Ticketmaster Buys Stake In Echomusic

Ticketmaster has acquired a significant stake in echomusic, an online fan club and brand management company. Echomusic’s clients include Kelly Clarkson, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley and Keith Urban. Ticketmaster and echomusic will attempt to leverage their resources to increase fan club memberships and drive ticket sales. The move comes on the heels of concert giant Live Nation’s recent investment in fan-centric...

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MySpace Vixen Tila Tequila Fails To Deliver Sales

MySpace vixen, Tila Tequila, has failed to deliver sales for her mediocre, but much ballyhooed MySpace promoted single, “I Love U.” Tequila hoped to leverage her 1.7 million MySpace friends into meanful iTunes profits, but that isn’t going to happen. According to data from BigChampagne, who tracks iTunes and P2P downloads, the Lil Jon produced “I Love U” has only sold a few thousand downloads, although...

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