The Judiciary Committee, responding to the bungled sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, heard the company apologize and its critics trace the problem to the industry’s lack of competition.
Category: Swift, Taylor
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Taylor Swift Fans Closely Watch Ticketmaster Senate Hearing
Taylor Swift’s fans, fueled by Ticketmaster’s botched sales for her upcoming Eras Tour, kept close tabs on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s proceedings on Tuesday morning.
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Live Nation President Says Bot Attack Led to Taylor Swift Fiasco
The president and chief financial officer of Live Nation testified that the biggest problem it faced with the Taylor Swift tour was an onslaught of bots that crowded out fans and attacked Ticketmaster’s servers.
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Senators Will Prod Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Antitrust
The company’s grip on ticket sales, and its move last year to cancel sales for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour, will be a big focus of an antitrust-focused hearing.
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Ticketmaster Under the Magnifying Glass
The concert giant has long been the target of consumer complaints and artists’ ire. Recent incidents involving Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have renewed focus on problems in the live marketplace.
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SZA’s ‘SOS’ Holds Off Taylor Swift for a Fourth Week at No. 1
Both artists introduced new digital versions of their albums, bringing a tight race to a typically sleepy week on the Billboard charts.
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Year-End Listener Mailbag: Your 2022 Questions, Part 1
You asked, we answered your queries about Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, the state of indie rock and more.
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How Taylor Swift Got Fans to Sign Up for Their First Credit Cards
For some fans, a chance to see their favorite artists in concert is the most compelling reason to sign up for their first credit cards and start building credit.
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Songs from Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga Make the Oscar Shortlist
The academy also released shortlists for documentary, international feature and seven other categories.
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Lawsuit Over Lyrics in Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Is Dismissed
Swift had been accused of stealing lyrics from a 3LW song released in 2000 that contains the lines “Playas, they gonna play/And haters, they gonna hate.”
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The Best Albums of 2022? Let’s Discuss.
Our critics debate their year-end lists (and agree on Beyoncé and Rosalía!) in a wrap-up of the year in LPs.