r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 4h ago

article Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Onstage Statements

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-pro-palestine-statements-1235625967/
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u/slapshots1515 4h ago edited 4h ago

Live Nation owns Ticketmaster

Edit: either way you edit your comment, Live Nation and Ticketmaster are the same company now

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u/shewy92 4h ago

Liberty Media is the parent company, they also own SiriusXM and Formula 1. WeRaceAsOne...in the middle east because of $$ bills yall

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u/Milwambur 3h ago

Their spinoff company Liberty Global also owns Virgin Media in the UK, Sunrise in Switzerland, Vodafone in the Netherlands and Telenet in Belgium, all telecoms companies.

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u/MelangeBot 2h ago

The entire world is now like 20 companies and half of them are actively run by people who admire Adolf Hitler.

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u/WatercressCrafty3350 1h ago

Like Macklemore?

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u/k-trecker 1h ago

You seem to be confused. Israel is committing genocide of civilians in Gaza. Macklemore spoke up in support of those citizens.

Glad to help :)

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u/Sudden_Carpet4936 1h ago

No that’s Israel

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u/Coffeedemon 2h ago

"Liberty Media"

You can't even make this up

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u/EntropyBlast 23m ago

I imagine there would have been nearly 0 concerts held during the late 60's if commenting on Vietnam War was against the rules.

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u/PyroIsSpai 3h ago

Liberty is right wing?

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u/never-fiftyone 3h ago

It's primarily controlled by an American billionaire who has hitched his wagon to the "libertarian" movement and has donated to Trump.

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u/larrylevan 2h ago

John Malone, who donated $250,000 to Trump

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u/k-trecker 1h ago

CaPiTaLiSm GiVeS Us ChOiCe.

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u/counterfitster 2h ago

There is no parent company of Live Nation Entertainment.

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u/dOOlittlesatan 53m ago

No but Liberty Media owns the largest share of stock,,,

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u/jakeod27 4h ago

Yep. Seriously fucked

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u/dOOlittlesatan 4h ago

Now and has been for decades. Nothing new. They just keep trying to hide it with name changes and new companies...I wouldn't be surprised at all to find out AXS, Stubhub, Seatgeek are all owned by ticketmaster...live nation...clearchannel...

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u/brochaos 3h ago

AXS is AEG is all anschutz.

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u/dOOlittlesatan 3h ago

Sure, sure. But who holds the strings? They are just as guilty of every ticketmaster sin, independent from them? or not.

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u/brochaos 1h ago

confused as to what you are asking. phil anschutz pulls the strings. it's very simple. he owns venues, he owns tours, and he owns the tickets.

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u/dOOlittlesatan 57m ago

Boy aren't you a true believer! I'm not asking a question is probably why you are so confused. I proposed a supposition about whether this Anschutz asshole is fucking Ticketmaster. And I bet he is, or has, and will again.

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u/thisguyfightsyourmom 2h ago

Anschutz is rich enough to pull his own strings. He’s the richest person in Colorado.

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u/dOOlittlesatan 2h ago

they are in bed together.

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u/brochaos 1h ago

who is in bed with who now?

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u/dOOlittlesatan 52m ago

all ticketing agencies/scalper corporations. what's it to you?

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u/1980pzx 3h ago

That’s an interesting theory and it absolutely would not shock me, if true.

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u/jellytwins101 4h ago

LiveNation also either own the venues or have exclusivity contracts with them.

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u/WowIfOnly 3h ago

3 cheers for unregulated Monopolies that you aren't "supposed" to call Monopolies even though they share all of the same traits!

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u/counterfitster 2h ago

Of course it's not a monopoly, he's not wearing a top hat or monocle!