One Liners: Sam Smith, Future, Smashing Pumpkins, more

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DEALSFuture has sold his songs catalogue to Influence Media Partners in an eight figure deal covering 612 works, including collaborations with many artists, such as Drake, Juice Wrld and more. “Future is a cultural icon”, says Influence Media’s Rene McLean. “He continues to be a blueprint for impact and success in the music industry and has reinvented music in ways that no one has ever expected”.Live Nation has taken a majority stake in German live company Goodlive, which runs festivals such as Melt, Splash and Superbloom, as well as operating a bookings and services divisions. “We are so pleased to have Live Nation as our future partner”, says Goodlive MD Mirko Roßner. “Through their international network they are an ideal fit for Goodlive.

We have already worked together successfully in the past at festivals such as Lollapalooza Berlin and are delighted to now be able to expand this cooperation on all levels”.

It’s not clear what this means for Goodlive’s recent deal with Dice to handle ticketing for the firm’s festivals, which was announced last week.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSSecondary ticketing firm StubHub International – the part of the StubHub empire sold off by Viagogo – has appointed Dan Mucha as its new CEO.

He joins from Photobox, where he held the same position. “StubHub International is more relevant than ever as we see the world returning to live event experiences”, he says.