Ultra Music Festival Sued for Withholding Ticket Refunds

Ultra Music Festival faces a legal battle over ticket refunds, or lack thereof. A newly-filed class-action lawsuit specifically targets Event Entertainment Group, the company behind Ultra, for withholding ticket refunds for the event originally scheduled for March 20-22 of last year. Ultra 2020 was ultimately canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and has yet …

Judge sees no evidence that Soundgarden are withholding royalties from Vicky Cornell

A judge in Vicky Cornell’s lawsuit against Soundgarden has seen no evidence that the band’s surviving members are withholding royalties from their late frontman’s widow. In December 2019, Cornell sued the band, claiming they were “withholding hundreds of thousand of dollars in royalties” and that the band’s manager Rit Venerus was working against her after …