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Azoff-managed Artists Lobby Congress for Ticketmaster Merger

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2009 - 12:49pm.
Los Angeles - In letters to Congress expressing their support for the proposed merger of concert promoter Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) and Ticketmaster (NASD: TKTM), several high-profile artists neglected to mention that they are represented or co-managed by Irving Azoff, the founder of Front Line Management who also recently became CEO of Ticketmaster, Hypebot reported. Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins -- who also testified before Congress this week on the Performance Rights Act -- as well as Eddie Van Halen, Seal, and several members of Journey all sent letters advocating for regulatory approval of the merger. However, neither Ticketmaster nor the artists themselves denoted the connection between the musicians and the company, according to Hypebot.

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Published in DMW Daily, March 12, 2009
tags: Deals | Music | Acquisitions | Live Nation | Ticketmaster | Ticketing | Irving Azoff | Billy Corgan |



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