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Music News 

There were a couple of goodies in yesterday’s federal budget for music fans

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Budget, Federal, Junk Fees, Ticketmaster, USB-C

Budget reveals can be dry affairs with a lot of announcements designed to score political points. Yesterday’s federal budget–the first

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Music Industry Music News 

Let’s examine this new class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster involving Drake tickets.

March 25, 2023March 26, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Class action, Drake, Lawsuit, Montreal, Ticketmaster

 LPC Avocat Inc., a Montreal law firm. has launched a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster, saying that the ticket seller

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Bunny, BBC, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Down with Webster, Ed Sheeran, Frank Zappa, Rob Zombie, Shania, The Weeknd, Ticketmaster, TikTok

Gross. Just gross. But then they’ll tell you that they were just exercising their right to free speech. Try to

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Concerts Controversy 

Robert Smith and The Cure vs. the scalpers: A new twist emerges

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Alan Cross 3 Comments brokers, Robert Smith, Scalpers, The Cure, Ticketmaster, Tickets

Earlier this week, the world cheered Robert Smith for standing up to Ticketmaster and usurious service charges on tickets for

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Music News 

The latest concert ticket controversy involves The Cure’s upcoming tour. [UPDATE: There’s a happy ending! Tickets will now cost LESS!]

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023 Alan Cross 2 Comments Robert Smith, Service Charges, Service Fees, The Cure, Ticketmaster

[Scroll down for the update] Earlier this week, we heard about the Foo Fighters’ attempt to control scalping for at

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Music Industry 

So where are things with Ticketmaster these days?

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Eurovision, Live Nation, Michael Rapino, Scalpers, Secondary Market, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster not only sells tickets, but the company is also (by design!) a scapegoat for the wrath of music fans.

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 979: The weird history of concert tickets, part 2

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Concert Tickets, Pearl Jam, Ticketmaster

Tickets for a concert you really, really want to see are about to go on sale at exactly 10 AM.

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 9, 2023

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Bootleg, Ear Wax, Eurovision, George Michael, Headphones, J-Pop, Mixtape, Pirate, Sneaky Dee's, St. Vincent, Ticketmaster, U2

Afraid of clowns? Join the club. But have you ever wondered why clowns are so scary? Read this before you

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Music Industry 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 978: The weird history of concert tickets, part 1

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Service Charges, Ticketmaster

Let’s define a “concert ticket.” It’s a contract between you, an act, a promoter, and a venue, that allows you

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, February 18, 2023

February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, BC, ChatGPT, Drum Machines, Fallsview Casino, McDonald's, Steven Tyler, Ticketmaster, U2

Music news for February 18, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: The good(?) old days.

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Music Industry 

Live Nation and Ticketmaster were in front of the US government again. Will anything change? (Spoiler: No. It was all populist BS. Let me explain.)

January 25, 2023January 26, 2023 Alan Cross 5 Comments Congress, Hearing, Live Nation, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster

After Ticketmaster’s systems melted down when 52 Taylor Swift concerts went on sale simultaneously late last year, fans screamed bloody

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