A group of Taylor Swift fans have sued Live Nation’s Ticketmaster over all the issues that occurred when tickets went on sale for her 2023 US tour because, well, of course they have.There was plenty of social media outrage, resulting in widespread news coverage and political commentary, after Live Nation’s Ticketmaster recently struggled to cope with the demand for tickets for Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’, her first live shows in five years.Following the ticketing meltdown, Ticketmaster issued an apology to Swift and her fans, saying that unprecedented demand for ‘The Eras Tour’, as well as an army of bots trying to circumvent its Verified Fan system in order to buy up tickets to resell on the secondary market, put its platform under incredible strain.“Never before has a Verified Fan onsale sparked so much attention – or traffic”, the company stated. “This disrupted the predictability and reliability that is the hallmark of our Verified Fan platform.
Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Morgan Wallen Top Non-Televised Catgories For American Music Awards
21.11.2022 - 00:03 / deadline.com
The non-televised award winners for tonight’s American Music Awards were announced this morning via Twitter audio livestream and Discord. Highlights include three AMA wins for Taylor Swift and two each for Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar and Morgan Wallen.
Singer/songwriter Mark Tuan of GOT7 and trade magazine reporters Tiffany Taylor and Tetris Kelly hosted the livestream.
The fan-voted 2022 American Music Awards will be aired tonight at 8 PM PST/EST on ABC. Wayne Brady hosts the show live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
In addition to winning three awards off-air, Swift is eligible to become the most decorated artist in AMAs history should she win the three awards she’s nominated for this evening, including tonight’s top honor, Artist of the Year. Swift is up against Adele, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Drake, Harry Styles and The Weeknd for tonight’s top accolade.
Swedish rock band Ghost took home the first AMA for Favorite Rock Album, while Dua Lipa and Elton John won “Collaboration of the Year” for their hit remake “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix.”
Other top winners across genres include now 16-time AMA winner Beyoncé, who is nominated for three more awards tonight, Bad Bunny, this year’s most-nominated artist with eight nominations, first-time AMA winner Morgan Wallen, and now four-time AMA winner Kendrick Lamar.
See below for the complete list of winners announced:
ARTIST AWARDS
Collaboration of the Year: Elton John & Dua Lipa “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist: Marshmello
Favorite Female Country Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
Favorite Female Pop Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Female R&B Artist: Beyoncé
Favorite Gospel Artist: Tamela Mann
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