‘We have a business that has no barriers’

Live Nation president/CFO Joe Berchtold says the company’s talks with streaming services highlights the “critical” importance of tickets in the modern business.

LN boss Michael Rapino recently confirmed discussions with Spotify, as well as Apple and Amazon, amid reports that Spotify is considering adding access to presale tickets as a tenet of its rumoured super-premium subscription tier.

In addition, Ticketmaster announced a partnership with SoundCloud that will enable artists to list and manage their live events on the…

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