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As fans hope to see Beyoncé live on her new tour, some are turning to shows overseas to avoid expensive ticket fees in the U.S. Rolling Stone staff writer Brittany Spanos spoke with CBS News about what is causing these high ticket fees and what options fans have.
Taylor Swift took an apparent nose dive into the stage in the middle of a concert, leaving fans stunned. "When I saw Taylor do the dive I was wondering the whole time if she face-planted because look at it," said one fan, who captured the stunt on camera on the second night of Swift's Eras tour in Arizona.
Severe weather threat moves east; Senate probes Ticketmaster's Taylor Swift ticket meltdown.
Beyoncé and Adele will once again contend for top honors, while Lizzo and Harry Styles return and Bad Bunny makes history.
Even before the recent Taylor Swift ticket snafu, Ticketmaster and its parent company, the concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment, have been criticized for controlling 70% of the big concert ticket market, leaving fans and artists nowhere else to go. Live Nation is now being investigated by the Justice Department, and last month was called to testify before a Senate anti-trust subcommittee. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar; with an attorney who has filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster; and with disappointed Swifties – fans of the pop star who can't "shake it off."
Disappointed Swifties have filed a lawsuit against the ticket seller and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, who control 70% of the market, while Congress and the Justice Dept. are looking into their business.
Ashley thanked Swift for casting him in the video and for giving others representation.
Ticketmaster is taking questions Tuesday from lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee, who are looking into the lack of competition in the ticketing industry following the fiasco involving the presale for Taylor Swift's upcoming "Eras" tour. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Senators questioned the head of Ticketmaster's parent company on the disastrous pre-sale event for Taylor Swift's upcoming tour. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss the hearing, plus President Biden's meeting with Democratic leaders at the White House.
Federal regulators are looking into the ticket seller after thousands of Swift fans were unable to buy concert tickets.
"Ticketmaster should look in the mirror and say, 'I'm the problem, it's me,'" one senator quipped.
Ticketmaster is in the hot seat on Capitol Hill. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Tuesday looking into the lack of competition in the ticketing industry after the platform in November saw massive problems during a presale for Taylor Swift concert tickets. Bob Lefsetz, a music industry analyst and author of the Lefsetz Letter, joined CBS News to discuss.
When 10-year-old Cameron, from Clarksville, Tennessee, came home, his mom had a surprise for him: she got tickets for the whole family to see Taylor Swift. He proceeded to celebrate by singing Taylor Swift lyrics.
Richmond, Va. had more Confederate statues than any U.S. city two years ago. But the former capital of the Confederacy removed its last city-owned Confederate statue Monday. Five batches of ByHeart baby formula have been voluntarily recalled due to possible bacterial cross-contamination. And two songwriters have dropped a lawsuit claiming Taylor Swift copied their lyrics in her 2014 chart-topping hit "Shake It Off."
Taylor Swift has directed before – most recently, the music video for her single "Anti-Hero," which she also starred in.
A group of Taylor Swift fans is suing Ticketmaster over what it claims are botched sales for the singer's upcoming concert tour. The suit includes charges of fraud, price fixing and deception.
On Friday night, Ticketmaster issued an apology via Twitter to Swift's fans.
"I'm not going to make excuses for anyone," she said.
The tickets were to go on sale Friday.
Fans were disappointed on Tuesday when the presale for the tour was marred by technical difficulties.
Some Taylor Swift fans took to social media to share their frustration after waiting for hours in a presale queue on Ticketmaster’s site to buy tickets for her upcoming Eras Tour. Congressman David Cicilline also pointed out the "excessive wait times and fees" and renewed his call for the Justice Department to investigate Ticketmaster's parent company, Live Nation.
Swifties impatiently waiting to get their hands on tickets to Taylor Swift's upcoming Eras tour may have to wait a little longer.
"Anti-Hero" leads the way at number one on Billboard's Hot 100, with nine more songs from the newly released album "Midnight" following.
Singer's latest release, described as a "concept album," also includes a music video that she wrote and directed herself.