Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Alongside The British Invasion-SiriusXM This Week

The records that were hits at the same time as the British Invasion. Tune in Saturday March 7th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

The Joel Bernstein Podcast

I’m not writing this to toot my own horn. It’s just that not a day goes by without my inbox being filled with raves for the Joel Bernstein podcast. I’m going to print a bunch below, but I must say it’s a surprise. I mean Sammy Hagar blew up my inbox, but he’s a star […]

Today’s Testimony

I don’t see how Live Nation wins this, how Ticketmaster is not separated from the concert promotion division. Now there was no jury involved in the government’s approval of the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. It was only a matter of law. But if you’re sitting in the box and you’re hearing what the […]

The Live Nation Trial

“Mr. Hatch said fans paid $1.56 to $1.72 more for every ticket as a result of Live Nation’s ‘overcharge.’ ‘We are talking,’ Mr. Hatch said, ‘about real money coming out of people’s wallets.’” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/arts/music/live-nation-antitrust-trial.html If you’re not laughing hysterically, you’re not in the music business, or you’re so invested in your anti-Live Nation viewpoint that […]