Will Swifties take down Ticketmaster?

Will Swifties take down Ticketmaster?

After Ticketmaster botched sales for Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour, her die-hard fans, known as Swifties, did more than just whine on social media. They took political action, calling their representatives in Congress and flagging their concerns to other lawmakers across the country. Some Swifties even filed a lawsuit.

This is far from the first time Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, have been accused of unfairly monopolizing the ticket market. And after another debacle last week that left Bad Bunny fans stranded outside his sold-out concert in Mexico City, it’s clear it won’t be the last time either.

Today, we look at whether the latest backlash is big enough to finally break Ticketmaster’s stranglehold on the live music market.

Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times reporter August Brown and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.

More reading:

More bad news for Swifties: Ticketmaster cancels Friday on-sale for Taylor’s Eras tour

You better lawyer up, Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift fans file Eras Tour lawsuit

Essential Politics: Will Taylor Swift end Ticketmaster’s dominance?

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(600)

How The U.S. Open Affects The Economy & UCLA Hires New Athletic Director

How The U.S. Open Affects The Economy & UCLA Hires New Athletic Director

The U.S. Open is a big money maker for New York City. A consulting group working with the USTA says the tournament brings in about $1.2 billion a year, fueled largely by tourism, with over a million v...

1 Sep 4min

Fed Chair Says Inflation Is Too High & USC, UCLA Announce AI Majors

Fed Chair Says Inflation Is Too High & USC, UCLA Announce AI Majors

In his first major speech as Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh told the Fed's annual Jackson Hole conference that inflation — currently at 3.7%, above the Fed's 2% target — remains a top concern, and warned the ...

28 Aug 3min

Mamdani Announces New Business Council & NFL Drops Pro Bowl

Mamdani Announces New Business Council & NFL Drops Pro Bowl

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tapped a fifteen member Business Advisory Council with executives from real estate, retail, dining, sports, and healthcare. But missing from the council are executives fro...

27 Aug 4min

Meta Settles, Tim Curry Passes, and Lebron James Loan Ties to Mark Walter

Meta Settles, Tim Curry Passes, and Lebron James Loan Ties to Mark Walter

Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle claims from California and other states that its platforms harmed the mental health of young users. The tech giant denies wrongdoing, but will roll...

26 Aug 2min

Bitcoin Surges Past $77K & Californians Buying Second Passports

Bitcoin Surges Past $77K & Californians Buying Second Passports

Bitcoin had been sliding for months, down 31% over the past year. Then last week, everything changed.   News out of Washington sent the crypto surging back above $77,000, jumping 20% in just a few day...

24 Aug 2min

Walmart Sales Growth Craters & Disney's Tomorrowland Plans

Walmart Sales Growth Craters & Disney's Tomorrowland Plans

The world's largest retailer, Walmart, just reported its worst sales growth in more than six years. Last quarter, the Arkansas-based company saw its store sales rise just 2.6 percent. This comes as ov...

21 Aug 2min

National Debt Tops $40 Trillion & Tony Romo's Future with CBS

National Debt Tops $40 Trillion & Tony Romo's Future with CBS

The U.S. national debt hit a record high this week, topping $40 trillion. That’s double what it was in 2016 at the start of President Trump's first term. Most of that spending is going toward rising m...

20 Aug 2min

Record Number of Kindergartners Unvaccinated, Jeanie Buss Contests Lakers Sale, and Meta Trial Begins

Record Number of Kindergartners Unvaccinated, Jeanie Buss Contests Lakers Sale, and Meta Trial Begins

A record number of kindergartners are starting school this year, without required vaccinations, with new federal data showing that exemption rates are hitting an all-time high for the fourth year in a...

18 Aug 4min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

aftenpodden
giver-og-gjengen-vg
forklart
popradet
aftenpodden-usa
stopp-verden
nokon-ma-ga
fotballpodden-2
det-store-bildet
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
bt-dokumentar-2
dine-penger-pengeradet
hanna-de-heldige
rss-espen-lee-usensurert
rss-gukild-johaug
aftenbla-bla
rss-ness
e24-podden
frokostshowet-pa-p5
liverpoolno-pausepraten