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Live Nation Acquires Hard Events: What’s Next for the Future of EDM?

by Irene Test - on Jul 19th 2012 - 1 Comment
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While the original sounds have been kept intact, electronic dance music has come a long way from its origins. Yet, is the genre becoming too mainstream? There’s David Guetta creating radio-friendly house music that essentially subverts beats for vocals, and music festivals, globally, continue to grow, expanding to multiple days and attracting,...

Live Nation Acquires Cream Holdings, Ltd., Promoter of Creamfields Festivals

by Irene Test - on May 16th 2012 - No Comments
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For more proof electronic music is turning into a mainstream force, Live Nation announced on May 9 its acquisition of Cream Holdings, Limited. For those unfamiliar, Cream Holdings is behind one of the largest worldwide electronic music festivals, Creamfields. Along with individual events, Creamfields holds nine music festivals, which are expecting...

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