Songkick is a concert discovery service owned by Warner Music Group. The service allows users to search for upcoming concert events in their area, and also track individual artists to receive notifications of upcoming shows in their area. It also provides services for artist teams to manage and promote tour dates globally.
The company was first established in 2007 as a Y Combinator-backed startup. In 2015, it merged with CrowdSurge—a company that provided services for running and managing ticket sales on behalf of artists. In 2017, the Songkick concert discovery service and brand was sold to WMG, while the ticketing assets were sold to Live Nation Entertainment in 2018 to settle a lawsuit with the company.
In 2012, Songkick launched Tourbox, a tool for artists or artist teams to manage and distribute their live event dates worldwide, across multiple digital platforms.
Songkick was founded in 2007 by Ian Hogarth, Michelle You and Pete Smith[1] as part of the 2007 Y Combinator program, a seed accelerator that focuses on technology start-ups. Songkick's initial business model, based on its concert discovery service, was based on referral fees from ticketing companies.[2] The company launched its first mobile application in 2011. In June 2015, Songkick merged with CrowdSurge, an artist ticketing services provider, with the combined company operating under the Songkick name.[3]
CrowdSurge was founded by Matt Jones in 2008,[4] and he and Hogarth said they decided to merge the two companies to correct “a massive inefficiency in the market.”[5] Songkick had systems to detect ticket resellers, reduce the incentive for reselling (e.g., by creating general admissions areas, rather than assigned seats) and make it easier for regular fans to buy tickets (e.g., by having multiple releases of tickets, not just one release) that have reduced the percentage of concert tickets that end up in the secondary market to 1.5 percent of the total.[6] Jones and Hogarth served as co-CEOs of Songkick until Jones took on the role of CEO in January 2016.[7][8]
In December 2016, Songkick filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster division.[9] The lawsuit was later amended to accuse it of stealing trade secrets, by means of former Songkick employees who had joined the company.[10][11]
In July 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Songkick, including its concert discovery service and brand, but excluding its ticketing business and associated "pending litigation".[12][10][13] Songkick shuttered its ticketing business in October;[14] Jones described Live Nation as having "effectively blocked our U.S. ticketing business".[13] In January 2018, shortly prior to a pending trial, Live Nation settled the lawsuit for $110 million, and also acquired the remaining intellectual property not sold to WMG for an undisclosed amount.[15][11]
In December 2020, Live Nation agreed to pay a $10 million fine for violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, after admitting that an employee from an unspecified competitor to Ticketmaster had used stolen credentials to obtain information on ticket presales, instructed them on how to exploit the competitor's URL generation system to view details on concerts that had not yet been announced, and was promoted by the company after presenting said information.[16]
Awards and recognitionedit
2017: Webby Awards Honoree for Best Music Mobile Site/App[17]
2017: Fast Company - Fifth Most Innovative Company in Music, 2017[18]
2017: Music Week Awards - Nominated for Best Ticketing Company[19]
2014: Winner, Best Technology for Marketing an Event / Building Event Attendance[20]
2012: Webby Awards Honoree for Best Music Mobile Site/App[21]
2011: Music Week Consumer-Facing Digital Music Service of the Year[22]
2010: #3 on Billboard Magazine's 10 Best Digital Music Startups of 2010[23]
2010: Best Innovation Award at the 2010 BT Digital Music Awards[24]
Referencesedit
^Ben Sisario (1 May 2011). "A Go-to Site for Tracking Music Acts". The New York Times.
^Dave Lee (16 May 2013). "Songkick Detour 'Kickstarter for gigs' is launched in London".
^Josh Constine (4 June 2015). "Songkick And CrowdSurge Merge, Raise $16M To Combine Concert Discovery And Ticketing".
^Christine Lagorio-Chafkin (25 June 2014). "A Music Startup's New Brooklyn Home".
^Elizabeth Segran (17 November 2015). "How Songkick 2.0 Is Merging The Needs Of Fans And Artists".
^Horowitz, Steven (2 May 2017). "The Concert Ticket Industry Is Still Broken". www.vulture.com. Vulture. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^Biz Carson (28 December 2015). "How having two CEOs taught one startup a valuable lesson".
^IQ (7 January 2016). "Songkick Loses a CEO, Gains a Chairman".
^Sisario, Ben (2015-12-22). "Songkick Sues Live Nation, Saying It Abuses Its Market Power". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^ abSisario, Ben (2017-07-14). "Songkick Sells Concert-Recommending Service to Warner". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^ ab"Dissecting the Songkick Settlement: Why did Live Nation Wait?". TicketNews. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^"Warner Music Acquires Songkick, the Concert Discovery App". Billboard. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^ abChapple, Jon (13 October 2017). "Songkick to shutter ticketing division". IQ. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^Aswad, Jem (2017-10-12). "Songkick Ticketing Operations to Shut Down (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^Sisario, Ben (2018-01-12). "Live Nation Settles Suit With Ticketing Start-Up, Buying Its Assets". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
^Goodin, Dan (2021-01-04). "Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
^"Webby Awards Honoree, Best Music Mobile Site/App".
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Songkick is a concert discovery service owned by Warner Music Group The service allows users to search for upcoming concert events in their area and also track individual artists to receive notifications of upcoming shows in their area It also provides services for artist teams to manage and promote tour dates globally SongkickCompany typePrivateIndustryLive musicFounded2007FoundersMatt Jones Ian HogarthHeadquartersLondon United KingdomArea servedGlobalBrandsSongkick TourboxNumber of employees30ParentWarner Music GroupWebsitesongkick com The company was first established in 2007 as a Y Combinator backed startup In 2015 it merged with CrowdSurge a company that provided services for running and managing ticket sales on behalf of artists In 2017 the Songkick concert discovery service and brand was sold to WMG while the ticketing assets were sold to Live Nation Entertainment in 2018 to settle a lawsuit with the company In 2012 Songkick launched Tourbox a tool for artists or artist teams to manage and distribute their live event dates worldwide across multiple digital platforms Contents 1 History 2 Awards and recognition 3 References 4 External linksHistory editSongkick was founded in 2007 by Ian Hogarth Michelle You and Pete Smith 1 as part of the 2007 Y Combinator program a seed accelerator that focuses on technology start ups Songkick s initial business model based on its concert discovery service was based on referral fees from ticketing companies 2 The company launched its first mobile application in 2011 In June 2015 Songkick merged with CrowdSurge an artist ticketing services provider with the combined company operating under the Songkick name 3 CrowdSurge was founded by Matt Jones in 2008 4 and he and Hogarth said they decided to merge the two companies to correct a massive inefficiency in the market 5 Songkick had systems to detect ticket resellers reduce the incentive for reselling e g by creating general admissions areas rather than assigned seats and make it easier for regular fans to buy tickets e g by having multiple releases of tickets not just one release that have reduced the percentage of concert tickets that end up in the secondary market to 1 5 percent of the total 6 Jones and Hogarth served as co CEOs of Songkick until Jones took on the role of CEO in January 2016 7 8 In December 2016 Songkick filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster division 9 The lawsuit was later amended to accuse it of stealing trade secrets by means of former Songkick employees who had joined the company 10 11 In July 2017 Warner Music Group acquired Songkick including its concert discovery service and brand but excluding its ticketing business and associated pending litigation 12 10 13 Songkick shuttered its ticketing business in October 14 Jones described Live Nation as having effectively blocked our U S ticketing business 13 In January 2018 shortly prior to a pending trial Live Nation settled the lawsuit for 110 million and also acquired the remaining intellectual property not sold to WMG for an undisclosed amount 15 11 In December 2020 Live Nation agreed to pay a 10 million fine for violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud after admitting that an employee from an unspecified competitor to Ticketmaster had used stolen credentials to obtain information on ticket presales instructed them on how to exploit the competitor s URL generation system to view details on concerts that had not yet been announced and was promoted by the company after presenting said information 16 Awards and recognition edit2017 Webby Awards Honoree for Best Music Mobile Site App 17 2017 Fast Company Fifth Most Innovative Company in Music 2017 18 2017 Music Week Awards Nominated for Best Ticketing Company 19 2014 Winner Best Technology for Marketing an Event Building Event Attendance 20 2012 Webby Awards Honoree for Best Music Mobile Site App 21 2011 Music Week Consumer Facing Digital Music Service of the Year 22 2010 3 on Billboard Magazine s 10 Best Digital Music Startups of 2010 23 2010 Best Innovation Award at the 2010 BT Digital Music Awards 24 References edit Ben Sisario 1 May 2011 A Go to Site for Tracking Music Acts The New York Times Dave Lee 16 May 2013 Songkick Detour Kickstarter for gigs is launched in London Josh Constine 4 June 2015 Songkick And CrowdSurge Merge Raise 16M To Combine Concert Discovery And Ticketing Christine Lagorio Chafkin 25 June 2014 A Music Startup s New Brooklyn Home Elizabeth Segran 17 November 2015 How Songkick 2 0 Is Merging The Needs Of Fans And Artists Horowitz Steven 2 May 2017 The Concert Ticket Industry Is Still Broken www vulture com Vulture Retrieved 3 August 2019 Biz Carson 28 December 2015 How having two CEOs taught one startup a valuable lesson IQ 7 January 2016 Songkick Loses a CEO Gains a Chairman Sisario Ben 2015 12 22 Songkick Sues Live Nation Saying It Abuses Its Market Power The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 04 25 a b Sisario Ben 2017 07 14 Songkick Sells Concert Recommending Service to Warner The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 04 25 a b Dissecting the Songkick Settlement Why did Live Nation Wait TicketNews 2018 01 15 Retrieved 2020 04 25 Warner Music Acquires Songkick the Concert Discovery App Billboard 2017 07 14 Retrieved 2020 04 25 a b Chapple Jon 13 October 2017 Songkick to shutter ticketing division IQ Retrieved 13 October 2017 Aswad Jem 2017 10 12 Songkick Ticketing Operations to Shut Down EXCLUSIVE Variety Retrieved 2020 04 25 Sisario Ben 2018 01 12 Live Nation Settles Suit With Ticketing Start Up Buying Its Assets The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 04 25 Goodin Dan 2021 01 04 Ticketmaster admits it hacked rival company before it went out of business Ars Technica Retrieved 2021 01 06 Webby Awards Honoree Best Music Mobile Site App Fast Company Most Innovative Companies Music Week Awards Event Technology Awards Webby Awards Honoree Best Music Mobile Site App Music Week Consumer Facing Digital Music Service of the Year Archived from the original on 2017 10 13 Billboard 10 Best Digital Music Startups Best Innovation Award External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Songkick amp oldid 1153301921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
