Ticketing company Ticketmaster is being accused in a lawsuit of using information provided by a former employee of a rival company to hack into that rival's databases. Back in 2015, Songkick — another ...

A former Ticketmaster boss who illegally accessed a rival company’s computer servers to steal information has been sentenced. British national Stephen Mead stole sensitive data from CrowdSurge – a ...

Concert discovery and ticket sales go together like peanut butter and jelly -- at least for Americans. The 50/50 merger of Songkick and Crowdsurge, announced Thursday, should make finding and buying… ...

Before classically-trained dubstep violinist Lindsey Stirling made it big, she performed in school cafeterias and would occasionally have to sleep in airports as she hustled her way to the top. Going ...

Half of concert tickets go unsold because fans don’t know the shows are happening. To fix that, 10 million user concert discovery app Songkick is merging with white-label artist-to-fan ticket seller ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Concert discovery firm Songkick has officially merged with ...

In my twenties, I planned my life around concerts. There was nothing like being in an intimate venue, drinking cheap beer from a Solo cup, waiting for my favorite bands—Minus the Bear, Wolf Parade, ...

Detail view of a Ticketmaster logo (Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images) Stephen Mead – the former Ticketmaster head who hacked CrowdSurge’s servers – has been sentenced for his crimes that contributed to ...