• SFX 2015 Q1 Revenue Soars Despite Rock In Rio Las Vegas Losses

    SFX has recently had a tough go of it financially. The dance music giant's stock price has fallen from its initial IPO of $13.00 to where it currently sits at $4.43. Things are starting to look a little better after the company spent the end of 2014 and beginning of 2015 tightening its belt, halting major acquisitions and reshuffling staff. Today, the company reported its 2015 quarter one financial results. Revenue for the first three months, ending on March 31, grew 56.6 percent to $52.2. million, with live revenue accounting for 77 percent of total revenue at $40.2 million. This was done despite expected losses from the start-up costs incurred by Rock In Rio Las Vegas, which adds up to approximately $4 or $5 million.

  • Walk The Moon Announce 'Talking Is Hard' 2015 U.S. Fall Tour

    One of the biggest stories in rock this year has been the meteoric rise of the Cincinnati four-piece band, Walk The Moon. The group released their second major label album, 'Talking Is Hard' in December and it has been nearly as big a hit as "Shut Up and Dance." Today, the group announced that they will be heading back out on the road this fall for another United States tour, titled the "Talking Is Hard" tour to hit some smaller markets that may not have been reached in their first few attempts.

  • One Tribe Festival 2015 Lineup: Kygo, Tycho, Gramatik, Jamie Jones Headline

    Southern California is adding another festival to already crowded schedule. SFX promoter ID&T, who puts on events like Tomorrowland, TomorrowWorld, Sensation and Mysteryland, is gearing up for its first ever west coast festival after just arriving in the United States in 2013. It was announced earlier in the year that they would be bringing a brand new festival concept, One Tribe Festival, to the west coast and now the full lineup has been revealed. The festival caters to a more underground-leaning crowd with names like Carl Craig, Jamie Jones, Guy Gerber, Damian Lazarus and Guti (live) all performing, while popular crossover acts in Kygo, Tycho and Gramatik will also share their talents.

  • Kacey Musgraves New Album: 'Pageant Material' Gets Release Date, Artwork & Tracklist

    It's arguable that Kacey Musgraves is one of the rising queens of the country music world, with multiple Grammys under her belt and a slew of hit singles. But now, the "Biscuits" singer has baked up a follow-up to her critically acclaimed breakthrough album Same Trailer, Different Park. Today (May 12), Musgraves announced the album cover, release date and tracklist for Pageant Material.

  • Sia Covers 'California Dreamin'" For 'San Andreas' Movie Soundtrack [LISTEN]

    Sia has once again floored us with her impressive vocal talents. She took on the classic 1965 single "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & The Papas for the soundtrack to the upcoming film San Andreas. Her take trades in the slow-burning folk sound for a version backed by haunting orchestral instrumentals, complete with choir. The second verse speeds things up with a hard-driving drum machine and other layered production elements that takes you through the rest of the song.

  • Brad Paisley's 'Crushin It' Music Video Enlists Animated Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton & More to Fight Crime

    Brad Paisley has formed his own Avengers of sorts, just in time to save the summer from massive, man-eating beer cans. Today (May 12), after weeks of teasing on social media, country music's most jovial performer released his new music video for "Crushin' It." And it's unlike anything you've ever seen before, featuring hand drawn caricatures of everyone from Carrie Underwood to Zac Brown Band to Blake Shelton as undercover country music superheroes.

  • Electric Forest Curator, Madison House Announces Canada Expansion

    As dance music continues to grow globally, so do the actors that are pushing out the music in new and innovative ways. Madison House, Inc, a well-respected booking and management agency, which represents artists across EDM, the jamband community and even some funk groups like Bassnectar, Keys N Krates, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Lotus, Twidle, The String Cheese Incident and Dumpstaphunk has announced that it will be expanding from its Boulder, Colorado offices to Toronto, Canada. The move comes as the Electric Forest curator looks to expand its operations booking its clients at shows and on tours throughout Canada. It is also actively seeking to add Canadian artists to already large roster.
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