The average festival-goer is in their mid-30s, according to a new study by MSN which found 60 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds don’t plan on going to a festival this year due to lack of funds. To attend a festival in the UK, music fans must now expect to pay £423.01 on average for tickets, transport, food and drink and camping equipment.
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Average festival-goer now in their mid-30s – report
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Rod Stewart is heading for his first chart-topping album in the UK since 1979 with brand new studio set Time. The Decca release, his first album of original songs in more than 20 years, currently has a 31% sales lead over nearest rival English Rain by Parlophone act Gabrielle Aplin, according to the Official Charts Company. Stewart last reached No 1 with an album back in December 1979 with Greatest Hits Vol I and it stayed there for five weeks until January 1980, while his last studio album to make it to the top was 1976′s A Night On The Town, which included the hits Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) and The First Cut Is The Depest.
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Midweek Charts: Rod sailing back to No 1
Today’s Official Chart Midweek Sales Flash is in. Rod Stewart tops the album charts with Time followed by Gabrielle Aplin’s English Rain
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Official Charts Midweek Sales Flash Top 40s: Wednesday, May 15
The Music Management’s Paul Carey has been appointed manager for The Polyphonic Spree for the UK and Europe. The band will release a new album Yes, It’s True this summer
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Polyphonic Spree appoint Paul Carey as manager
Mobile network EE has been named as the official technology and communications partner of Glastonbury 2013. EE, the only 4G mobile network provider currently in the UK, takes over from sister brand Orange with Glasto returning this year after a fallow period in 2012. As part of its partnership, EE will install the first ever dedicated 4G network at a UK festival allowing users on site to access 4G speeds.
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EE named official tech and comms partner for Glastonbury 2013
The lobbying period for the Pro Sound News Awards is now open with Sony Europe and Sony Professional Solutions are the latest supporters to come on board for the Intent Media brand event.
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Lobby now for the Pro Sound Awards
Global Group executive Richard Park’s near 50-year broadcasting career was recognised at this year’s Sony Radio Academy Awards as he received the prestigious Gold Award.
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Global’s Park wins top Sony award
The final line-up for the sixth International Music Summit (IMS) in Ibiza has been revealed. The 2013 event, taking place next week between May 22-24, includes keynotes from industry luminaries Patrick Moxey (Ultra/Sony Music), Marc Geiger (William Morris Endeavour), Bob Lefsetz, Nile Rodgers, Jean Michel Jarre and Sven Vath. Performers on the bill include the likes of Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, Maya Jane Coles and DJ Driis (Idris Elba)
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IMS final line-up revealed, Nile Rodgers to create IMS anthem
SoundCloud is set to open an office in New York City and has appointed former Pandora exec Dan Gerber to its team. Gerber formerly held the position of national director of Strategic Partnerships at the internet radio company and is SoundCloud’s first NYC-based hire
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SoundCloud hires Pandora director, set to open New York office
Today’s Official Chart Midweek Sales Flash is in. Caro Emerald tops the album chart going into the weekend with The Shocking Miss Emerald ahead of Rudimental’s Home. Daft Punk’s Get Lucky is leading the singles with Chris Malinchak’s So Good To Me in second.
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Official Charts Midweek Sales Flash Top 40s: Friday, May 10
In what it’s called a “first for the music industry”, Kobalt has unveiled a new client-facing technology portal that allows rights-holders to see usage data and royalties earned on YouTube user-generated content.
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Kobalt unmasks new portal, accounts for YouTube user-generated content
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