Industry

Live Nation announces support for Fair Ticketing Act

Fair Ticketing Act

Company has been under fire for its practices Live Nation and Ticketmaster are responding publicly to this month’s Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing that discussed monopolistic practices in the live entertainment industry. In December of last year, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota…

Record Store Day announces 2023 event

Record Store Day 2023

RSD will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2023 Organizers of Record Store Day (RSD) have shared that this year’s event will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The event is the largest single-day music event in the world…

RIAA honors Class of 2022

RIAA Class of 2022

Forty-one singles from 39 artists scored first-time Gold & Platinum certifications “Firsts” always hold a special significance, and for 39 stars on the rise, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)  introduces those whose first certifications were earned in 2022.…

US Senators confirm Ticketmaster antitrust hearing

Ticketmaster

Hearing announced after Taylor Swift ticket debacle US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, have announced that they will hold a hearing…