Industry News

‘Wonder Blunder’ Promoter Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

Posted by Joe Reinartz - April 8, 2018

HONOLULU (CelebrityAccess) Marc Hubbard, the promoter behind a botched concert by Stevie Wonder to play at the University of Hawaii, was sentenced April  ...

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Mexican Concert Promoter Under Scrutiny By US Treasury Dept.

Posted by Joe Reinartz - April 7, 2018

MEXICO CITY (CelebrityAccess) Concert promoter Jesus Perez Alvear, better known as Chucho Perez, has been accused of laundering money for the Jalisco drug  ...

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Kid Rock Announces Summer Package Tour

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 6, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn.,(CelebrityAccess) — Kid Rock announced that he’s hitting the road in late summer for a tour of North America. Joining the Kid  ...

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Clifford “Rip” Rippetoe, CVE, Nominated For IAVM Second Vice Chair Role

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 6, 2018

COPPELL, Texas (CelebrityAccess) — The International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) announced that it has nominated Clifford “Rip” Rippetoe, CVE to serve as  ...

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Free Jazz Icon Cecil Taylor Passes

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 6, 2018

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Cecil Taylor, the legendary free jazz pianist whose innovative sound helped to challenge the orthodoxy of bebop, died at  ...

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Update: UFC Champ Conor McGregor Facing Criminal Charges After Barclays Center Attacks

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 6, 2018

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — MMA star Conor McGregor is facing a list of criminal charges after an attack on an MMA rival’s tour  ...

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Aretha Franklin Cancels Toronto Jazz Fest Show Due To Health Issues

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 6, 2018

TORONTO (CelebrityAccess) — Aretha Franklin has dropped out of yet another event due to health concerns, this time, it’s the Toronto Jazz Festival.  ...

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Jeff Kwatinetz, Ice Cube Sue Qatari Investors For $1.2 Billion Over Big3 Basketball League

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 6, 2018

Editor’s Note: After the publication of this story, we were contacted by a representative from the Qatar Investment Authority, who stated that Sheikh Abdullah bin  ...

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Q&A With Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 6, 2018

(Hypebot) — Recent news that Slayer will be packing it in after this year’s tour has metal fans getting nostalgic. In an effort  ...

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K2 Acquires EGO Agency

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 6, 2018

EAST SUSSEX, UK (VIP-NEWS) — Booking agency K2 has announced the acquisition of another rival, this time the EGO Agency. EGO founder Jim  ...

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