COVER STORY: This week Pollstar sat down with mega star K-Pop band SEVENTEEN
@pledis_17
and is bringing you an exclusive Q+A from several members of the band.
Quote from S.COUPS, the group’s main leader and leader of the hip-hop unit responding to a question regarding factors to consider when working on concerts, tours and meeting fans.
@pledis_17
Quote from WOOZI, the music producer and leader of the vocal unit, responding to a question regarding SEVENTEEN’s most recent album, ‘FML,’ and how why it resonates with fans.
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Quote from HOSHI, leader of the performance unit in regards to the amount of work that goes into their performances and the artists that inspired him.
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WEEKLY LIVESTREAM CHART: MahaShivRatri tops the chart with more than 20.3 million views.
The 63rd
@Grammy
Awards Premiere Ceremony (
@GrammyAcad
) comes in No. 2 with over 13.5 million views of the March 14 event. Full chart on
CAA has signed
@aespa_official
, SM Entertainment’s latest K-pop powerhouse girl group, in all areas.
Despite launching in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group has already racked up over 100 million views on their debut “Black Mamba” video.
Contemporary Mexican pop icon
@GloriaTrevi
's outspokenness, charm, and ability to persevere over a highly publicized troubled past are just a few of the many reasons fans connect to her persona.
In a year that saw the all-time gross record for a concert tour broken twice, it’s important to also shine light on 2023’s other record-smashing concert trek, the “Renaissance Tour” starring the inimitable Queen Bey herself,
@Beyonce
.
COVER:
@kanebrown
says "I’m a guy who wants to make people realize you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. I’m just somebody who’s wanting – no matter what race you are – if you like country music, if you want to be in country music, then you can be.”
COVER STORY: It’s been 15 long years since RBD performed a show in front of a live audience, but in the eyes of their millions of rabid fans who know their songs by heart & collected Barbie dolls of the female band members, they were never really gone.
While fans might each have their favorite Jonas, their allegiance to the
@JonasBrothers
is clear in how the crowd’s cheers during the nearly 3-hour long show manage to get loudest whenever all 3 siblings gather together on one section of the stage.
“
@Spherevegas
is a unique, groundbreaking venue with amazing next-level technology, both visual & audio.
@U2
is renowned for cutting edge audio & visual into their live shows,” Arthur Fogel, Live Nation’s CEO of Global Touring, tells Pollstar.
“I still love him to death” - Nicki Minaj when discussing Lil Wayne, who discovered her and, after giving her a chance to prove her skills, signed her to Young Money
.
@Evanescence
frontwoman Amy Lee is using her voice to get out the vote as the music spokeswoman for
@HeadCountOrg
. Pollstar sat down with Lee to discuss why this year's election is so important.
#Vote2020
#Election2020
Nicki Minaj just said she doesn’t think she could ever stop touring because she loves her fans and that her fans - especially her fans in other countries - don’t get to see her very often.
#pollstarlive2020
“We need strong women that are willing to say what they have to say, even when they get backlash for it.” Nicki Minaj when Irving Azoff asked what she thought about the Grammys this year
Nikki Sixx just shared that dedicating energy and resources towards social causes (like fighting drug addiction) is not just a good deed, but a responsibility of human beings, musicians and corporations.
On This Day in Tour History: March 18, 2007 –
@Shakira
’s “Oral Fixation” tour stopped at London’s Wembley Arena (now
@SSEArena
) for a sold-out performance that drew 11,592 attendees and grossed $610,412.
Tour History packages available on Pollstar.
#PollstarData
#TourHistories
Nicki Minaj closed her remarks at
#pollstarlive2020
by thanking her fans for their continuous support and saying that she has been hard at work, and a great album is coming
Recent Pollstar cover star
@kanebrown
will join his Manager Martha Earls of EFG Mmgt for a Pollstar Live! Digital Session on Thursday, August 5th, moderated by Sr. Contributing Editor Holly Gleason.
Tune in at 2pm ET/11am PT live on .
COVER STORY: Across his four-decade musical career,
@TreyAnastasio
has reinvented himself and music countless times.
The beloved
@Phish
musician did it again, playing to an empty room on 8 consecutive nights and broadcasting the shows for free via Twitch.
“People having that belief and hanging on to me early on was really important.”
@ChrisYoungMusic
said his journey in the music industry, taking years to find commercial success, has taught him the importance of having long-term goals and vision
#pollstarlive2020
@Harry_Styles
world-wrapping two-year epic “Love On Tour” finished rousingly July 22, as he made Reggio Emilia, Italy’s RCF Arena his house, playing to more than 100,000 fans to conclude his globetrotting odyssey.
“No one is on top forever. But if you stick around long enough, you might be on top two or three times though.” - Nikki Sixx, while discussing the importance of financial responsibility and saving enough money to remain creative if one revenue stream dries up.
#PollstarLive2019
Before Jesse Kardon became
@Subtronics
and one of the highest-grossing dance artists of 2023 thus far, he spent his days learning how to produce music while stuck at a rehab facility in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Miranda Lambert’s Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour: ‘A Bunch Of Badass Women Rolling Down The Road Playing Music, Drinking Beer, Having Fun, Enjoying Fans’
EXCLUSIVE KEYNOTE Q&A ANNOUNCEMENT:
@JonBonJovi
will discuss his thoughts on his lengthy career and the artist's perspective on touring at the highest level over the long haul in this can't-miss Pollstar Live! Keynote Q&A. 🤘🎤
Register now at !
“When you have a partner that lifts you up, there’s no greater feeling in the world” Nicki Minaj on the positive influence of her husband in her life, speaking at
#PollstarLive2020
“Social media is a tool. It can be your best friend or your worst nightmare” - Nicki Minaj to Irving Azoff at
#pollstarlive2020
. She also mentioned that she doesn’t worry about keeping herself relevant because it is ultimately the people that decide which artists are relevant.
KEYNOTE PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT: GRAMMY®-winning touring artist
@pitbull
will sit down with Beata Murphy, Program Director for
@iHeartMedia
, to discuss his storied touring career and what is next.
Full schedule available at .
#PollstarLive2022
#PSL22
COVER STORY:
@JimmieAllen
is the rising star of Nashville. Just 5 years ago, he spent his last $100 for a ticket to see his lifelong hero, Charley Pride.. Fast forward and Allen played that same stage and won the CMA award for New Artist of the Year.
ARTIST POWER INDEX (APX):
@edsheeran
makes his tenth appearance on the Artist Power Index since debuting at No. 1 in May. This week he jumps back to No. 1 after one week in the second position, fueled by 10 concerts at U.K. stadiums in Sunderland, Manchester, Glasgow, and London.