News Silver Lake to start looking for buyers for entertainment and ticketing giant TEG (report) Silver Lake acquired TEG in October 2019
News Jason Murray named President of Vector Management, as firm merges with Black Box Music Black Box Music was founded in 2004 by Jason Murray and Ian Stanger
News Jayne Davis appointed Chief Operating Officer at Ben Lovett’s tvg hospitality Katie Millar also named General Manager of the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, AL.
News Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean to headline 2023 Coachella Other acts include Gorillaz, Burna Boy, The Chemical Brothers, Blondie and Becky G
News Bad Bunny grosses $435m from 81-date tour in 2022, setting new all-time calendar year record Previous record was set by Ed Sheeran in 2018 for his Divide tour, which amassed $432.3m
News Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster over The Eras Tour presale Lawsuit alleges that 'Ticketmaster intentionally and knowingly allowed scalpers and bots access' to the presale
Interviews Jay Marciano on streaming, Coachella, macro-economics – and why ‘everyone’s a genius in a bull market’ The AEG Presents boss discusses the future for the live business in the face of a potential recessionary year for the wider world
News Senate committee to hold ticket industry competition hearing after Taylor Swift tour sale drama Hearing date and witnesses to be announced at a later date
News From Taylor Swift crashing Ticketmaster to Tencent Music’s 1,000+ AI songs… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
News Taylor Swift just crashed Ticketmaster’s site and sold over 2 million tickets. To meet demand, she would have had to play 900 stadium shows. Ticketmaster's site crashed during the 'Verified Fan' ticket sale for Swift's tour
Interviews News With AWAL and Platoon both acquired, Tencent-backed FRTYFVE is becoming an indie power player in artist services London-headquartered FRTYFVE has doubled revenues annually since Tencent invested in it in 2020
News Warner, Sony, Universal, BMG, Kobalt and more sign joint letter calling for end to use of rap lyrics as evidence Signatories urge legislators across America to limit how creative expression can be used against defendants on trial
Interviews Per Sundin on ABBA, Pophouse’s acquisition strategy – and why he thinks the smartest people at record companies will soon be working on catalog The CEO of Pophouse Entertainment, and former CEO of Universal Music Sweden, joins the MBW Podcast
News Jason Johnson promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy at Audiomack Johnson first joined Audiomack in 2018 as a Senior Marketing Consultant
News MONSTA X, Exo’s Kai to headline ‘what may be the biggest K-Pop event in US history’ Show is co-hosted by KAMP and Eventim Live Asia