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Small Venues Invited to Apply for Grants

Small Venues Invited to Apply for Grants

Posted by | Jan 11, 2021 | , ,

Nonprofit organization Live Music Society is continuing its COVID-19 relief efforts to help small U.S. music venues by opening the application window for its second phase of grants.

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Barclays Center Welcomes Return of Video Music Awards

Barclays Center Welcomes Return of Video Music Awards

Posted by | Jul 28, 2020 |

BACK FOR MORE: MTV’s Video Music Awards stopped at Barclays Center in 2013. (Getty Images) MTV awards show, even without an audience, will be a milestone for NYC Echoing the spirit of the astronaut clutching the MTV flag on the iconic “moon person” trophies, the announcement that MTV’s Video Music Awards would return to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center felt like a giant leap for the city’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a promising moment for the live industry. “We’re elated to bring the 2020 VMAs back to NYC, the cultural mecca of the world where music and entertainment are woven into the DNA,” Bruce Gillmer, president of music, music talent, programming and events for ViacomCBS Media Networks, said in a statement. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the news in the middle of his June 29 press briefing with a one-line acknowledgment, saying, “A few additional announcements: the… Continue Reading Barclays Center Welcomes Return of Video Music Awards

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ArenaNetwork Preps for Reentry

ArenaNetwork Preps for Reentry

Posted by | Apr 21, 2020 | ,

Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C., is on ArenaNetwork’s roster of venues. (Courtesy Colonial Life Arena) Marketing task force focuses on message it will take to the public While it is uncertain when touring in North America will be able to safely resume, ArenaNetwork and TheaterNetwork have begun prepping for an eventual reopening of venues by hosting virtual meetings to share ideas and strategies for best marketing practices. ArenaNetwork’s Natalie Caplan, vice president of entertainment, and Denise Gonzales, director of entertainment, hosted a virtual meeting of top marketing professionals at member venues April 8, with plans for the marketing task force to continuing virtually meeting on a regular basis as the live entertainment industry navigates the pandemic crisis. “We know there is a lot of bad news out there today about COVID-19. We wanted our member venues to focus on how we will get the message out, when the time… Continue Reading ArenaNetwork Preps for Reentry

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