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LiveDaily was a music and entertainment site owned by Ticketmaster, [1] created in 1998 and seen in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. [2] It provided news updates, tour announcements, and ticketing information relative to Ticketmaster. [1] Its news reports were used by media entities such as MTV News [3] [4] and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. [5] It also provided artist interviews, record and show reviews, and a music fan Internet forum. [1] [2] As of October 2008, livedaily.com claimed to have nearly one million visitors per month. [6]
It also included LiveDaily Sessions, a video showcase for touring acts that especially emphasizes upcoming artists. [6]
On May 18, 2010, LiveDaily closed their forums, a long-standing staple of the site for undisclosed business reasons. [7] On May 21, 2010, LiveDaily ceased publication, with a message on their website reading, "LiveDaily takes its final bow". [8]
On May 24, 2010, LiveDaily's editorial team announced the launch of SoundSpike.com, a publication promising to provide similar content to LiveDaily. [9] The forums from LiveDaily also re-opened at a new domain, AfterLD.com. The forum domain no longer works.