Photo Credit: Live Nation Lawmakers today grilled Joe Berchtold, president and CFO of Ticketmaster parent Live Nation, over the much-publicized debacle that unfolded after Swifties were unable to purchase Eras Tour tickets last year. The […]
Photo Credit: Afro Nation Afro Nation lands in the US, recruiting Burna Boy and WizKid to headline the inaugural Afro Nation Miami 2023. Afro Nation expands to the US with Burna Boy and WizKid headlining […]
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary are officially facing another class-action complaint from a shortchanged Swiftie who was unable to secure pre-sale passes to the Eras Tour. Kirkland, Washington-based Michelle Sterioff just recently submitted the […]
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary are continuing to grapple with congressional scrutiny (and fan pushback) following the much-publicized Eras Tour ticketing fiasco, as lawmakers are now demanding a “staff briefing” with the company. This […]
Fortnite collaborations have become a constant these days. Every week, a new piece of pop culture finds its way into the game, but this week developer Epic Games went in a slightly different direction, recruiting The […]
Earlier this month, reports indicated that the Justice Department had launched an antitrust investigation into Live Nation (NYSE: LYV). Now, a Citigroup analyst believes there’s an 80 percent chance that the promoter and its Ticketmaster […]
Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation stock plunges following Taylor Swift ticketing imbroglio. Shares of Live Nation Entertainment plunged Friday following the Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco of its subsidiary Ticketmaster. Live Nation also issued a […]
The US Justice Department has reportedly opened an antitrust investigation into Live Nation. According to the New York Times, the Justice Department’s antitrust division has “contacted music venues and players in the ticket market, asking […]
After many Taylor Swift diehards were unable to purchase pre-sale tickets to the forthcoming Eras Tour – and following Ticketmaster criticism from several lawmakers – the Justice Department has reportedly launched an antitrust investigation. The […]
Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 2.0 Earlier this week, Taylor Swift fanatics began expressing outrage after they were unable to secure tickets to the forthcoming Eras Tour through Ticketmaster. Now, amid the tidal […]
An activist group has doubled down on its criticism of Live Nation following the release of the Ticketmaster parent company’s third-quarter earnings report, attributing the disclosed profits to “monopoly power run amuck.” This latest public […]
Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) achieved its “highest quarterly attendance ever” during Q3 2022, according to a newly released earnings report, as revenue spiked by nearly 130 percent from the same three-month stretch in 2021. The […]
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary have long faced criticism over the price of tickets to popular concerts. Now, fed-up activists are calling on the federal government “to investigate and unwind” the companies’ 2010 merger. […]
Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg / CC by 2.0 Live Nation, Travis Scott, and “others involved in the Astroworld tragedy” have officially settled wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of Axel Acosta and Brianna Rodriguez, […]
Broccoli Festival founders Brandon McEachern and Marcus Allen. Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation has officially acquired a “significant equity stake” in Washington, D.C.’s Broccoli City Festival and added the annual event’s founders to its […]
Photo Credit: Long Truong Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) has officially debuted a $59 “Club Pass” that, as its name suggests, will afford customers unlimited access to shows at specific clubs through 2022’s end. The Beverly […]
HDBeenDope has formally joined the Roc Nation family. Tuesday, the Brooklyn artist officially announced his signing to Roc Nation, saying in a statement that “serendipity” played a pivotal role on his path to signing with […]
Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation is investing in reusable cups at its concerts to eliminate single-use plastics from live events. The company has announced a strategic investment in TURN Systems, which operates the reusable […]
Photo Credit: Benjamin Lehman A Microsoft engineer has shared an interesting story about a Janet Jackson song crashing early laptops. Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen shares the anecdote, which he says came from a colleague who […]
When Janet Jackson sang, “With music by our side, we’ll break the color lines,” not even she could have known she was talking about the Microsoft logo. But as it turns out, the overpowering rhythm […]