{"id":2411637,"date":"2026-05-11T14:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2411637"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:55:05","slug":"live-music-industry-news-roundup-all-the-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/live-music-industry-news-roundup-all-the-latest\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Music Industry News Roundup: All The Latest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE\u00b7TEAM<\/strong> Adds Staff<\/h3>\n

As sale rumors swirl, THE\u00b7TEAM<\/strong>, aka the agency formerly know as Wasserman<\/strong>, appointed ex-WME <\/strong>staffer Julia May<\/strong> as Senior Vice President, Business Development; former head of marketing at HIDDEN,<\/strong> Sarah Thia<\/strong> joins as Vice President, Tour Marketing in Asia; and Sheila Mukasa <\/strong>joins from AEG <\/strong>as Senior Manager, Pricing & Ticketing.<\/p>\n

Ticketmaster Lays Off 350<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ticketmaster <\/strong>has eliminated about 350 positions or 8% of the company staff worldwide<\/p>\n

The cuts are spread across 25 countries in the engineering, product development and design teams. The company says it is focusing resources on a smaller number of high priority initiatives and investments.<\/p>\n

BMAC LIVE Accelerator Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Black Music Action Coalition <\/strong>(BMAC), in partnership with Live Nation<\/strong> is taking applications thru May 15<\/strong> for the third year of the BMAC LIVE Accelerator Program.<\/p>\n

Powered by Live Nation\u2019s School of Live, the program provides 20 participants each year with an all-expenses-paid, week-long immersive experience focused on career pathways in the live music industry. <\/p>\n

The 2026 program will take place July 13\u201317 in Los Angeles. To learn more and apply for the 2026 cohort, visit https:\/\/www.bmacoalition.org\/bmaclivenation<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

AEG and Outback Presents Partner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

AEG Presents<\/strong> announced a strategic partnership with\u00a0Outback Presents<\/strong>. It brings together AEG\u2019s global live platform with Outback Presents\u2019 proven track record in presenting stand-up comedy, comedy festivals and comedy touring.<\/p>\n

Outback promotes tours, festivals, and live comedy events across North America, including the Nashville Comedy Festival and 312 Comedy Festival.<\/p>\n

Together, AEG and Outback aim to expand opportunities for comedians at every stage of their careers, deepen fan engagement, and drive the continued growth of comedy as a cornerstone of the live entertainment business.<\/p>\n

NIVA ’26 Independent Venue Conference<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The U.S. independent live entertainment community is coming together for the National Independent Venue Association’s<\/strong> NIVA \u201826<\/strong><\/a> conference.<\/p>\n

The event will take place June 7-10 in Minneapolis<\/strong>, bringing together venue owners, promoters, bookers, agents and service providers to tackle the most pressing issues in the live music ecosystem. Find more details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Get all the latest Music Industry & Live Music News updated continuously from across the web under the Hypebot Industry News tab <\/em><\/strong>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hypebot.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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