{"id":59997,"date":"2023-02-03T03:34:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T03:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/senate-warns-ticketmaster-over-beyonce-tour-ticket-sales-after-taylor-swift-fiasco\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T03:34:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T03:34:53","slug":"senate-warns-ticketmaster-over-beyonce-tour-ticket-sales-after-taylor-swift-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/senate-warns-ticketmaster-over-beyonce-tour-ticket-sales-after-taylor-swift-fiasco\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Warns Ticketmaster Over Beyonc\u00e9 Tour Ticket Sales After Taylor Swift Fiasco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-5c70d66fe328fcc71c3c3a56693f7012\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230203_6cc1a7cc8a78474a9e15ea167d09dae9\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3e5f2012-9bb9-421a-951c-db3ab68934e5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6c\/4by3\/2023\/02\/03\/6cc1a7cc8a78474a9e15ea167d09dae9_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"beyonce united states senate\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5c70d66fe328fcc71c3c3a56693f7012--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-41d16fbd592de34659285ed5f70c19bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ticketmaster is firmly underneath the U.S. Senate&#8217;s microscope because the ticket big prepares to promote tickets to the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/beyonce-knowles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>tour &#8230; and it is all due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>catastrophe.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-41d16fbd592de34659285ed5f70c19bc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6f03d47a66605c8765ef757b0614afe0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee, which simply acquired completed grilling Ticketmaster&#8217;s mother or father firm Live Nation, issued a thinly-veiled warning Thursday, the day after Bey introduced her &#8220;Renaissance&#8221; world tour.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6f03d47a66605c8765ef757b0614afe0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4ff3a9b239263098bb89f8e027d02183\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-4ff3a9b239263098bb89f8e027d02183-1013905244-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re watching, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ticketmaster?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Ticketmaster<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LuWjoXrWX4\">https:\/\/t.co\/LuWjoXrWX4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryDems\/status\/1621191756531236866?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 2, 2023<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryDems\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@JudiciaryDems<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4ff3a9b239263098bb89f8e027d02183--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-761b3d107bebe35fa698f541a4f661c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The committee&#8217;s official Twitter account tagged Ticketmaster in a quote tweet for a CNN story about Beyonc\u00e9 followers making ready for one more potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/15\/ticketmaster-clears-up-taylor-swift-concert-purchase-chaos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ticketmaster fiasco<\/strong><\/a>, saying &#8230; &#8220;We&#8217;re watching, @Ticketmaster.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-761b3d107bebe35fa698f541a4f661c1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ac988dbb968e0af7f914256b06abc59f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-ac988dbb968e0af7f914256b06abc59f-626989479-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting on your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ac988dbb968e0af7f914256b06abc59f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-97dabaecf3af8cf8d4b804cbc35b9574\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ticketmaster says they&#8217;re making adjustments &#8212; staggering gross sales and utilizing Verified Fan expertise &#8212; for the Beyonc\u00e9 tour after operating into main points with final 12 months&#8217;s rollout for the Taylor Swift tour, which pissed off Taylor and her followers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/12\/02\/taylor-swift-fans-lawsuit-ticketmaster-eras-tour-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>led to lawsuits<\/strong><\/a> and Senate hearings. Still, the Senate can be maintaining an in depth eye on the method.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-97dabaecf3af8cf8d4b804cbc35b9574--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-08404968f63662857e21405f2589209f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c197a0a3-a39f-4ec4-9dfb-2ba06d80e018-211628365-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-c197a0a3-a39f-4ec4-9dfb-2ba06d80e018-211628365-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/aa\/16by9\/2023\/01\/24\/aa728cbc7d01471f8223cfa5141428a3_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-08404968f63662857e21405f2589209f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fac0ae5a24430bb2e687eb5c3080022a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/amy-klobuchar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amy Klobuchar<\/strong><\/a>, who grilled Live Nation execs in the course of the current hearings, instructed us on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; the Senate expects Ticketmaster to do higher sooner or later.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fac0ae5a24430bb2e687eb5c3080022a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-88097c0608f1cc36659d9c7b25d21f04\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--hip-hop  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/tmz-investigates-lisa-marie-presley-unending-tragedy-f5e31b81-f0e9-4d54-857e-164ac1d2dde2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-16by9\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/73\/16by9\/2023\/01\/24\/733c15fa463b44da9982ed893a41d552_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"LISA MARIE PRESLEY INLINE-PROMO-Hulu\"\/><br \/>\n                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-88097c0608f1cc36659d9c7b25d21f04--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4eb3b4d211a3f368dfb6b03ea8026dda\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The first likelihood for redemption comes subsequent week, when Beyonc\u00e9 ticket presales start.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4eb3b4d211a3f368dfb6b03ea8026dda--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Ticketmaster is firmly underneath the U.S. Senate&#8217;s microscope because the ticket big prepares to promote tickets to the upcoming Beyonc\u00e9 tour &#8230; and it is all due to the Taylor Swift catastrophe. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which simply acquired completed grilling Ticketmaster&#8217;s mother or father firm Live Nation, issued a thinly-veiled warning Thursday, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-59997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}