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| | | In today's CMU Daily: Ticketmasterhas denied that tickets for upcoming Taylor Swift shows could be replicated as a result of its recent data breach. It was responding to new claims from hackers who say they have barcode data connected to lots of tickets sold by Ticketmaster, including for Swiftâs concerts. However Ticketmaster says its anti-fraud systems mean the barcode data canât be used to gain access to any shows
One Liners: Ministerial appointments in the new UK government of relevance to the music industry; O2 Silver Clef Awards presented; Barrie Marshall gets NAA award; Appleâs Eddy Cue interview; Stevie Nicks postpones shows; new music from Sault, Will Young, Cassyette and deadmau5
Also today: Coldplay settle legal dispute with ex-manager Dave Holmes to avoid a potentially explosive court case; US court rules against Prince family members in estate dispute
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| Ticketmaster denies data breach could result in replicated tickets for Taylor Swift shows | | Ticketmaster has denied that tickets for upcoming events, including on Taylor Swiftâs âThe Eras Tourâ, could be replicated as a result of the recent data breach which saw hackers claim to have accessed data about 560 million of the Live Nation owned ticketing companyâs customers. Existing anti-fraud protections in its ticketing systems, a statement insisted, mean stolen barcode data cannot be used to gain entry into any shows.
The hackers, part of a group called ShinyHunters, made new claims about the data they accessed last week, including that they had obtained barcode data connected to tickets sold by Ticketmaster, including hundreds of thousands of tickets for Taylor Swift shows. They then reportedly published a sample of the barcode data for Swift concerts in Miami, New Orleans, and Indianapolis, with each barcode linked to a seat number and ticket price.
There were reports that the hackers were seeking to hold Ticketmaster to ransom over the barcode data. One rumour had it that the ticketing company had been negotiating a $1 million payment to keep the hacked data private, but that the hackers then hiked the price to $8 million after reconsidering the vale of the data, seemingly employing the kind of dynamic pricing techniques that Ticketmaster has pioneered in the live music sector.
According to PC Mag, a second possibly related hacking group called Sp1d3rHunters then posted 170,000 barcodes alongside the statement, âPay us $2 million USD or we leak all 680 million of your users information and 30 million more event barcodesâ.
The fear was that those barcodes could be used to create fake tickets that would gain entry into shows, causing chaos on the day of the performance. However, Ticketmaster is adamant that the static barcode data that was hacked canât be used in that way.
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| | O2 Silver Clef Awards, Sault, deadmau5 + more | APPOINTMENTS
Following last weekâs UK General Election, new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been very busy appointing new ministers. The music industry lobbies various departments of government, but especially the Department For Culture, Media & Sport, which will now be led by Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan, who has been appointed Secretary Of State For Culture, Media & Sport. The UKâs Intellectual Property Office, meanwhile, sits under the Department For Science, Innovation & Technology, which is now being run by the new Secretary Of State For Science, Innovation & Technology, Peter Kyle, MP for Hove and Portslade.
AWARDS
The O2 Silver Clef Awards took place on Friday, raising lots of money for music therapy charity Nordoff & Robbins. Blur were presented with the flagship Silver Clef Award, while AC/DC won the Legend Award, Chaka Khan received the Global Impact Award and Mark Knopfler won the Music Icon Award.
The National Arenas Association has announced the recipient of its annual Outstanding Contribution Award, which is presented each year by the trade body to celebrate an individualâs contribution to the live entertainment sector. This yearâs winner is promoter Barrie Marshall, founder and Chairman of Marshall Arts. NAA Chair John Drury says, âBarrie and his team have become almost as legendary as many of the acts they represent, and have been a consistent and welcome supporter of the UKâs arena business for many years. Weâre so pleased to be able to present this well-deserved award to such an industry iconâ.
DIGITAL
Appleâs SVP Of Services Eddy Cue has given an interview on the SuperSaf YouTube channel in which he discusses Apple Music and why people should choose it over other streaming platforms. Conceding that âeveryone pretty much has all the same songsâ, he reckons Apple's commitment to spatial audio, human curation and radio shows make its music service stand out. Yeah, maybe. âWe still think thereâs a people part here, as much as we love technologyâ, he says, according to 9to5Mac. âThereâs still an aspect of people thatâs critical to us. That starts with radio, where we do live radio shows with real DJs, and the playlists weâre creating that are algorithmic but always with a personal touch to itâ.
GIGS & TOURS
Stevie Nicks has had to postpone some UK shows, including a performance in Glasgow over the weekend and tomorrowâs gig in Manchester, after sustaining a leg injury. A performance at the BST Hyde Park festival in London on Friday should go ahead. A statement says, âDue to a recent leg injury requiring a minor surgical procedure that will need a few days of recovery time, Stevie Nicksâ scheduled performances in Glasgow and Manchester have been postponed. Ticketholders are advised to hold on to their tickets as rescheduled dates will be announced soonâ.
RELEASES
Sault have released their new album âActs Of Faithâ. Itâs currently one 32-minute track available to download for free as a .wav file through a WeTransfer link that the group shared online.
Will Young has released new single âLight It Upâ, taken from his new album out on 9 Aug.
Cassyette has released new single âFriends In Low Placesâ, taken from her new album 'This World Fucking Sucks' out 23 Aug.
deadmau5 has released his new single âQuezacotlâ.
| | Read online | | | Coldplay pays former manager seven figure sum to settle dispute | | Coldplay have settled their legal dispute with former manager Dave Holmes, avoiding a very public airing of their business affairs in Londonâs High Court. The band reportedly agreed to pay Holmes an undisclosed seven figure sum back in May, according to The Sun.
The falling out came to public attention when Holmes sued Coldplay last year, after his long-term management relationship with the band crumbled in 2022. He claimed that his management deal was renewed for two more albums following the release of âMusic Of The Spheresâ in 2021, extending his partnership with the band through to the end of 2025.
On that basis, he alleged, he began work on the next record, including negotiating a new deal with Warner Music, as well as beginning preparations for the bandâs 2024/2025 world tour. However, he claimed, with that work already underway, the band said that they wanted to limit his role to working on their live activity, before later sacking him altogether.
The lawsuit asked the courts to enforce Holmesâ management deal with the band and secure him all the commissions due under that deal - or, at the very least, order the band to pay him for the work he had already done on the tour and album at the point he was sacked.
| | Read the full story | | | Court rules against Prince family members in dispute over running of estate | | A Delaware court has ruled against Princeâs family members after they tried to oust two executives from Prince Legacy LLC, one of the companies that manages the late musicianâs estate. The Court Of Chancery deemed the familyâs attempt to amend the companyâs operating agreement without involving L Londell McMillan and Charles Spicer invalid.
McMillan and Spicer disagreed with the family on how that agreement should be interpreted. Chancellor Kathaleen St J McCormick ruled that McMillan and Spicerâs interpretation of the agreement was âthe only reasonable oneâ, describing it as âunambiguousâ. She added that accepting the family membersâ interpretation of the rules would lead to âabsurd resultsâ.
The dispute hinged on whether Princeâs family members could call a meeting to amend the operating agreement without involving McMillan and Spicer, who run the business. Last year such a meeting was held and the agreement was amended to remove McMillan and Spicer as managing members of the company.
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