A finding of anti-competitive behaviour by US industry giant Live Nation raises questions about New Zealand’s heavily consolidated music market.
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Local music scenes are shrinking, and young performers lack opportunities to try out new material.
The music industry relies on a huge, highly skilled workforce. But it’s often undervalued.
When Amyl and the Sniffers’ show was cancelled on Friday night, they placed $35,000 across the bars of seven prominent grassroots music venues around Melbourne.
Small clubs are the incubators of new talent and vital to the music industry’s future. But bigger players are tilting the market and threatening their survival.
The 17 UK dates are estimated to have generated around £1 billion of spending.
Consumers accept dynamic pricing for things like hotels and flights – but events organisers should proceed with caution.
A new research review shows live music isn’t just entertainment — it’s a proven way to boost feelings of belonging and community.
Touring has become one of the few reliable income streams for working musicians. But a new study finds that the benefits from opening for major artists are often fleeting.
The newly launched Australian Music Venue Foundation is partly modelled on the United Kingdom’s Music Venue Trust, but the UK model has a more radical approach.
There has been a sea change in arts funding with the idea of intrinsic worth replaced by economic potential.
As Dylan himself wondered on his most recent album: How much longer can it last? How long can this go on?
Ticket revenue is booming in Australia, yet the music sector is in crisis. Could market concentration be to blame?
Thanks to dynamic pricing, tickets for Green Day reached $500. Is this the new normal for live music?
It’s a question of supply and demand – but does that make it fair?
Authorities have cancelled the singer’s three shows in Vienna after foiling a terrorist threat. In an environment of rising global tensions, vigilance is key.
The return on government investments in arts and events should be measured over a decade, not a month.
Much of the focus has been on the struggles of small music venues, but boutique festivals are also facing huge threats.
Labour promised in spring that it wants to see a cap on ticket resale prices but it will likely come up against fierce opposition from business and touts.
Smaller live music venues are facing serious challenges to keep their doors open since the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. So is it time for proper financial intervention?
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture, RMIT University
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Department Chair and Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst
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Lecturer, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Creative and Performing Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Drama, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Commercial Music Performance, University of Westminster
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Research Associate, Teesside University
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