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Taylor Swift · United KingdomTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour helped boost consumer spend on live music in the U.K. to a record high in 2024, according to LIVE’s newly published annual report released Tuesday (Sept. 2).
The report reveals that consumer spend soared to 6.68 billion pounds ($8.95 billion) in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%. The number is up 28.2% from 2022’s figures (5.2 billion pounds), and up 48% from the last non-COVID-affected year in 2019 (4.5 billion po…See the Story
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Boosts U.K. Live Music Scene as Consumer Spend Hits Record High in 2024
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Money · LondonLONDON: British pop and rock icon Sting is being sued by his former bandmates from The Police over alleged underpayment of royalties for songs they recorded between 1977 and 1984.
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#SHOWBIZ: Sting Sued by Ex-Police Bandmates over Royalties
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MusicAs opposition to the $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Virgin Music Group heats up, Downtown CEO Pieter van Rijn says the controversial deal has attracted more attention because of the buyer’s owner, Universal Music Group (UMG), than it has for the benefits musicians would enjoy from the combination.
In an open letter obtained by Billboard, which arrived as the European Commission investigates the acquisition’s potential e…See the Story
Downtown Music CEO Blasts ‘Misinformation’ Around Virgin Acquisition: ‘It’s Disappointing’
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