Ian Courtney, Author at CelebrityAccess

Tailgate Country Music Festival Returns For 2019 With A Larger Venue

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 7, 2019

NORCO, CA (CelebrityAccess) — The country music-oriented Tailgate Fest is returning in 2019 with a brand new venue. The 2-day festival, set for August 17 & 18, will take place…

Facebook Pivots Toward Privacy And Security

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 7, 2019

MENLO PARK, CA Amidst increasing concerns about privacy and media manipulation on the platform, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed plans for a major strategy shift for the social media giant,…

Karen Klein Named EVP, General Counsel At Ticketmaster

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 7, 2019

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — On Thursday, Ticketmaster announced the hire of veteran technology attorney Karen Klein as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. In her newly-created role, Klein will lead…

Report: Warner Bros. Exec Kevin Tsujihara Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Inappropriate Affair

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 7, 2019

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — AT&T-owned WarnerMedia has re-opened an investigation in allegations that Kevin Tsujihara, chairman of Warner Bros. film and television studios, engaged in an inappropriate relationship with an aspiring…

R. Kelly Arrested Again For Unpaid Child Support

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 7, 2019

CHICAGO (CelebrityAccess) — Controversial R&B artist R. Kelly has been arrested again, this time over unpaid child support payments. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the 52-year-old Kelly was taken into…

Ticketmaster To Sell Tix Through Amazon’s Alexa Service

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 7, 2019

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Live Nation’s Ticketmaster announced on Thursday that it was partnering with e-commerce titan Amazon to sell tickets via Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service. The partnership will…

Alex Trebek Reveals Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 6, 2019

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Alex Trebek, the host of the long-running game show Jeopardy!, announced to his fans that he is suffering from stage four pancreatic cancer. Trebek, who is…

Haim, The Isley Brothers, And Robin Announced As Headliners For The Pitchfork Music Festival

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 6, 2019

CHICAGO (CelebrityAccess) — Music news site and tastemaker Pitchfork announced plans to bring their festival back to Chicago, in July, with headliners Haim, The Isley Brothers and Robyn leading the…

WMG Names Scott Cohen As Chief Innovation Officer

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 6, 2019

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Warner Music Group has tapped music entrepreneur Scott Cohen to serve in the newly-created position of Chief Innovation Officer for the label giant’s Recorded Music division.…

Academy Music Group Shifts To Digital Ticketing With Ticketmaster UK

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 6, 2019

LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — The Live Nation-affiliated Academy Music Group announced it has partnered with Ticketmaster to roll out digital tickets across all of its venues, making it the first major…

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