Archive for the 'Music Business' Category


Lightshed On Live Nation

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 Live Nation Case

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 […]

Latter-Day Kinks-SiriusXM This Week

Tune in Saturday February 14th 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

Chappell Roan Leaves Wasserman

A change is gonna come. I’m not going to get into the minutiae of Casey Wasserman’s correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell. Whatever did or did not happen, this is the straw that breaks the camel’s back after the “Daily Mail” report citing 11 women who declared Wasserman was a “serial cheater” who engaged with subordinates, including […]