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By: Deborah Speer Courtesy APA Josh HumistonJosh Humiston,  a Partner and Senior Vice President of Music at APA, died March 3 after suffering a stroke at age 48, the agency announced. He was the first agent at APA to rise from the mailroom to Partner in the agency’s 59-year history and represented artists including Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Dionne Warwick, Smokey Robinson, Judas Priest, Skillet and Everclear, among many others. “All of u...

Pollstar, The Voice of Live Entertainment for over 38 years, provides the most up-to-date, relevant and useful data available for the global concert industry, delivering an unmatched archive of live entertainment data, a focus on editorial excellence, and the most powerful metrics of entertainment industry success available anywhere.

By: Christie Eliezer Live Performance Australia Cites New Figures In Call For Gov’t Intervention Arts and entertainment industry peak body Live Performance Australia (LPA) cited figures from a new survey to call for the government to extend its wage subsidy JobKeeper for the sector. The government is ending the scheme late March arguing 90% of the 1.3 million jobs lost in 2020 are replaced. But LPA chief executive Evelyn Richardson said that figure ...

By: Christie Eliezer Joel McDowell Six60 plays Wellington, New Zealandcover of Pollstar 3/8/21 issueOn a warm Wellington, New Zealand, summer evening, on Feb. 13, 2021, rock band Six60’s lead singer Matiu Walters stood before a sell-out crowd of 32,000* at Sky Stadium and yelled “Haere Mai [‘welcome’ in the indigenous Maori language] Wellington! Welcome to the biggest show on earth!” The fans chanted back, “This is forever, yeah!” from ...

Pollstar, The Voice of Live Entertainment for over 38 years, provides the most up-to-date, relevant and useful data available for the global concert industry, delivering an unmatched archive of live entertainment data, a focus on editorial excellence, and the most powerful metrics of entertainment industry success available anywhere.

By: Christie Eliezer Ollie Wards Six60’s six-date tour in front of 125,000 was not only a marvel as the biggest tour to take place in person during the pandemic without COVID restrictions, but also was a marvel on the tech side, being simultaneously broadcast on TikTok.  It’s the first time the viral-making video platform has streamed a concert of such size, with seven cameras including a drone for aerial shots, making fans across the world yearn...

Pollstar, The Voice of Live Entertainment for over 38 years, provides the most up-to-date, relevant and useful data available for the global concert industry, delivering an unmatched archive of live entertainment data, a focus on editorial excellence, and the most powerful metrics of entertainment industry success available anywhere.

If the measure of a person is the company they keep, especially in a hard-nosed business where few are looking for friends or company, Michael Gudinski was a giant. Superstars and industry figures like Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Ed Sheeran, Kylie Minogue, Billy Joel, Jimmy Barnes, the Foo Fighters and Sting as well as Irving Azoff, Stuart Ross, Zane Lowe and others have shared their heartfelt condolences  – Gudinski’s influence was more than just as a concert promoter or music ind...

By: Gideon Gottfried Obi Asika.Echo founder and co-head of UTAs London office.UTA today announced the acquisition of UK-based Echo Location Talent Agency for an undisclosed sum.  Echo, which specializes in hip-hop and electronic music, was founded in 2012 by Obi Asika, who also leads the business. Asika will serve as co-head of UTA’s UK office in London alongside Neil Warnock, and will be reporting to the co-heads of UTA Worldwide Music Samantha Ki...