Concert promotion giant Live Nation is ending merchandise fees for artists at all of its club-sized venues across the country, the company announced Tuesday as part of a new developing-artist program that it has launched with Willie Nelson.
The “On the Road Again” program, named after Nelson’s famous song, will also give artists playing those venues an extra $1,500 per show intended to help cover growing tour expenses like gas, transportation, and hotels. Live Nation also said it would give unspecified bonuses to crew workers, and the company will contribute...
The “On the Road Again” program, named after Nelson’s famous song, will also give artists playing those venues an extra $1,500 per show intended to help cover growing tour expenses like gas, transportation, and hotels. Live Nation also said it would give unspecified bonuses to crew workers, and the company will contribute...
- 9/26/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Ticketmaster has long been a nuisance for fans who want to snag tickets when their favorite artist comes into town. The recent debacle involving Taylor Swift tickets has led to a congressional investigation into anti-competitive tactics used by the company. Country star Garth Brooks has emerged as a defender of Ticketmaster, claiming the real problem is scalpers who put too much demand on the ticketing website.
Congress is investigating Ticketmaster after the disastrous Taylor Swift pre-sale tickets situation Garth Brooks | Kevin Mazur/BBMA2020/Getty Images for dcp
Since Ticketmaster and Live Nation merged, the company has held a monopoly over the ticket-selling industry. In November 2022, Taylor Swift fans swarmed the website when the pre-sale for her upcoming The Eras Tour. Many Swifties were excited to secure their seats for the tour, but many were greeted with website crashes or excessive wait times in queues. Taylor Swift issued a statement after the incident,...
Congress is investigating Ticketmaster after the disastrous Taylor Swift pre-sale tickets situation Garth Brooks | Kevin Mazur/BBMA2020/Getty Images for dcp
Since Ticketmaster and Live Nation merged, the company has held a monopoly over the ticket-selling industry. In November 2022, Taylor Swift fans swarmed the website when the pre-sale for her upcoming The Eras Tour. Many Swifties were excited to secure their seats for the tour, but many were greeted with website crashes or excessive wait times in queues. Taylor Swift issued a statement after the incident,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Update: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-mn) told reporters that she that she believes that the three-hour Senate hearing focusing on Ticketmaster’s business practices helped educate some members “so we can move forward on some consumer legislation when it comes to ticket prices.”
The criticism of Ticketmaster and parent Live Nation Entertainment came from both sides of the aisle, as lawmakers blasted the company not just for the Taylor Swift ticket debacle but for its market power in three sectors of live entertainment: ticketing, promotion and venues.
“You wouldn’t know sometimes who was speaking, a Democrat or Republican. They want to help consumers. There are concert fans that are in red states and blue states.” She said that by making the hearing public, “I think you are going to see some changes immediately — small changes, but some changes, it sounds like.” She also pointed to reports that the Justice Department is investigating the company.
The criticism of Ticketmaster and parent Live Nation Entertainment came from both sides of the aisle, as lawmakers blasted the company not just for the Taylor Swift ticket debacle but for its market power in three sectors of live entertainment: ticketing, promotion and venues.
“You wouldn’t know sometimes who was speaking, a Democrat or Republican. They want to help consumers. There are concert fans that are in red states and blue states.” She said that by making the hearing public, “I think you are going to see some changes immediately — small changes, but some changes, it sounds like.” She also pointed to reports that the Justice Department is investigating the company.
- 1/24/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In the wake of the Taylor Swift ticketing debacle, U.S. Senators took aim at Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, with many arguing that it’s a monopoly that should be broken up.
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) led the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, entitled “That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment.” Klobuchar and Lee were specifically focused on whether Live Nation had violated its consent decree, a set of conditions and divestitures Live Nation and Ticketmaster agreed to when they merged in order to ensure competition.
The hearing follows the Taylor Swift ticket presale on Ticketmaster on Nov. 15, in which fans experienced long wait times and site outages during the Verified Fan presale and the Capital One pre-sale the next day.
During the hearing, Live Nation President and CFO Joe Berchtold blamed bots and cyber attacks for the problems during the ticket sale,...
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) led the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, entitled “That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment.” Klobuchar and Lee were specifically focused on whether Live Nation had violated its consent decree, a set of conditions and divestitures Live Nation and Ticketmaster agreed to when they merged in order to ensure competition.
The hearing follows the Taylor Swift ticket presale on Ticketmaster on Nov. 15, in which fans experienced long wait times and site outages during the Verified Fan presale and the Capital One pre-sale the next day.
During the hearing, Live Nation President and CFO Joe Berchtold blamed bots and cyber attacks for the problems during the ticket sale,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At the height of Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s latest controversy over the disastrous ticket on-sale for Taylor Swift’s upcoming “Eras” tour — a kerfuffle that once again brought into question what some have called the anticompetitive nature of tickets and the live music business — few politicians were as vocal or critical of the live events giant as Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn). Last November, Klobuchar, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, penned a letter to Live Nation Entertainment CEO Michael Rapino, demanding Rapino...
- 1/23/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes debuted his new song, “Heartbeat” via Island Records last week. The track was written by Shawn, Jon Bellion, Amy Allen, Scott Harris, Jason “Tenroc” Cornet, Clyde Lawrence, and Jordan Cohen and produced by Shawn, Jon Bellion, TenRoc, and The Diner. The song will appear in the end title of Sony Pictures’ upcoming live-action/CGI musical comedy, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, which will be released in theaters on October 7th. You can check the video for the song out right above!
Alongside the song, it was also announced the original motion picture soundtrack for the film will be released on October 7th as well. The tracklist for the film was revealed last week, which you can see below. The soundtrack was written by Oscar winning duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and features Shawn Mendes, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, as well as co-stars, Constance Wu,...
Alongside the song, it was also announced the original motion picture soundtrack for the film will be released on October 7th as well. The tracklist for the film was revealed last week, which you can see below. The soundtrack was written by Oscar winning duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and features Shawn Mendes, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, as well as co-stars, Constance Wu,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Grammy nominated, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes debuted his new song, “Heartbeat”. The track was written by Shawn, Jon Bellion, Amy Allen, Scott Harris, Jason ‘Tenroc’ Cornet, Clyde Lawrence and Jordan Cohen and produced by Shawn, Jon Bellion, TenRoc, and The Diner. The song will appear in the end title of Sony Pictures’ upcoming live action/CGI musical comedy, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, out in theaters on October 7th.
Alongside the song, it was also announced the original motion picture soundtrack will be released on October 7th. The tracklist for the film was revealed last week. The soundtrack was written by Oscar winning duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and features Shawn Mendes, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, as well as co-stars, Constance Wu, Javier Bardem, and Anthony Ramos.
Based on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, starring Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem, Constance Wu and Shawn Mendes,...
Alongside the song, it was also announced the original motion picture soundtrack will be released on October 7th. The tracklist for the film was revealed last week. The soundtrack was written by Oscar winning duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and features Shawn Mendes, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, as well as co-stars, Constance Wu, Javier Bardem, and Anthony Ramos.
Based on the best-selling book series by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, starring Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem, Constance Wu and Shawn Mendes,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Composers Atli Örvarsson, Mark Mothersbaugh and Mark Isham led the list of winners announced Monday for the annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards, with the three scorers picking up six, five and four trophies, respectively.
Örvarsson, the Icelandic composer, is now up to 29 BMI honors with the six he adds this week. His new shelf’s worth of awards came for work on “Chicago P.D.,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “FBI,” “FBI: Most Wanted” and “Defending Jacob.”
Mark Mothersbaugh, of Devo as well as scoring fame, was five-times rewarded for “Dirty John,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “The Willoughbys,” “The Croods: A New Age” and “Tiger King.”
Mark Isham’s four awards came for “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Honest Thief,” “Little Fires Everywhere” and “Togo.”
“I’m not that much of an awards guy, but even I’m impressed — four BMI awards,” Isham said in a taped acceptance speech.
Örvarsson, the Icelandic composer, is now up to 29 BMI honors with the six he adds this week. His new shelf’s worth of awards came for work on “Chicago P.D.,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire,” “FBI,” “FBI: Most Wanted” and “Defending Jacob.”
Mark Mothersbaugh, of Devo as well as scoring fame, was five-times rewarded for “Dirty John,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “The Willoughbys,” “The Croods: A New Age” and “Tiger King.”
Mark Isham’s four awards came for “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Honest Thief,” “Little Fires Everywhere” and “Togo.”
“I’m not that much of an awards guy, but even I’m impressed — four BMI awards,” Isham said in a taped acceptance speech.
- 7/12/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
By Steve Pond
Oscar’s most maligned category may end up in a real superstar duel next March, with Paul McCartney facing off against U2 or teen popster Miley Cyrus going up against bestselling tenor Andrea Bocelli.
Or it could feature pop songstresses (Leona Lewis, Duffy), alternative rockers (They Might Be Giants, Karen O), rappers (Nas, Pitbull), celebrated songwriters (Jackson Browne, Randy Newman) and newcomers (Ryan Bingham, 15-year-old Clyde Lawrence).
The 63 songs eli...
Oscar’s most maligned category may end up in a real superstar duel next March, with Paul McCartney facing off against U2 or teen popster Miley Cyrus going up against bestselling tenor Andrea Bocelli.
Or it could feature pop songstresses (Leona Lewis, Duffy), alternative rockers (They Might Be Giants, Karen O), rappers (Nas, Pitbull), celebrated songwriters (Jackson Browne, Randy Newman) and newcomers (Ryan Bingham, 15-year-old Clyde Lawrence).
The 63 songs eli...
- 12/22/2009
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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