Dean Budnick

editor and chief of Relix; co-author of “Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped”

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Taylor Swift fans are devastated after major glitches crashed the Ticketmaster sale for her upcoming tour. The company is now under intense scrutiny.

Too powerful? Ticketmaster has exclusive contracts with majority of top US arenas

Taylor Swift fans are devastated after major glitches crashed the Ticketmaster sale for her upcoming tour. The company is now under intense scrutiny.

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