Irving Azoff‘s Iconic Artists Group has acquired a stake in the estate of legendary crooner Frank Sinatra. Azoff revealed the news last week while speaking at a Bloomberg conference in Los Angeles, saying that IAG had “recently acquired a chunk of the estate.” Frank Sinatra Enterprises (a joint venture between …
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Cher and Mary Bono remain locked in a bitter power struggle over music royalties, even after a judge ruled last May that the singer’s 1978 divorce agreement with ex-husband Sonny Bono was strong enough to fend off Mary’s attempt to recapture his publishing interests. At a court hearing Monday, a …
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Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney took a not-so-subtle shot at former manager and music industry heavyweight Irving Azoff on X amidst the fallout from the band’s canceled 2024 tour. At around 1:44 a.m. ET, Carney dug up and retweeted an old Azoff tweet from January 2018, in which the music …
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Graham Nash has sold a “range of assets” to Irving Azoff‘s Iconic Artists Group, stretching all the way back to his work in the Hollies through his years in CSN/CSNY and his long solo career. “I am thrilled to welcome Graham Nash to the iconic family, which now represents the …
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A group of over 20 of the most powerful companies in the live music business announced their support of Live Nation Entertainment’s FAIR Ticketing reforms on Wednesday, calling for lawmakers to pass ticketing legislation that could give more power to artists regarding their ticket sales while limiting practices on the …
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As Live Nation Entertainment faces continued criticism from fans and lawmakers over its place in the ticketing marketplace, on Thursday the company called on Congress to pass legislation to crack down on scalpers and ticket resale. The company is looking to broaden the conversation regarding ticketing reform beyond potential issues …
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When Carl Wilson died of cancer in 1998, his sons Jonah and Justyn became heirs to their father’s estate. That meant joining with surviving Beach Boys founders Mike Love, Brian Wilson, and Al Jardine to vote on key business decisions, from archival releases to commercials. It wasn’t easy. “The dynamic …
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