Live Nation has taken all fees and taxes out of "No Service Fee Wednesday," responding to complaints that hidden fees remained when it launched the ticket promotion two weeks ago.
Music fans who buy concert tickets during Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesday" may be surprised when they check their receipt and see some service fees were charged.
Those extra service fees tacked on to concert ticket prices -- long a source of grumbling by ticket buyers -- will disappear for millions of seats sold by the largest U.S. concert promoter this summer.
On a warm night in Atlanta, the progressive bluegrass string band Trampled by Turtles quietly unloads its instruments from a modest, nondescript white touring van.
The CEOs of Ticketmaster and Live Nation told members of a Senate antitrust panel Tuesday that their proposed merger was necessary to strengthen each company and create a new business model for a suffering industry.
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a proposed merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which two lawmakers said would create a "near monopoly" in concert ticketing.
Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. announced plans to merge Tuesday, combining the nation's biggest concert promoter with the largest seller of tickets for live entertainment.
Live Nation has taken all fees and taxes out of "No Service Fee Wednesday," responding to complaints that hidden fees remained when it launched the ticket promotion two weeks ago.
Music fans who buy concert tickets during Live Nation's "No Service Fee Wednesday" may be surprised when they check their receipt and see some service fees were charged.
Those extra service fees tacked on to concert ticket prices -- long a source of grumbling by ticket buyers -- will disappear for millions of seats sold by the largest U.S. concert promoter this summer.
On a warm night in Atlanta, the progressive bluegrass string band Trampled by Turtles quietly unloads its instruments from a modest, nondescript white touring van.
The CEOs of Ticketmaster and Live Nation told members of a Senate antitrust panel Tuesday that their proposed merger was necessary to strengthen each company and create a new business model for a suffering industry.
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into a proposed merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which two lawmakers said would create a "near monopoly" in concert ticketing.
Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. announced plans to merge Tuesday, combining the nation's biggest concert promoter with the largest seller of tickets for live entertainment.
A possible merger between the two of the largest companies in the concert business has raised protests from singer Bruce Springsteen and prompted a congressman to call for a federal anti-trust investigation.
There were plenty of stories earlier this week commemorating the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper -- a tragedy later dubbed "The Day the Music Died."
U.S. stocks looked set for a mixed start on the last day of the quarter, as investors await a Bush administration plan aimed at overhauling regulation on Wall Street amid a meltdown in the financial sector.
Rock band U2 has agreed to enter a 12-year contract with Live Nation, a live event promotional company that owns and operates more than 100 venues around the country.
Jay-Z is about to hit the stage at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Hundreds of people cram the dance floor, ready to rap along to the hip-hop superstar's every word. Up in the balcony a 42-year-old executive with a close-cropped beard and slicked-back hair of mullet-like dimensions is enjoying a spotlight of a different sort.
Ever since Live Nation, the giant concert promoter, announced a sweeping 10-year deal with Madonna to handle her albums, tours and merchandize, investors have worried that the company spent too much to lure the superstar away from Warner Music Group. The stock has fallen roughly 30 percent since the news came out last month.
Pop superstar Madonna is considering leaving her current record label, Warner Music Group Corp.'s Warner Bros. Records, to enter a $120 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation Inc., according to a report published in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday.
As CEO of Live Nation, Michael Rapino is one of the few people in the music industry who has managed to grow revenue lately. He has done it the old-fashioned way, by domination; in this case, of th...
When legendary rock band The Police reunite to kick off the Grammy Awards telecast on February 11, their performance will highlight the best and worst things that the music industry has going for it.
It has been a great year for many media stocks. So, not surprisingly, it's been a pretty good year for guys like me, who make a living writing about media companies and their stocks.
Concert promoter Live Nation said Monday it is buying a controlling stake in fan club operator Musictoday, a move that could bring fans closer to their favorite musicians.
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