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Ticketmaster settles rewards lawsuit for $23 million

2013-05-16 12:34:55

Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any benefits. U.S. District...

Jackson lawyers paint AEG as ruthless, greedy

2013-04-29 13:29:00

The attorney for Michael Jackson’s family painted entertainment powerhouse Anschutz Entertainment Group as a gang of ruthless executives concerned only with becoming No. 1 in the concert business and caring nothing about the singer's well-being....

Live Nation to acquire stake in Electric Daisy Carnival producer

2013-05-02 17:20:00

Concert and ticketing giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is nearing a deal to acquire a stake in the events company that puts on the Electric Daisy Carnival dance music festival, a person with knowledge of the matter confirmed. Beverly Hills-based...

Insomniac and SBE announce new Hollywood EDM club Create

2013-05-07 08:00:00

Last week, Live Nation�drew close to finalizing the acquistion of about half of the L.A. EDM promotion firm Insomniac. But that isn’t Insomniac’s only new partnership of note. The firm has just announced a new collaboration with the...

Insomniac Events confirms talks with Live Nation, other suitors

2013-05-04 14:30:00

Insomniac Events, the producer of the Electric Daisy Carnival dance music events, confirmed in a statement to the Los Angeles Times that it has had talks with Live Nation�Entertainment Inc.�regarding a sale to that company, but no deal is complete....

AEG pushed Michael Jackson to perform, attorney says at trial

2013-04-29 20:37:00

As Michael Jackson's highly anticipated comeback shows approached, promoter AEG was so desperate to become No. 1 in the concert industry that its executives ruthlessly pushed the pop star to perform, caring little about his health, an attorney said...

Gibson Amphitheatre to close in Universal City expansion

2013-04-24 12:19:00

Fans of radio-station round-tables, norte�o titans and pop stars on the make will have to find a new venue to see their favorites. The Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City will close in September as part of a massive overhaul of Universal Studios....

HARD Summer 2013: Knife Party, Dog Blood and Bassnectar headline

2013-04-23 09:41:00

If you liked the Sahara tent at Coachella, you're going to love the lineup at this year's HARD Summer. Several of the fest's major dance headliners, including neo-dubsteppers Knife Party, the Skrillex/Boys Noize project Dog Blood and the hirsute low-end...

Amphitheatre to close, make room for Harry Potter attraction

2013-04-25 05:00:00

First they put a lid on it, and now they're pulling the plug. Universal City's Gibson Amphitheatre, a fixture on the Southern California live music scene for more than 40 years, will close in September and be demolished to make room for the new...

An Assembly committee casts its vote for paperless tickets

2013-04-24 18:08:00

Digital technology gives consumers near-instant access to vast electronic libraries of music, movies and books, but it's also eroding their rights to personalize, reposition and dispose of their purchases as they see fit. You can't resell a used MP3,...

Lady Gaga 'doing unbelievable' post-surgery, working on new music

2013-03-21 09:54:00

Lady Gaga is "doing unbelievable" a month after undergoing hip surgery that prompted her to cancel her world tour. The pop star is "doing wonderful, doing great" and "ready to get back to work," her manager Vincent Herbert told the New York Daily News....

SXSW 2013: The music stories to watch

2013-03-11 06:30:00

On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...

GMR Marketing, the global music, entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing agency, has announced Peter Joseph as its vice president of entertainment. Joseph, who comes to GMR from Live Nation, will be based in the company�s Chicago office.

2013-05-07 11:25:00

Lady Gaga needs surgery after suffering from a concert injury, which has led to the cancellation of her "Born This Way Ball" tour. The singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, was experiencing chronic pain that caused the cancellation of four tour shows earlier this week.

2013-02-15 16:41:00

A view of construction of the Vision Bar that will be in the Event Center with its grand opening on Saturday, May 12th. This bar will be open every day of the week and cater to concert-goers, casino patrons, hotel guests.

2012-02-10 00:00:00