Aaron Randall & Bill Ashton named as new Managing Directors of Warner-owned Songkick

Outgoing CEO Mark McIntyre to remain as an advisor
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Songkick’s ex Director of Music Partnerships Sam Briggs joins War Child UK

Briggs will lead the charity’s UK music activity including BRITS shows
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Former Songkick Publicist Now Works for Harvey Weinstein

Sallie Hofmeister once provided PR work for Songkick.  Now, she’s defending Harvey Weinstein. Yesterday, in a letter sent to clients, once-promising ticketing startup Songkick finally confirmed that it would close its doors. The startup specialized in …

Songkick Faces Collapse After Burning Through $61 Million In Funding

Without a concrete business plan, Songkick’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster ultimately sank the once-promising company. Two years ago, concert discovery and ticket sales startup Songkick filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation.  The startup had accused both companies of stealing trade secrets through former employees.  Now, the company may soon close its doors. A source […]

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Jack Stephens joins Spotify as Creator Partnerships Manager

Popular exec brings direct relationships with artist managers to Daniel Ek’s streaming company
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Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries pumps another $15m into Songkick

CEO Matt Jones says company is determined to help artists curb ticket touting

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Shazam’s ex-global partnerships boss Nick Fishbaugh joins Songkick

‘With the addition of Nick we’re able to connect with more incredible artists around the world’

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