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Aug 14, 2026

California Ticket Resale Cap Dies After StubHub’s $3.4 Million Lobbying Blitz

AB 1720 would have capped resale prices at 10% above face value for tickets to smaller venues, but the closely watched measure failed to advance out of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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Which Artists Are Ready to Leap from Theaters to Arenas?

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Aug 14, 2026

AEG Takes Its Turn at Solving the $360 Million Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Puzzle

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Aug 13, 2026

Stone Church v. StubHub: The Lawsuit That Reads Like a Screenshot-by-Screenshot Takedown

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Aug 12, 2026

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UCLA’s Big Ten Future May Depend on Choosing Between the Rose Bowl and SoFi Stadium

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Aug 12, 2026

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The Last Cover Story: How the Decline of Music Media Can Be Traced Through One Dying Format

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Aug 7, 2026

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Live Nation Asks Judge to Dismantle Antitrust Verdict

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Aug 7, 2026

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Top Ten Underserved International Live Music Markets

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Live Nation’s Record Quarter Offers More Evidence That “Blue-Dot Fever” Isn’t Real

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Jul 31, 2026

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The Top 20 Underserved Music Markets in the US

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Jul 30, 2026

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The StubHub Story Keeps Getting Worse For CEO Eric Baker

Jul 15, 2026

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The StubHub Story Keeps Getting Worse For CEO Eric Baker

+ The Demise of Pitchfork Festival Shows Why Media Companies Need to Get Out of the Festival Business

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When the Rule of Law Became the Rule of Lobbyists: Former DOJ Official Goes Inside the Pressure Campaign To Let Live Nation Walk

May 19, 2026

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When the Rule of Law Became the Rule of Lobbyists: Former DOJ Official Goes Inside the Pressure Campaign To Let Live Nation Walk

+ George Strait Honored With “The Troubadour” Backstage Lounge at Moody Center

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Judge Likely To Put Off Live Nation-Ticketmaster "Breakup" Decision Til 2027

May 13, 2026

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Judge Likely To Put Off Live Nation-Ticketmaster "Breakup" Decision Til 2027

+ The Term 'Scalping' Is Rooted in the Railroads, Not Native American Culture

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California Ticket Resale Cap Dies After StubHub’s $3.4 Million Lobbying Blitz

Which Artists Are Ready to Leap from Theaters to Arenas?

AEG Takes Its Turn at Solving the $360 Million Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Puzzle

Stone Church v. StubHub: The Lawsuit That Reads Like a Screenshot-by-Screenshot Takedown

More News

UCLA’s Big Ten Future May Depend on Choosing Between the Rose Bowl and SoFi Stadium

The Last Cover Story: How the Decline of Music Media Can Be Traced Through One Dying Format

Live Nation Asks Judge to Dismantle Antitrust Verdict

Top Ten Underserved International Live Music Markets

Live Nation’s Record Quarter Offers More Evidence That “Blue-Dot Fever” Isn’t Real

The Top 20 Underserved Music Markets in the US

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The StubHub Story Keeps Getting Worse For CEO Eric Baker

When the Rule of Law Became the Rule of Lobbyists: Former DOJ Official Goes Inside the Pressure Campaign To Let Live Nation Walk

Judge Likely To Put Off Live Nation-Ticketmaster "Breakup" Decision Til 2027

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