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United States vs. Live Nation trial when will it start

United States vs. Live Nation Starts Rolling — With a Jury Trial Potentially Starting in March 2026

June 30, 2024

The jury trial that could result in breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster may begin in March 2026, according to a scheduling order issued Thursday. In a scheduling order issued on Thursday as part of a ca... Read More...

National Association of Broadcasters President Pushes Back on Recording Performance Royalties

Ashley King

June 30, 2024

The National Association of Broadcasters President Curtis LeGeyt testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet against the American Music Fairness A... Read More...

Barclays pulls out of festival sponsorships

Barclays Suspends Live Nation Festival Sponsorships After Political Protests, Artist Pullouts

Ashley King

June 19, 2024

Barclays is suspending its sponsorship of all Live Nation music festivals in 2024—including Download, Latitude, and this weekend’s Isle of Wight Festival. Here’s the latest. The move follows several politica... Read More...

Bad Bunny mass shooting event foiled by FBI

Bad Bunny Concert In Georgia Almost Became Mass Shooting Event, FBI Says

Ashley King

June 14, 2024

An Arizona man was indicted today for allegedly plotting the mass shooting of a Bad Bunny concert in Atlanta, Georgia. The plot was foiled when the man sold weapons to an undercover federal agent who he belie... Read More...

NMPA files FTC complaint against Spotify for stiffing music publishers with audiobook bundling scheme

Music Publishers File FTC Complaint Against Spotify for ‘Cheating the Music Royalty System’

Ashley King

June 12, 2024

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has filed a complaint with the FTC over Spotify’s audiobook bundling scheme. The complaint says Spotify is increasing profits “by deceiving customers and chea... Read More...

White House was offered a TikTok kill switch by ByteDance in 2022

ByteDance Offered U.S. Government Major TikTok Oversight—Including a “Kill Switch”

Ashley King

May 30, 2024

A new report suggests ByteDance offered the U.S. government oversight over TikTok’s American operations—including a ‘kill switch’ if necessary. The Biden administration turned down this offer in 2022. The Wa... Read More...

TikTok vs. USA Opening Arguments Set for September—High-Profile Case Fast-Tracked Ahead of January 2025 Divestment Deadline

Ashley King

May 28, 2024

The TikTok vs. U.S. case has been fast-tracked on the schedule and opening arguments will be heard in September. TikTok is challenging a recently passed U.S. law that requires Chinese company ByteDance to di... Read More...

Apple Fires Back Against $1.95 Billion Streaming Music Fine In the EU — While Simultaneously Challenging US-Based Antitrust Litigation

Ashley King

May 22, 2024

Apple challenges a more than $1.9 billion fine issued by the EU for impeding fair competition from its music streaming rivals, including Spotify. But that's not all. Apple Inc. has filed a suit at the Europe... Read More...

NMPA Calls on Congress to Allow Direct Music Publisher Negotiations with Streaming Platforms — Here’s Their Proposal

Ashley King

May 21, 2024

The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) is now calling on Congress to allow music publishers to negotiate directly with streaming platforms like Spotify — as the fallout from Spotify's bundling move... Read More...

Viagogo Agrees to Multiple Concessions Following European Commissions ‘Dialogue’

Ashley King

May 17, 2024

Following pressure from campaigning organizations and ticket buyers, and a friendly ‘dialogue’ with the European Commission, secondary ticketing platform Viagogo agrees to multiple changes to its website. Se... Read More...

House of Representatives Pass the TICKET Act, Banning Hidden Pricing and Deceptive Ticketing Practices — Fix the Tix Coalition, NIVA, Recording Academy Commend the Move

Ashley King

May 15, 2024

Fresh off the House of Representatives passing the TICKET Act, banning hidden pricing and deceptive ticketing practices, the Fix the Tix Coalition and NIVA applaud the move and urge the Senate to follow suit.... Read More...

NetChoice lobbying group boots TikTok from membership roll amid battle

TikTok Booted from Tech Lobbying Group as Capitol Hill Pressure Mounts

Ashley King

May 10, 2024

TikTok is prepared to fight the United States government over its divesture this week—but it will do so without Washington tech lobbying group NetChoice. The ByteDance-owned social media giant has been a mem... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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The Coalition for Ticket Fairness Says Live Nation’s New Trump Disclosure Demands Further Answers

Live Nation Amends Its Trump DOJ Settlement Disclosure With a Few More Details About the President’s Involvement

The Mysterious Case of the Missing $6 Million Kennedy Center Donation

NYC Becomes the First City In America to Enact a Strict ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule for Subscriptions

United States vs. Live Nation Starts Rolling — With a Jury Trial Potentially Starting in March 2026

National Association of Broadcasters President Pushes Back on Recording Performance Royalties

Barclays Suspends Live Nation Festival Sponsorships After Political Protests, Artist Pullouts

Music Publishers File FTC Complaint Against Spotify for ‘Cheating the Music Royalty System’

TikTok vs. USA Opening Arguments Set for September—High-Profile Case Fast-Tracked Ahead of January 2025 Divestment Deadline

Apple Fires Back Against $1.95 Billion Streaming Music Fine In the EU — While Simultaneously Challenging US-Based Antitrust Litigation

NMPA Calls on Congress to Allow Direct Music Publisher Negotiations with Streaming Platforms — Here’s Their Proposal

Viagogo Agrees to Multiple Concessions Following European Commissions ‘Dialogue’

House of Representatives Pass the TICKET Act, Banning Hidden Pricing and Deceptive Ticketing Practices — Fix the Tix Coalition, NIVA, Recording Academy Commend the Move