Some people have had issues accessing the Lightshed Partners piece on Live Nation I referenced in the prior e-mail. Brandon Ross of Lightshed has given me permission to post the piece. ————————- “LYV Breakup Could Be Off the Table Following Summary Judgment Ruling” Southern District of New York Judge Arun Subramanian ruled today on Live […]

The headlines are wrong. What you see in most of the headlines is how the judge refused to dismiss the case. But the real story is the judge granted summary judgment on the heart of the case, regarding promotion and booking constituting a monopoly. Summary judgment means the facts in the case are such that […]

https://people.com/what-is-the-turning-point-usa-half-time-show-11898234 Well, we’re Americans too. Black, brown, immigrants, foreign-language speaking people… Sun Tzu says “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” Want to make a statement? Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, they should all petition to be on the Turning Point USA halftime show. That’s right, weren’t all of us supposedly unAmericans not […]

On the other hand… I mean I’m sitting there at Musicares… All those label people? They don’t attend anymore, that’s not where the money is, it’s all in live. And Mariah Carey was honored and it was weird, because everybody involved in breaking her was not there. Donnie Ienner worked me hard on “Vision of […]