Swifties vs Ticketmaster
Rally
3/27/2023
The danger of
live Nation’s power
Case example:
Britney Spears
Live Nation is a key business that profited from Britney’s conservatorship, including being involved in promotion and ticketing of her 2011 Femme Fatale tour, her 4 year Las Vegas residency and 2018 Piece of Me tour. In Britney Spears’s June 2021 explosive court testimony she stated:
“I was on tour in 2018; I was forced to do. My management said if I don't do this tour I will have to find an attorney.” – Britney Spears
Yet, at that same time her manager Larry Rudolph who worked for Live Nation under the Maverick management umbrella. According to SEC filings, by 2010 Larry Rudolph had merged his personal management business with Live Nation. It is an egregious conflict of interest for artists to have talent managers that work for the same corporation that potentially controls their concerts’ ticketing, promotions, merchandising, and venues.
Senate Judiciary
hearing details:
“That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment”
Live video of the hearing will be broadcast on the Senate’s website HERE