
- Touring Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm, has completed its acquisition of ticketing software provider Paciolan from Live Nation Entertainment. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. » Full Story
Tokio Hotel Pulls Russian Show March 09, 2010
- Global
| Touring
| Rock and Pop A show by the German pop-rock act Tokio Hotel at St. Petersburg's 12,000-seat Ice Palace was canceled at the last minute, allegedly due to a dispute between the artist and the promoter. » Full Story
Live Nation Gets Nod of Approval From Investors March 03, 2010
- Touring Following last week's earnings release, Live Nation's stock is up 7.4% in the last five trading days. Investors reacted positively to news on Wednesday that Liberty Media's tender offer at $12 a share had been all but ignored by shareholders. » Full Story
Mama Co-Chief Exec Departs March 01, 2010
- Global
| Touring Mama Group co-chief executive Adam Driscoll has resigned from the company, which owns live venues across the U.K. and was recently acquired by HMV. » Full Story
Stars Rock Out For Tibet At Carnegie Hall March 01, 2010
- Rock and Pop
| Touring Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Regina Spektor and many others contributed to a potent sonic cocktail that rocked Carnegie Hall at the 20th Annual Benefit Concert for Tibet House U.S., a non-profit organization charged with preserving Tibetan culture. » Full Story
Aventura Reveals Latin American Leg Of Tour March 01, 2010
- Latin Urban bachata act Aventura, which had the top-selling Latin album in 2009 with "The Last" and sold out four nights at New York's Madison Square Garden during its recently completed 21-date U.S. tour, announced the Latin American leg of its trek. » Full Story
