Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged in 2010.
The result? The company now has almost total control over the live-event industry, which lets it get away with tacking on such exorbitant fees.
Monopolization isn't just bad for the music industry, it's bad for the entire economy.
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RT @CNN
The Cure began selling tickets through Ticketmasterās Verified Fan sale on Wednesday -- but fees that were added by Ticketmaster, in certain cases, totaled ā¦
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1636390747472805889
I bet youāve heard of Galileo & Hubble, but what about Henrietta Swan Leavitt?
Leavitt changed astronomy. She figured out new ways to measure a starās distance from Earth & her work helped determine the universe is expanding.
Her boss, Edward Pickering, published her findings UNDER HIS NAME. Later, Shapley used her findings to determine distances around the Milky Way w/o credit.
Leavittās work is still used today. Next time you hear about famous men in #science share her story. #HistoryRemix
"For years we've been hearing about a persistent shortage of truck drivers. But what if we're thinking about it wrong? What if the issue is that the... industry systematically mistreats or undervalues drivers, creating an ongoing and unsustainable churn?"
I am heartbroken by this news. 5 are dead and 18 wounded from this horrific armed assault at a gay club hosting a drag show night in Colorado Springs.
An attack upon our community anywhere is an attack upon us all everywhere. My heart is with the victims and their families.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/20/us/colorado-springs-shooting-gay-nightclub/index.html