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From the smallest artists to the biggest executives in the music business, reality has set in. There will be, at best, small but innovative live music events at drive-ins and other open situations for the rest of this year. But forget about huge tours and the traditional way the music business has run not only this…

Ticketmaster said it is finalizing plans to refund for as many as 18,000 events that were postponed or canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting May 1, fans can request a refund for a 30-day period, according to TIcketmaster parent company Live Nation. The affected shows include L.A. area stadium dates by Taylor…

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has moved to November. The event, which will see stars including Whitney Houston and Nine Inch Nails inducted into the lauded group, now is set for Saturday, November 7. The ceremony, which is set to be broadcast live on HBO for the first time, was scheduled for May 2…

The Justice Department is weighing in on another entertainment industry battle that touches on antitrust concerns. The DOJ filed a brief on Thursday in ongoing litigation between Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights, a performing rights organization to represent artists and songwriters, and the Radio Music License…

Silver Lake, the private-equity firm whose media and entertainment investments include Alibaba Group, Cast & Crew, Endeavor and the UFC, has made a strategic investment in Oak View Group, an entertainment and sports group company. Terms of the deal were not announced. OVG, founded by ex-Anschutz Entertainment Group…

The WGA is currently on strike against more than 1,000 companies and individuals, according to the guild's year-end Strike/Unfair List. Many of the companies have been out of business for decades; many of the names are familiar, and quite a few are colorful characters. There's Jack Abramoff, who produced the 1988 film…

EXCLUSIVE: Azoff MSG Entertainment, Irving Azoff’s venture with Jim Dolan’s Madison Square Garden Co., has acquired an interest in On Board Experiential Marketing. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Specializing in truly integrated live and online events, OBE merges technology and the power of physical experiences to…

The joint venture forged last year between Jim Dolan’s Madison Square Garden and Irving Azoff’s Azoff Music Management just complemented its strength in music and large venues by adding comedy and clubs. Azoff MSG says today that it bought 50% of Levity Entertainment Group, a power in comedy management and booking…

Until now Irving Azoff has served in an unofficial advisory capacity for Chelsea Handler – now he’ll get paid for his work. In addition to guiding Handler’s personal brand, Azoff will serve as a key adviser to Borderline Amazing Productions, the production outfit she operates with Chelsea Lately EP, Tom Brunelle, and…

This should relieve investors who feared that Madison Square Garden Executive Chairman Jim Dolan‘s decision to invest $125M in an entertainment partnership with music manager Irving Azoff would leave the sports and entertainment company strapped for cash. MSG says that it has been “approached by certain parties…

Listen to (and share) episode 49 of our audio podcast Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman. Deadline’s financial editor and host David Bloom talk about winners and losers in the CBS-Time Warner Cable deal to end the month-long blackout; the “venture capital” fund pulled together by Irving Azoff and Jim Dolan to try…

The longtime music manager will be CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, which vows to develop “artist-friendly and, as a result, fan-friendly projects” in music, TV, and digital media. Irving Azoff will own 50% by folding in Azoff Music Management, where he’ll continue to handle clients including the Eagles, Steely Dan…