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The popular music store will continue to operate as a standalone business. New and used music gear marketplace Reverb has been acquired by e-commerce website Etsy in a deal worth $275 million. According to a press release, Reverb will continue to run as a standalone business after the deal is closed with Etsy, which is…

via Music gear marketplace Reverb acquired by Etsy for $275 million — FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.

The public’s fascination with “storming Area 51” has now extended to some other mysteries around the world. But the latest subject of a potential “raid” carries lore much older than the military base itself: the Loch Ness monster. A Facebook event encouraging a raid on Loch Ness, a lake in Highland, Scotland, probably won’t result…

via Thousands Have ‘Signed Up’ to ‘Storm Loch Ness’ and Find ‘That Big Boy.’ Here’s the History Behind the Mythical Sea Monster — TIME

Debut album on Cuz I Love You reached No.6 on the Billboard 200 The post Lizzo signs global deal with Warner Chappell Music appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via Lizzo signs global deal with Warner Chappell Music — Music Business Worldwide

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By the end of the 1960s, Elvis Presley’s career was in disrepair — treading water in a sea of bad movies, records that no longer made the charts and a decade of increasing irrelevance in the fast-changing world of rock’ n’ roll. He had made a splashy comeback in a widely acclaimed NBC special in…

via Inside the Las Vegas Show That Turned Elvis’ Career Around — TIME

Company also hires new heads of Partnership and Brand Marketing The post Kathryn Frederick named Chief Marketing Officer at Ticketmaster appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via Kathryn Frederick named Chief Marketing Officer at Ticketmaster — Music Business Worldwide

Davis will lead marketing, development and artist relations efforts on a broad array of CMG artists The post Britney Davis promoted to VP of Artist Relations, Marketing & Special Projects at Capitol Music Group appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via Britney Davis promoted to VP of Artist Relations, Marketing & Special Projects at Capitol Music Group — Music Business Worldwide

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The Planetary Society’s pioneering spacecraft LightSail 2 is getting ready for its big moment — deploying the solar sail it carries on board, which should be able to propel the spacecraft using only the force of photons from the Sun striking its surface, if all goes to plan. You can watch live as it undergoes…

via Watch crowdfunded spacecraft LightSail 2 unfurl its solar sail live — TechCrunch

He joined Merlin in October 2014 as General Manager US The post Merlin promotes Jim Mahoney to VP, Global Operations appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via Merlin promotes Jim Mahoney to VP, Global Operations — Music Business Worldwide

Track becomes first pre-1990’s video to reach 1bn views on the platform The post Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody passes 1 billion views on YouTube appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

via Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody passes 1 billion views on YouTube — Music Business Worldwide