In today's CMU Daily: Thousands of tickets for Oasis shows in the US appeared on secondary ticketing sites days before any tickets were actually sold on the primary sites. Campaigners have said this demonstrates that US Congress needs to pass new laws to stop speculative selling by ticket touts

One Liners: New music from KAYTRANADA, Confidence Man, The Smile, The Horrors, Maverick Sabre, Michael Kiwanuka, Allie X, Aitch, Auntie Flo, Maribou State, THUS LOVE, The Smashing Times, GRACEY and KSI

Also today: Kesha finally fulfilled all the obligations on her 2005 record deal with Dr Luke’s Kemosabe Records last year - now in control of her recordings, she has a plan to address issues in the music industry, including unfair record contracts; A new lawsuit accuses Garth Brooks of sexual assault, though he denies the allegations and claims a former employee is trying to extort money from him

Oasis shows in the US put the spotlight on another ticket controversy: speculative selling

Another ticketing controversy for Oasis as ticket sales for the North American leg of their reunion tour begin, with a plea from the band over “fake tickets” flooding secondary marketplaces. 

While the controversy this time around is over touting rather than dynamic pricing and isn’t - as yet - nearly as big as the band’s UK tickets controversy, the episode has quickly resulted in new calls for greater oversight and regulation of the secondary ticketing market in the US. 

In particular, the country’s National Independent Venue Association has highlighted the thousands of ‘speculative tickets’ being listed by touts on resale websites before tickets had even gone on sale through official channels. 

NIVA, which is also behind the Fix The Tix campaign, began tracking the speculative listing of Oasis tickets on the resale sites after the shows had been announced but before tickets were officially on sale. As a result, it has called on members of the Commerce Committee of the US Senate to prioritise proposed legislation that will curb speculative selling and prohibit “deceptive marketing” of tickets.

As of Tuesday, NIVA said, “there are at least 9000 fake tickets on sale for upcoming Oasis shows in the US. We know these tickets are fake, because not a single ticket has been sold yet for the 2025 Oasis US tour dates”.

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Kesha reveals “ten year plan to upend the music industry”

Kesha says she has a “ten year plan to upend the music industry” - adding that the music business “should be fucking terrified of me” - in a new interview with Elle, where she discusses finally being in control of her new recordings following nearly two decades signed to Dr Luke’s Kemosabe Records label. 

“I’m about to make some major moves and shift this shit”, she tells the magazine. “I really want to dismantle it piece by piece and shine light into every corner”. Her aim is to ensure that young artists don’t have the same experiences of the industry as she did. “I hope my legacy”, she adds, “is making sure it never happens to anybody ever again”. 

Kesha also reveals that she is working on a new digital platform where “artist’s safety is prioritised, instead of being sacrificed for the commercial gain of others”. She then concludes, “I don’t believe you can create if you’re not feeling safe. The old guard, they’re falling. The old way of doing everything with secrecy - there’s no future there. So, like, those of you with deep, dark secrets, you better fucking run”.

Garth Brooks responds to allegations of sexual assault

Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed by a make-up artist and hair stylist who worked for the country star and his wife Trisha Yearwood. Lawyers working for the accuser, listed as Jane Roe on the lawsuit, have also criticised Brooks for filing his own anonymous legal action last month which, they say, was part of an attempt to “silence and bully” their client. 

In a statement, Roe’s legal team say, “The complaint filed today demonstrates that sexual predators exist not only in corporate America, Hollywood and in the rap and rock and roll industries, but also in the world of country music”. Brooks “efforts to silence our client through the filing of a preemptive complaint”, they add, “was nothing other than an act of desperation and attempted intimidation”. 

In her lawsuit, Roe says that she began working as a make-up artist and hair stylist for Yearwood all the way back in 1999, adding Brooks as a client in 2017. The lawsuit sets out various incidents of sexual harassment and assault, as well as other misconduct on Brooks’ part.

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Releases & Tours

• KAYTRANADA has released his new single ‘Witchy’, featuring Childish Gambino.
• Confidence Man have released their new double a-side single ‘Control / Real Move Touch’.
• The Smile have released their new album ‘Cutouts’.
• The Horrors have released their new single ‘The Silence That Remains’.
• Maverick Sabre has released his new single ‘Lay Down On Me’. His new album ‘Burn The Right Things Down’ is out 15 Oct.
• Michael Kiwanuka has released his new single ‘The Rest of Me’. He has also announced a 2025 UK/EU headline tour including a show at London’s Eventim Apollo on 10 Mar. Tickets go on general sale 11 Oct.
• Allie X has released her new single ‘Bon Voyage’.
• Aitch has released his new single ‘FWG’.
• Auntie Flo has released his new single ‘Green City’.
• Maribou State have released their new single 'Otherside’, featuring Holly Walker. Their new album ‘Hallucinating Love’ is out 31 Jan.
• THUS LOVE have released their new single ‘All Pleasure’. Their new album of the same title is out 1 Nov.
• The Smashing Times have released their new single ‘Mrs Ladyships And The Cleanerhouse Boys’.
• GRACEY has released her new single ‘Rhetorical Questions’.
• KSI has released two new singles, ‘Thick of It’, featuring Trippie Redd and ‘Low’.