A Boeing 747 with the Fyre Festival branding
COMBO Board Member Alex Teitz sent a few articles that deal with the entertainment business elsewhere. We felt the information contained in these articles could be relevant to musicians and hope that you will take the time to read them.
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Fyre festival attendees to receive $7,000 each in settlement
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/16/fyre-festival-attendees-settlement
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https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-health-business-maryland-350b66b95163064918081d5cd98aef7b
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https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-public-health-race-and-ethnicity-health-coronavirus-pandemic-585b21bb229c0049f2dec94927cc9789
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Prosecutors indicate they’re nearing cooperation with Oath Keeper charged in Capitol assault
A filing labeled as “under seal” turns up on the public docket in a case against metal-band guitarist Jon Schaffer.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/05/prosecutors-oath-keeper-capitol-assault-479080
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UK to Pilot COVID Certificates for Sporting Events and Nightclubs – Plan aims to post-lockdown economic reopening
https://www.politico.eu/article/united-kingdom-coronavirus-certificate-sporting-events-nightclubs/
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Robot artist sells art for $688,888, now eyeing music career
https://apnews.com/article/music-hong-kong-robotics-asia-pacific-3e9cf6949ad3cd8c5884e63b6630b774
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U.S. members of Congress demand investigation into Live Nation, Ticketmaster
https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/us-members-of-congress-investigation-live-nation-ticketmaster/
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https://apnews.com/article/europe-immunizations-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-europe-1c0aad5314e49d8b686f4cd4ba582e57
[Thank you to Alex Teitz, http://www.femmusic.com, for contributing these articles.]