Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


More Best Song Not The Single-SiriusXM This Week

Albums where the best song is not the single. This is a live show, call in with your opinion. Tune in Saturday April 25th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. Phone #: 844-686-5863 If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: […]

Ticketmaster/Harry Styles/Scalpers

“Jack Antonoff Reacts to Ticketmaster Canceling Some Harry Styles Ticket Sales After They ‘Caught Scalpers’: ‘You Caught You?’ – The ticket giant & Styles announced that they’re working together to sell tickets to fans at face value.” https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/jack-antonoff-reacts-ticketmaster-refunding-harry-styles-tickets-1236229435/ No good deed goes unpunished. In case this didn’t come over your transom yesterday, Ticketmaster canceled Harry […]

Re-Donald Tarlton

I loved Don – he was not only one of the most wired in promoters of his time , he was, as you say, a star in his own right…. Boy, did he know his market – when I did a show with him in Montreal , I met everyone – the building owner or […]

Capping Resale

“Live Nation is supporting two California bills to lower prices. Can fans trust it?”: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-04-17/live-nation-is-supporting-two-california-bills-to-lower-prices-can-fans-trust-it I don’t believe in it. A. Because fans like resale. B. Because it’s unenforceable The bottom line is you can get a ticket to any show you want to go to today, assuming you’re willing to pay for it. This […]