1. How the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger is going to transform the music industry — and affect how much you’re paying for tickets. [via LAT]
2. Bob Dylan — known for his impressionistic drawings — will debut a dozen acrylic paintings at an upcoming show at London’s Halcyon Gallery. [via ARTINFO]
3. Tim Burton is set to head up the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May. [via THR]
4. It sounds like There Might Be Blood meets Big Love: (500) Days of Summer director Marc Webb (who recently signed on to direct Spider-Man 4) will direct the pilot episode of FOX’s Midland, a new primetime soap about a polygamist in the oil biz.
5. Courtney Love decided to give her Twitter followers a makeup tutorial. It includes instructions on how to do “drag eye.” (video) [via Idolator]
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