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likkleriddim t1_jecbnyc wrote

Vybz Kartel - Marie

Kes - Jolene (not related to the Dolly Parton song)

The Originalites - Cindypoo

WSTRN - Aaliyah

South Bay Dub Allstars - Aaron’s Tune

Mike Pinto - Bills Song

Vybz Kartel - Addi Truth

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30andhurty t1_jecaxa8 wrote

Foster The People.

Torches was nothing but bangers - all good songs from start to finish and still in my top 5 favorite albums of all time. Supermodel had maybe 2 or 3 songs I listened to more than once. Sacred Hearts Club - one ok song.

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brandonsfacepodcast t1_jec9xs7 wrote

Yes, ticketmaster makes a fuckload of money off the fees, and you bet your ass they're collecting those fees in double on the resell market. I'm not denying that a bit. You should watch the video I linked in my earlier comment, because it lays it out better than I can but I'll use the same example John uses:

Justin Bieber "sold out" Madison square garden in minutes.

Here's what really happened: say MSG has a capacity of 10,000 tickets to sell. They release 5,000 to general sale. That leaves 5,000 tickets. They sparse those out to the artist (which actually happened in this case) and even ticketmaster themselves to sell on the resale market. All while collecting the fees in double, and paying out commissions to the artist on those double fees. That isn't even touching the companies that use bots to buy tickets and sell on the resale market.

It's most definitely a racket. It's most definitely a monopoly and market manipulation. Ticketmaster rakes in fees and percentages on tickets, then pays themselves as they own the venue. Let's not get it twisted though: everyone involved from the promoter (ticketmaster), venue (ticketmaster), and the artist are all getting paid on a massive scale depending on how large the artist is.

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