https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/04/ftc-junk-fee-rule-stubhub-10m-ticket-act-stalled https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/04/ftc-junk-fee-rule-stubhub-10m-ticket-act-stalled StubHub has agreed to pay $10 million to settle FTC charges that it hid mandatory fees in the three days after the FTC's fee rule took effect on 12 May 2025. That rule already makes all-in pricing the law for US live-event tickets. The TICKET Act, which would add a ban on speculative tickets and refund rights, passed the House 409-15 almost a year ago and still has no Senate vote. For artists, the rule changes what fans see, not what they pay or who gets the money. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrylive-musicticketingftc