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Live Nation set to blame touts and bots for Taylor Swift ticketing meltdown at Congressional hearing today

Live Nation president Joe Berchtold will tell a Senate committee that touts using bots caused the Taylor Swift ticketing problems, not Live Nation's market dominance.…

Chris Cooke • 24 Jan 2023

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Shake It Off lyrical legal battle settled

Taylor Swift has settled the lawsuit brought by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claimed her hit 'Shake It Off' copied lyrics from their song 'Playas Gon Play', with both sides seeking dismissal.…

Chris Cooke • 13 Dec 2022

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Taylor Swift to write and direct her first movie

Taylor Swift has signed a deal with Searchlight Pictures to write and direct her first feature film, following her short film 'All Too Well'.…

Andy Malt • 12 Dec 2022

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Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster over The Eras Tour ticketing meltdown

A group of Taylor Swift fans has sued Live Nation's Ticketmaster over problems during ticket sales for her 2023 US tour, alleging market dominance and tolerance of scalping.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Dec 2022

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US Congressional committee to put the spotlight back on Ticketmaster and the ticketing market

A US Senate subcommittee will hold a hearing on competition in ticketing, following problems with Ticketmaster’s sale of Taylor Swift tickets.…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2022

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Taylor Swift and Ticketmaster comment on last week's ticketing dramas

Ticketmaster says around 15% of Swift-related interactions experienced issues during the 'Eras Tour' pre-sale, while Swift says she was assured the firm could handle demand.…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2022

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Taylor Swift says Shake It Off song-theft accusers don't even have the right to sue

Taylor Swift's legal team argues that songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler lack the right to sue over Shake It Off, as their publishers control the rights to Playas Gon Play.…

Chris Cooke • 05 Oct 2022

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Scooter Braun says he regrets fall out with Taylor Swift

Scooter Braun says he regrets how his acquisition of Big Machine went with Taylor Swift, admitting he was unaware of the bad blood with Scott Borchetta.…

Andy Malt • 03 Oct 2022

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Setlist: Vinyl is now more popular than Playstation games

CMU's Setlist podcast covers vinyl overtaking PlayStation games in UK revenues and Taylor Swift's bid to block expert witnesses in the Shake It Off song theft trial.…

Andy Malt • 12 Sep 2022

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Taylor Swift asks for expert witnesses to be dropped from upcoming Shake It Off trial due to lack of expertise

Taylor Swift’s lawyers have asked a court to block or limit testimony from expert witnesses in the ‘Shake It Off’ song theft case, arguing they lack relevant expertise.…

Chris Cooke • 07 Sep 2022

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Taylor Swift's Lover book accused of ripping off elements of earlier poetry collection

Writer Teresa La Dart has sued Taylor Swift, claiming the book accompanying her 'Lover' deluxe album copies design elements from La Dart's 2010 poetry collection also called 'Lover'.…

Chris Cooke • 25 Aug 2022

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Setlist: Taylor Swift says she didn’t rip off players or haters

This week's Setlist podcast covers Taylor Swift's court statement denying she copied 'Playas Gon Play' and new UK stats comparing recorded music and live music spending.…

Andy Malt • 15 Aug 2022