Nickelback Signs to Live Nation Artists

Joining the ranks of Madonna, Jay-Z, and Shakira, Nickelback has signed on to Live Nation Artists. Bringing touring, merchandising, and recording under one shingle. Live Nation will manage the bands touring, merchandising, sponsoring, travel packages, recorded music, licensing, non-tour sponsorship, DVD & broadcast rights, web and literary rights. Shakira signed a similar deal last week, …

Facebook & Live Nation Team Up

Facebook has teamed up with Live Nation to facilitate concert ticket purchases through Facebook. Facebook users can add My Live Nation to their Facebook profiles, and sync their music library with their Live Nation account, allowing the receipt of concert updates. This will only be a big deal if it: reduces the cost of concert …

U2 Signs with Live Nation

Following the steps of Madonna, U2 has signed a 12 year merchandising, and digital & branding rights deal with Live Nation Artists. U2’s recording and publishing rights remain with Universal Music Group. The cost of this to Live Nation remains a secret. It’s good to see the artists choosing new routes to make a buck, …

Live Nation Reports 4th Quarter Loss

Variety reports that Live Nation Inc, the nations largest live event and venue management company, is reporting a net loss of $18.4 million, citing lower revenue due to fewer big-ticket artists staged tours. Is this a bad thing? Personally, I think as we were reporting earlier on the lack of teens buying CDs, the only …