December 19, 2019| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
Pearlman defrauded investors, defrauded banks, and even attempted to cheat his own legal team. He was... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: HitMan: How Much Did Lou Pearlman Steal From *NSYNC?
Kate K., Capitol Hill NE | Looking for a couple of jazz musicians to play a NYE house party in Cap Hill... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: Ad on NextDoor.com – Here We Go Again With Devaluing Musicians
October 31, 2019| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
One of the benefits that COMBO offers to its members is notification of various Buyer Beware issues. An... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: Double Bookings and Poor Treatment of the Disabled at Concerts
September 5, 2019| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
I get a lot of scams and emails / messages from people who think they are pioneers in artist *depreciation*... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: COMBO Member Wendy Hudson Forwards “Buyer Beware” Alert
July 4, 2019| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
COMBO says: If you get a message like this, beware and read the fine print carefully! Also, we checked and... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: Artist Relations Company – May Charge You “Up Front” for Services
Taylor Swift shed new light on the debate surrounding an artist’s right to their own musical catalog when... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: From the Beatles to Taylor Swift: Why It’s So Hard for Musicians to Own Their Music
May 16, 2019| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
From Leigh West on Fb, 5/13/19: #48hrfilmproject doesn’t care about film composers. They just announced... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: Leigh West Warns That Film Project is Looking for Free Music, Screwing Composers
May 2, 2019| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
By Wade Sutton, DiscMakers | New “feel-good” legislation passed in the PA House allows venues to hire... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: The PA Bill That Should Worry Professional Musicians Everywhere
November 1, 2018| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
We got this question from a COMBO member, asking “Is this legit?” We checked with our lawyers and... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: “Is this legit?” – Lawyers’ Responses…
October 10, 2018| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
We got this question from a COMBO member, asking “Is this legit?” We are checking with our... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: COMBO Member Writes: “Is this legit?”
September 27, 2018| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
Buying a ticket for Saturday’s Bruno Mars concert in Toronto was probably never going to be cheap, but... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: ‘I’m getting ripped off’: A look inside Ticketmaster’s price-hiking bag of tricks
June 21, 2018| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
From Jerry Roys on Faceook, 6/19/18: Need a roofer? Call a supply house. They know roofers who have been in... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: Musician Jerry Roys Sends a “Be Careful” Note in This Time of Hail Storms
February 15, 2018| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
Editor’s note: Although not directly related to the “business of music,” musicians fall in love, too.... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: FBI Warns of Online Romance Scams
January 18, 2018| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
Diane Morris on Fb 1/12/18: The power of social media is huge. I want everyone to share this post! Tonight I... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: Use Caution When Parking at the Wendy’s Next Door to the Fillmore in Denver
January 11, 2018| Buyer Beware| Barb Dye
It has come to the attention of COMBO that a club in Denver is signing contracts with bands for large amounts... Read More → BUYER BEWARE: Too Good to Be True? Be Careful Signing Contracts for Large Amounts of Money
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