SZA climbs at the top of Billboard charts

SZA's Kill Bill has climbed to the top of the Billboard charts, being the number 1 song in Pop Airplay.

This marks SZA's second time leading the top 40-based radio ranking.

SZA's album SOS has topped the Billboard 200 chart for 10 weeks.

Ticketmaster has faced backlash over dynamic pricing

Following some controversy over dynamic pricing, Ticketmaster previously said in a statement: “The promoters and artist representatives determine the specific pricing for their shows.

“The biggest factor that drives pricing is supply and demand. When there are far more people who want to attend an event than there are tickets available, prices go up.”

Dynamic pricing, explained

Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster, uses dynamic pricing, causing ticket prices to rise in response to demand, per the Scotsman.

According to reports, this action is justified in order to stop tickets from being purchased via secondary ticket marketplaces and transferred.

The increased revenue from more expensive tickets would go to the performer as well.

Historically, more expensive or exclusive seats, such as the front row, are subject to dynamic pricing.

Live Nation asserts that the artist, not the company automatically, enforces Ticketmaster dynamic pricing.

The price of the ticket covers various costs

The article also explains that ticket prices don't go fully to the artist.

The base ticket price is split between renting the venue, marketing, and production costs, which is why the ticket is padded with extra fees.

"The fees are essentially what keeps companies and platforms like Ticketmaster going," Luoma said.

"Those fees are then divided up between Ticketmaster, the venue, and anybody else that's involved with that."

Why are concert tickets so expensive?

Scripps News reports that ticket prices are 40 to 50 percent more expensive than they were before the pandemic.

"The only way the artist is really making money, they can't they don't make money because we get our music for free these days," explained Dr. Andrea Luoma, an industry expert.

"They make money because they go on tour and then they sell merchandise."

Experts suggest looking for tickets elsewhere

While Ticketmaster is the main website that people turn to for tickets to their favorite shows, it sells out the fastest due to overwhelming demand.

RadioTimes suggests trying your luck on Ticketmaster and then turning to official reseller sites like StubHub.