Ian Courtney, Author at CelebrityAccess

Wynton Marsalis Doesn’t Like Rap Music

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 25, 2018

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — In an interview with the Washington Post’s “Cape Up” podcast, jazz legend Wynton Marsalis made no bones at all about his especially dim view of hip-hop…

XXXTentacion May Be Returning To Spotify Playlists Following Industry Row

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 25, 2018

(CelebrityAccess) — Controversial Florida rapper XXXTentacion may back on Spotify’s playlisting algorithms after the streaming giant partially backed away from its decision stop promoting artists known for personal misconduct. According…

YouTube Star And Video Game Critic John ‘TotalBiscuit’ Bain Dead At 33

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 25, 2018

(CelebrityAccess) — John Bain, one of the first breakout YouTube stars, known for his acerbic long-form video game criticism, died on Thursday. He was 33. Bain died from complications of…

The Music Of Cream – 50th Anniversary Tour To Hit North America This Fall

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 25, 2018

OTTAWA, Ontario (CelebrityAccess) — After a successful first run on the Pacific Rim last year, the Cream ‘revival’ band consisting of Ginger Baker’s son Kofi Baker, Jack Bruce’s son Malcolm Bruce,…

Strict Secondary Market Policies Leave Fans In The Cold At Ed Sheeran Tour Opener

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 25, 2018

MANCHESTER, UK (CelebrityAccess) — Some fans who purchased tickets for Ed Sheeran’s UK stadium tour were left in the cold after they were denied access to the opening night after…

Ed Sheeran Announces Support For North American Segment

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 25, 2018

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — As everyone’s favorite British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran winds up for his upcoming tour of North America, he’s announced his support acts for the run. Sheeran will hit…

O2 Partners With Fan Fair Alliance To Combat Secondary Market Abuse

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 25, 2018

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Fan Fair Alliance, an advocacy group that seeks to challenge “industrial scale online ticket touting” announced a partnership with O2 to ensure that as many Priority Tickets…

Detlef Schwarte

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 24, 2018

This week In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc: Detlef Schwarte, co-founder, The Reeperbahn Festival; and managing dir., The Reeperbahn Conference. Grown from Hamburg’s thriving music scene, the Reeperbahn Festival…

Episode #84: Live Nation’s Joey Scoleri, X-Ray’s Josh Javor

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 24, 2018

This week on Promoter 101 The Podcast Live Nation’s Joey Scoleri a.k.a. Joey Vendetta opens up to us about some of the best industry tales ever. X-ray Touring Josh Javor…

Emma Banks To Receive Music Industry Trusts Award For 2018

Posted by Ian Courtney - May 24, 2018

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Emma Banks, the noted CAA executive who serves as Co-head of the agency’s London office, has been announced as the 2018 recipient of the Music Industry Trusts…

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