Taylor Swift
How major retailers and Covid-era nostalgia helped revive the vinyl records industry
A stack of freshly pressed gold vinyl records at United Record Pressing. CNBC This story is part of CNBC’s new quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have been transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and workers. Once considered a dying industry, the vinyl record business […]
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Small music venues fight to keep prices affordable as inflation eats into profits
Melis82 | Istock | Getty Images It has never been easy for small or independent music venues to turn a profit. Now, with inflated operating costs, some owners are struggling to keep ticket prices affordable for audiences and take chances on lesser-known artists. The past year has seen music fans roaring back to large stadiums […]
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‘Funflation’ drives sporting event ticket rates up a whopping 25%
John Brown #16 of the Buffalo Expenditures celebrates with supporters following catching a touchdown pass during the third quarter towards the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium on January 08, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. (Picture by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Photos) Bryan M. Bennett | Getty Pictures Sport | Getty Photos Dan Hornberger has […]
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How Taylor Swift transcends America’s political divides — barely
Taylor Swift attends the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” Live performance Motion picture Earth Premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on Oct 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. John Shearer | Getty Pictures Amusement | Getty Illustrations or photos Pop star Taylor Swift notched the best net favorability rating of any determine examined in the most […]
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Taylor Swift’s postponed Argentina display prompts airline to waive flight-adjust charges
Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Like hurricanes, blizzards or wildfires, Taylor Swift is now prompting an airline to waive ticket-modify fees. The popstar mentioned she was postponing a show in Argentina’s money scheduled for Friday until Sunday since of heavy rain, writing on X, the platform formerly called Twitter: “due […]
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Billionaire Taylor Swift breaks vinyl product sales report: These are her biggest milestones from 2023
Taylor Swift cannot halt breaking data. The pop superstar’s newest release, “1989 (Taylor’s Model)”, offered 580,000 copies in vinyl all through its 1st 7 days, creating it the speediest-providing vinyl document at any time due to the fact the stat was initially tracked in 1991. That’s according to Billboard, which cited details from Luminate. In […]
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Ticketmaster parent Live Nation posts blowout earnings as Taylor Swift, Beyonce dominate
(L) Taylor Swift performs onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour ” at Paycor Stadium on June 30, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (R) Beyoncé performs onstage during the “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” at the Johan Cruyff Arena on June 17, 2023, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Getty Images Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation Entertainment delivered its strong […]
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ rides PG-13 rating, video game fame to Halloween box office crown
A scene from the film “Five Nights at Freddy’s” Universal Pictures If anything was going to topple Taylor Swift at the box office, it had to be a killer animatronic bear, right? “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” the new Universal-Blumhouse horror offering set in an abandoned Chuck E. Cheese-type kids’ pizza parlor, scored an estimated $78 […]
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour film posts second-best October box office opening, behind ‘Joker’
Taylor Swift performs onstage during at Ford Field on June 9, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Scott Legato | TAS23 | Getty Taylor Swift and AMC have collected the receipts and results are in: the Eras Tour concert film is the second-highest domestic opener of October ever. The film tallied $92.8 million during its first three […]
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Taylor Swift concert film draws $2.8 million from last-minute previews as theaters prepare for big opening weekend
Popcorn buckets are pictured during the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert movie world premiere at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Images Taylor Swift fans had just eight hours to buy tickets for last-minute Thursday night previews of her The Eras Tour concert film. […]
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