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Owned by influential music and live entertainment impresario Irving Azoff, Front Line Management is arguable the world's most powerful musical artist management company, counting such acts as Jimmy Buffett, Aerosmith, Neil Diamond, The Eagles, Seal and Christina Aguilera among its performers under contract.
The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and in the fall of 2008, it was acquired by Ticketmaster and the subsequent company became known as Ticketmaster Entertainment. Azoff was named the CEO of the newly formed company, which led to the eventual removal of former Ticketmaster President and CEO Sean Moriarty from the company.
Because of the company's dominance in music management, Front Line is a controversial component in the proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, because critics believe it will steer its artists to play, or not to play, in certain venues. Azoff and the company deny the assertion.
Front Line, now considered a subsidiary of Ticketmaster Entertainment, acquired Country Music management company Dale Morris & Associates in May 2009.
Front Line Management to rep 'X Factor' winners, finalists
PRESS RELEASE: "Front Line Management and Syco Entertainment Partner on The X Factor"
Los Angeles, CA (PRNewswire) August 4, 2011 – Front Line Management and Syco Entertainment today announced a partnership which will see the future winning artist or group of the U.S. version of The X Factor managed by Front Line Management, the world's leading artist management group.
Live Nation names Irving Azoff chairman and buys rest of Front Line Management
Live Nation Entertainment announced today, February 7, that it had bought the remaining portion of Front Line Management that it didn't already own, swelling the coffers of founder Irving Azoff and Madison Square Garden (MSG) by more than $100 million in cash and stock. MSG owned a percentage of Front Line Management.
At the same time, the ticketing and concert promotions giant also said that Azoff, already one of the most powerful and influential executives in the music industry, was also named chairman of Live Nation, replacing temporary Chairman John Malone.
Ticketmaster's Front Line Management buys stake in bluegrass music manager DS Management
In a move to further strengthen the company's Nashville music connections, Front Line Management, the Ticketmaster Entertainment subsidiary created by CEO Irving Azoff, recently bought an undisclosed stake in DS Management, which specializes in representing bluegrass acts.
Among the acts under DS Management's umbrella are critically acclaimed Alison Krauss and Union Station, but the company also boasts the Peasall Sisters and Dan Tyminski among the artists it manages.
Ticketmaster's Front Line Management buys Country Music manager Dale Morris & Associates
Nashville, TN management company Dale Morris & Associates, home to Kenny Chesney and Big & Rich, has been acquired by Ticketmaster Entertainment's Front Line Management, in what is the latest acquisition by the world's largest ticketing company. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Dale Morris & Associates also represents Gretchen Wilson, Louise Mandrell, Julio Iglesias Jr., Jake Owen and Blaine Larson. Chesney, country music’s top touring artist, has called Dale Morris & Associates home since the beginning of his career.
With layoffs looming, Ticketmaster buys artist rep giant Front Line Management
As the U.S. economy continues to stumble, and the company's plan to cut about 300 jobs still hanging in air, Ticketmaster, the nation's largest ticket company, today announced it is acquiring a controlling equity interest in industry powerhouse Irving Azoff's Front Line Management.
Ticketmaster is using the move to change its name to Ticketmaster Entertainment and launch a broadside assault into the artist management industry dominated by its rival Live Nation. Ticketmaster is installing Azoff as CEO of the newly named company, replacing Sean Moriarty at the top, but Moriarty will remain as president of Ticketmaster Entertainment and will be CEO of Ticketmaster.
MSG buys stake in Front Line Management
Madison Square Garden has acquired a minority equity interest in Irving Azoff's Front Line Management, which is held by IAC and Warner Music Group. Front Line Management represents the Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Nicks, Aerosmith and others. Financial terms were not released.
“While Madison Square Garden has always been synonymous with history-making music, we are currently in the midst of a significant expansion of our music business," Hank Ratner, vice chairman, Madison Square Garden and parent company Cablevision Systems Corporation, said in a statement. "We have added to our unrivaled list of iconic venues, re-launched Fuse as the country’s only network dedicated to music and now, have taken an interest in the world’s number one artist management company, Front Line. This acquisition perfectly complements our current assets and strengthens our strategic vision to grow our music portfolio, a major component of our current business plan.”
IAC/InterActiveCorp. Buys into Front Line Management
By Alfred Branch, Jr.
In a move to continue growing its Ticketmaster brand, IAC/InterActiveCorp has bought an undisclosed but “significant stake” in the artist agent company Front Line Management, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Terms of the deal were not readily available, but IAC was expected to buy out the equity holdings of financial companies Bain Capital Partners LLC and Thomas H. Lee Co., among others. In late April, the music news site FutureMusic reported that Warner Music Group was negotiating to buy Front Line, but those talks cooled soon after. Warner Music Group reportedly owns an estimated 8 percent of Front Line and is not expected to sell it to IAC at this time . . .
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