 'Tis the season for Holiday music. Radio stations across the nation have flipped their format to play 24 hours of Holiday music from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day and if you aren’t in the spirit yet then this list of Holiday albums you should be bumpin’ will surely do the trick! Elvis’ Christmas Album – Elvis Presley. The first ever Christmas album by the King,originally released in 1957, this album was still the best selling Holiday album according to Billboard last year. It would be surprising if that still isn’t the case. This album is comprised of eight Christmas songs and four gospel songs. You only have time to listen to one song? Play “Blue Christmas”, though there are plenty of versions of this song the King’s take has an extra sadness about it.  A Charlie Brown Christmas – Vince Guaraldi Trio. Maybe you won’t necessarily “bump” this but if it is smooth jazz you are looking for, than light a fire, heat up some hot chocolate and relax as the instrumentals you know and love from the classic Peanuts special of the same name fill the room. You only have time to listen to one song? Play “Christmas Time is Here”. The soundtrack offers this classic in instrumental or vocal version, you can’t go wrong either way.  Merry Christmas – Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey’s first Holiday album is #7 on the Best-Selling Christmas/Holiday albums list. With classics like “Silent Night”, and “Joy to the World” this album is a joy from track 1 to 10. You only have time to listen to one song? Play “All I Want for Christmas is You”. This original has been remade by Michael Bublé, Lady Antebellum, and more and now sits atop Billboards’ Holiday 100 for the 21st week. Carey’s song has been at number 1 on this chart 21 of the 26 weeks since Billboard introduced it in 2011.  In 1998 a little known boy-band released this gem of a Holiday album mixed with classics such as “The Christmas Song”, “The First Noel” and originals like “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays”, “Under My Tree”. Selling over 4 million copies worldwide this has become a classic among those who were tweens when it was first released. You only have time to listen to one song? While all 14 tracks are worth a listen, play "Merry Christmas, Happily Holidays" and check out the video as the boys are recruited to fill in for a sick Santa by Gary Oldman. The late 90’s were a strange time what can I say?  A Very Decent Christmas – Major Lazer. If there ever was a Holiday album that could be played in the club, this is it. Chock full of holiday beat drops and a remix of “Santa Clause is coming to Town” this one might not be best to play for Grandma, unless Grandma likes EDM. The label, founded by Major Lazer member, Diplo released their first Holiday compilation back in 2013. You only have time to listen to one song? Play “Christmas Trees” the Holiday song by Major Lazer feat. Protoje, sure to bring a bit reggae to your Holiday this season. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know in the comment section. Happy Holidays!
Written by Kristen
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Blake Shelton has announced a short winter tour with fellow Voice star, RaeLynn.
The “Doin’ It to Country Songs” tour will consist of a series of weekend shows from mid-February to mid-March. Kicking off in Bakersfield, California and concluding in Omaha, Nebraska, the trek will see the two country stars crisscrossing the Western and Midwestern U.S., with six dates in California alone. Shelton is currently supporting his latest album, If I’m Honest, which is 2016’s top-performing Country album thus far. During her 2012 stint on The Voice, RaeLynn was largely seen to have a protégé/mentor relationship with Shelton. Her debut album, Wildhorse, is due next year. For the full list of tour dates, Click Here. Written by Eugene The Original Harlem Globetrotters proved they are still at the top of their field, over 90 years later when they set nine Guinness World Records last week, on Guinness World Record Day.
The Globies broke two records they set last year and reclaimed four records from YouTube star, Dude Perfect. The nine records are:
A big congratulations on this amazing feat. Ticket Galaxy is proud to be the Official Secondary Ticket Partner of the Original Harlem Globetrotters. Written by Kristen  Drake received a record-breaking 13 nominations. The show was jam-packed with performances including a standing ovation worthy one from Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Green Day, and Sting. Sting performed a medley of his greatest hits and accepted the ‘Award of Merit’ presented by Robert Downey Jr.
Drake, who arrived to the event with a record breaking, 13 nominations took home the award for Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip Hop, Favorite Album – Rap/Hip Hop for Views, and Favorite Song – Rap/Hip Hop for “Hotline Bling”. Not to be out done, Rihanna took home the hardware for Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B, Favorite Album – Soul/R&B for Anti, and Favorite Song – Soul/R&B for “Work”. Justin Bieber took home the Video of the Year award for “Sorry”, Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock, as well as Favorite Album – Pop/Rock for Purpose and Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, “Love Yourself”. Ariana Grande took home the biggest award of the night, Artist of the Year and Zayn made it very clear he’s going in one direction when he joked “This one just has my name on it, right?” as he accepted his award for New Artist of the Year. The night took a somber turn when the Top Soundtrack award went to Prince posthumously for Purple Rain. His sister, Tyka Nelson accepted on his behalf bringing tears to the eyes of the audience members. Click Here for the full list of winners. Written by Kristen  The 24K Magic Tour kicks off on July 15th, 2017 Bruno Mars has announced an 84 date world tour a few days before the release of his new album, 24K Magic.
The North American portion of the tour starts on July 15th in Las Vegas and concludes on November 11th in Los Angeles. 24K Magic is due November 18th via Atlantic Records. In early October, Mars released the title track as well as an accompanying video and has since released another song, “Versace on the Floor.” The follow-up to 2012’s Unorthodox Jukebox is rumored to feature an appearance from Sonny Moore (aka Skrillex), who told Billboard in June, “I’m actually working with Bruno Mars right now” and added that their collaborative work sounds like “nothing else that’s happened before.” For a full list of tour dates, Click Here. Written by Eugene After the trophy was debuted at the Fan Midway at Ticket Galaxy’s replica Victory Lane, Saturday saw the first ever Ticket Galaxy 200 trophy go to Kyle Busch. This victory marked his 10th win in a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. A few hours before the celebration, the day started with Arizona born, Harlem Globetrotter, Buckets entertaining drivers and fans alike with his impressive basketball skills. He would later wave the green flag to signify the start of the race. Having Buckets join in the Ticket Galaxy 200 celebration was extra special as Ticket Galaxy is the official secondary ticket partner of the Original Harlem Globetrotters. Olympic medalist, Brady Ellison was also on-hand as the Grand Marshall to shout “Gentleman, start your engines”. After an eventful race that saw six cautions, Kyle Busch drove away with the victory. Ticket Galaxy’s president, Steve Kobelski presented the Ticket Galaxy 200 trophy to Kyle at Victory Lane, after the celebratory “Gatorade Shower” and fireworks. Kyle and his crew donned Ticket Galaxy 200 hats as photographers snapped away.
To check out all of the photos from Ticket Galaxy's Victory Lane in the Fan Midway, Click Here. Written by Kristen The first ever Ticket Galaxy 200 is taking place on Saturday, November 12th at Phoenix International Raceway as part of the Xfinity Series. The Lucas Oil 150 kicks off the race weekend today and the Can-Am 500 will take place on Sunday. Ticket Galaxy has a team on site in the Fan Midway to debut the Ticket Galaxy 200 trophy at a replica Victory Lane for fans to take photos. For more on how the trophy design was decided, Click Here. Aside from the photo opportunity with the trophy, Ticket Galaxy’s Victory Lane also has prize wheels offering fans opportunities to walk away with discount cards and swag items like LED wristbands and earbuds plus fans also have the chance to enter to win tickets to next year’s race!  Written by Kristen
All good things must come to an end and this is part four of our four-part series, Throwback Thursday: First Concerts.
Today we hear from two Ticket Galaxy employees who each shared their first concert experience with a very important man in their life, their dad! “My first concert was Mark Knopfler at Rosemont Theatre when I was 15. I went with my dad, because we share a lot of same tastes in music. It’s a fond memory I’ll never forget!” – Ashley “My father wouldn’t allow me to go to any concert until I saw KISS live. “You can’t see the rest until you’ve seen the best” he always used to say. So when they came around, we hiked it up to Boston to see them at the Fleet Center (TD Bank Arena now) Thanksgiving eve, with Aerosmith. We didn’t have a turkey that year, and the side dishes were certainly lacking, but I wouldn’t have traded it for the world!” – Doug We hope you enjoyed this glimpse into getting to know our employees better. Be sure to check out Part One, Two and Three. Written by Kristen The Professional Bull Riders took over the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for five days for their World Finals and Ticket Galaxy was on site! Ticket Galaxy is the Official Secondary Ticket Partner of PBR Tour and Built Ford Tough Series and set up in the concourse offering those in attendance the chance to win tickets to a PBR event of their choice. Who took home the trophy and the coveted, PBR World Champion buckle? 22 year old, Cooper Davis of Buna, Texas, he also took home a $1 million bonus.  Written by Kristen
Let’s talk about Sports. Ticket Galaxy not only does a great job providing inventory for sold out concerts and events, but we also have a superb inventory across all price levels for sporting events too!
In America, we seem to be focused on the big four sports: Baseball, Football, Basketball and Hockey. That gives you some great options to go out year round, but in this series, we’re going to take a look at some other pastimes that are extremely well known in other countries. We’re going to start with Cricket. “The bowler approached the wicket at a lope, a trot, and then a run. He suddenly exploded in a flurry of arms and legs, out of which flew a ball.” ― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything Cricket, the exceptionally polite sport that just effervesces Britishness has been around for centuries. It’s definitely from the 16th century with some (probably more than not) dubious claims supporting a date around 1301 AD. That’s phenomenal, but sports around here aren’t necessarily played due to history. I’ve elected to attempt to take a gander and actually learn how the game is played. For an in depth look into Cricket, Click Here. Written by Doug |
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