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Finally, the time to tackle ticket touts may have come

Attempts dating back well over a decade to introduce specific financial mechanisms for ticket resales are yet to result in legal controls to protect fans. So it’s notable that the cultural plan in Labour’s manifesto singles out ticket touting for making “access to music, drama and sport … difficult and…

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Madonna fans who sued singer over late concert start dismiss their own lawsuit

Michael Fellows and Jason Alvarez have dismissed their suit with prejudice, having previously argued that the late concert had impacted their sleep

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My nine-year-old wanted to fly to Scotland to see Taylor Swift. Somehow I agreed

Mothering a Swiftie can mean making decisions that make you feel like either the best or worst parent in the world

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“I don't believe that a company like Barclays, given their financial ties to war crimes, has any place at a metal festival.” Why the conversation around Britain's summer festival season has been all about Gaza, Barclays, and boycotts

Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude festivals following escalating protests and cancellations by musicians and comedians. Louder looks at how this discourse has dominated summer 2024 in the UK

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Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude festivals following artist protests and cancellations

Numerous artists had pulled out of major UK festivals due to their links to Barclays, who have invested in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel

Metal Hammer

Barclays suspends sponsorship of Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight festivals

Move follows protests from bands and fans over the bank providing financial services to defence companies supplying Israel

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Biden busts monopolies, Trump just talks

“Antitrust enforcement during the Biden administration has been extremely vigorous," one policy expert told Salon

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The ‘funflation’ economy is dying as a consumer attitude of ‘hard pass’ takes over and major artists cancel concert tours

Without a Taylor Swift or Beyoncé megatour, prices for summer concerts are falling back to normal.

Fortune

Ticketmaster confirms data breach and personal info lost, says Snowflake systems were hacked

Live Nation submits more info on Ticketmaster hack to SEC, confirming earlier reports of a data breach.

TechRadar

As Coachella struggles, nostalgia festivals are booming: ‘We never stopped listening to these bands’

Events like Lovers & Friends, with big R&B names from decades past, sell out immediately while Coachella sales plummet

The Guardian - US

Hackers sell stolen Ticketmaster data

Names, phone numbers, addresses and partial credit card info were listed for sale for $500k on a dark web forum

Salon

500 million Ticketmaster customers have their data hacked: LiveNation investigating breach

Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States

The Independent UK

Jennifer Lopez Cancels Tour as Divorce Rumors Continue to Swirl

"Please know that I wouldn't do this if I didn't feel that it was absolutely necessary."

Marie Claire

Live Nation Investigating Alleged Data Breach On Ticketmaster

Live Nation faces a data breach as alleged Ticketmaster user data is for sale on the dark web. No financial impact reported.

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Jennifer Lopez Cancels 2024 North American Tour

Jennifer Lopez cancels 2024 tour to prioritize family, promising to make it up to fans. Tour in support of 'This Is Me.... Now' album.

Latin Times

Jennifer Lopez cancels her summer tour "to be with her kids", fueling divorce rumors

Jennifer Lopez announced the cancelation of her summer tour "to be with her kids", fueling divorce rumors

The Independent UK

Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour: 'I am completely heartsick and devastated'

Jennifer Lopez has canceled her 2024 North American tour

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Madonna sued for ‘pornography without warning’ at LA concert performance

Lawsuit also alleges a late start for the 7 March concert, and claims the singer refused to allow the air-conditioning system to be used

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Ticketmaster yet to confirm if data breach has occurred or if customers in Australia impacted

The notorious ShinyHunters collective is claiming hack of personal details of 560 million global customers

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Hacker group claims to have obtained the personal data of 500 million Ticketmaster customers

The data is reportedly being offered for sale on the dark web

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Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish on Live Nation Entertainment Stock?

Despite underperforming the broader markets in 2024, analysts seem bullish about Live Nation Entertainment stock’s prospects.

The Conversation

Why the US government is trying to break up Live Nation Entertainment – a music industry scholar explains

The U.S. Justice Department, along with 29 states and the District of Columbia, have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster.

Metal Hammer

"It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster": US Department Of Justice goes to court over alleged anticompetitive conduct

The US Department Of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Live Nation, saying it acts to the detriment of fans, artists, venues and competition

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DOJ To Sue Live Nation And Ticketmaster For Monopolization

DOJ plans to sue Live Nation and Ticketmaster for alleged monopolistic practices in the live concert industry, aiming to benefit musicians and concertgoers.

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