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Texas Concert Venues to Receive $100,000 Annual Rebates

The Texas government is extending support for its music venues and promoters. On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed state Senate Bill 609 into law, which would provide a yearly rebate of up to $100,000 for live music venues throughout the state.  Called the Texas music incubator rebate program, the rebate will come from money the venues paid into the state’s alcohol tax and the amount returned to venues […]

Olivia Rodrigo Chases Chart Double In U.K.

Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (Geffen) could produce a sweet chart double in the U.K. The teenage Californian artist and actor has the U.K.’s best-selling single and album at the midweek point, the OCC reports. Following its release last Friday (May 21), Rodrigo’s debut Sour flies to No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart Update, opening-up a […]

Sony Music Promotes International Marketing Execs Melissa Thomas and Monica Cornia

Sony Music has promoted Melissa Thomas to executive vp, international marketing, U.S. repertoire and Monica Cornia to senior vp of sales, Commercial Music Group, the company announced today. Thomas was most recently senior vp, international marketing, U.S. repertoire, during which she served as co-head of the department. Notably, her teams have worked on such blockbuster […]

Shuttered Venue Operators Grants Are Late. Here’s When the SBA Says They’ll Arrive

Independent venues are still awaiting federal grants approved five months ago to help their struggling businesses, and even after funds were supposed to start rolling out last week they haven’t arrived yet.  The Small Business Administration — which is facilitating the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants — said on May 10 that they “expected” to start awarding funds to […]

Inside The Weeknd’s Billboard Music Awards Car Choreography: ‘There Was a Lot of Trust’

The Billboard Music Awards broadcast on Sunday night, for which there was an in-person, masked audience gathered outside at L.A. Live, was packed with high-energy and celebratory performances. But one in particular left viewers tilting their heads wondering, “How?” The Weeknd’s off-site performances throughout the past year and change have, in fact, become something of a […]