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To aid that growth, the new alliance has managed to secure $16m (around £11m) in new investment from some of the biggest money players in Silicon Valley (via Recode). Songkick’s long-running lawsuit against the ticketing giant alleges antitrust violations, anticompetitive behavior and intentional interference with smaller firms. Find full tour schedules, seating charts and concert venue details at. Together the Songkick and Crowdsurge alliance, which will henceforth go by the former’s name, might be able to start sticking it to the Ticketmaster monopoly by attracting more artists to sign on. Buy tickets for upcoming concerts, music festivals and more of your favorite artist touring. That means no nasty middlemen fees passed onto concertgoers and a greater chance for artists to connect with their fans. Songkick has announced it is merging with the CrowdSurge app, which sells gig concert tickets to fans, directly from the artists’ own allocation. However, until now, after passing on such precious knowledge, Songkick has had to surrender the ticket sales to companies like Ticketmaster. The service works by sending users a notification with impending artist visits for acts they’ve manually inputted, or listened to through integration with apps like Spotify or the BBC’s various platforms. The useful concert discovery app Songkick has always offered music fans an easy way to be notified when artists they enjoy are coming to town.
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