Irving Azoff
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Irving Azoff (
Since September 2013 he has been chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment, a venture with the
In 2012, he topped Billboard's Power 100.[3] Labels founded by Azoff include Full Moon Records and Giant Records.
Biography
Azoff was born into a
From 1983 to 1989, Azoff was chairman of
In October 2008, Ticketmaster announced it would acquire the management company Front Line Management Group, Inc. As part of the deal, Azoff, who was founder and chief executive officer of Front Line, became chief executive officer of Ticketmaster, and was named chairman of Live Nation in February 2011.[2]
In 2013, Azoff founded the
In 2015, Azoff played a character based on himself in the
Azoff and Oliver Chastan co-founded Iconic Artists Group in 2018, an entertainment rights management company. In 2021, Iconic Artists Group acquired the catalogue of David Crosby and a majority stake in The Beach Boys' intellectual property.[14] In February 2024, the company acquired the catalogue of British singer Rod Stewart for close to $100M.[15][16]
In 2019, Azoff and his wife Shelli, along with a consortium of Los Angeles-based investors, purchased The Apple Pan, one of Los Angeles' oldest continuing operating restaurants,[17] as well as Nate n' Al, founded in 1945.[18] The following January, Azoff was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Ahmet Ertegun Award winner.[19]
Azoff has co-produced the movies
Controversy
Monopolization claims
In 2018, the Radio Music License Committee made anti-trust claims against Azoff's Global Music Rights, LLC, a
Clippers Arena proposal
Azoff MSG Entertainment took part in a lawsuit against the city of
Nicki Minaj
In 2018, Nicki Minaj accused Azoff of orchestrating a smear campaign against her upcoming tour;[27] however, he later became her manager.[28] Additionally, his performance rights organization Global Music Rights manages most of her song writing credits.
References
- ^ "The New Pioneers: Irving Azoff on His Plan to Deal With the 'StubHub Factor' -- 'You Have Lots of People Escaping With Lots of Money'". Yahoo.com. August 11, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Live Nation Chairman Azoff Said to Exit Concert Company". Bloomberg.com. January 1, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Reveals the 2012 Power 100 | Billboard.biz". billboard.biz. January 27, 2012. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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- ^ "A TASTE OF RAINMAKERS:IRVING AZOFF". Hitsdailydouble.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ E. Scott Reckard, "AZOFF QUITS AS CHAIRMAN OF MCA'S MUSIC UNIT", AP News Archive, September 5, 1989.
- ^ See generally Tom King, The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood, p. 449-450, Broadway Books (New York 2001).
- ISBN 978-1-250-08101-8.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (October 29, 2014). "New Venture Seeks Higher Royalties for Songwriters". The New York Times.
- ^ Ray Waddell, Nashville and Andrew Flanagan, New York, "Irving Azoff and Madison Square Garden Co. Announce $300 Million Joint Venture", Billboard, September 4, 2013.
- ^ "Irving Azoff to Serve as Chairman and CEO of Azoff MSG Entertainment LLC", GlobeNewswire, September 4, 2013.
- ^ Penrose, Nerisha (September 14, 2016). "Fred Armisen & Bill Hader Explain How 'Documentary Now!' Cast Irving Azoff & His Son in Eagles Spoof". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Oak View Group Taps Milan for First Arena Outside U.S". Billboard.
- ^ "David Crosby sells catalog to Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists Group, including recorded music and publishing rights". Musicbusinessworldwide.com. March 3, 2021.
- ^ Geraghty, Hollie (February 16, 2024). "Rod Stewart sells back catalogue for near $100million". NME. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Rod Stewart Reportedly Sells Rights to His Song Catalog for Nearly $100 Million". Peoplemag. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Kang, Matthew (February 11, 2019). "The Apple Pan has new owners for the first time in decades". La.eater.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Nate 'n Al's, beloved delicatessen of Beverly Hills, to close for now". Los Angeles Times. March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (January 15, 2020). "The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 inductees are..." CNN. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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- ^ Gardner, Eriq (July 12, 2019). "Hollywood Docket: Music Industry Antitrust; Video Game Humvees; Paul Haggis DNA". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Sanchez, Daniel (August 16, 2018). "Irving Azoff's GMR Faces a Serious Setback Against U.S. Radio Stations". Digitalmusic.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Cho, Winston (January 8, 2022). "Irving Azoff Group Strikes Deal With Radio Stations to End Legal Battle Over Performance Rights". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Inglewood Mayor Butts Slams Azoff MSG Entertainment Lawsuit". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "James Dolan and MSG are waging a war on Inglewood over new Clippers arena project". New York Daily News. July 17, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Must Reads: Lakers explored leaving Staples Center for return to Forum, emails reveal". Los Angeles Times. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (August 24, 2018). "Nicki Minaj Accuses Travis Scott Manager Irving Azoff of 'Smear Campaign' Against Her Tour". Variety.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "Irving Azoff Assures Nicki Minaj That Travis Scott Doesn't Hate Her: 'It's All Show Biz'". Variety.com. June 24, 2019.