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Ticketmaster faces growing outrage after canceling general public sale for Taylor Swift tour
The tickets were to go on sale Friday.
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The tickets were to go on sale Friday.
Ticketmaster abruptly canceled Friday's sale because of high demand earlier in the week. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
Ticketmaster said online sales were called off because of extraordinarily high demand and lack of inventory.
Fans were disappointed on Tuesday when the presale for the tour was marred by technical difficulties.
Fans who tried to buy presale tickets for her tour ran into technical issues and long virtual lines.
Ticketmaster faces a heap of criticism from Taylor Swift fans who tried to buy presale tickets for her tour Tuesday. Many faced technical issues, long virtual lines and, now, sky-high resale prices. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports how their frustration is spilling over into the halls of Congress.
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Swift, 32, has had prior issues with alleged stalkers.
Eleven-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift has a title -- Doctor of Fine Arts. She received the honorary degree from NYU on Wednesday morning.
Taylor Swift got an honorary doctorate and delivered the commencement address to the graduates of NYU's class of 2022 at Yankee Stadium.
Swift received the degree while giving the commencement address to the class of 2022
Pop superstar to be presented with an honorary doctorate in fine arts prior to speech at Yankee Stadium.
NYU said Swift will speak to graduates at Yankee Stadium after being presented with an honorary doctorate in fine arts.
Sources tell CBS2 it's not the first time Johnson has tried to break in to her home. He was previously arrested for stalking in 2019.
CBS2's Reena Roy has today's roundup of stories making people smile on social media.
Prosecutors say Richard Joseph McEwan was arrested Tuesday. He's accused of causing more than $20,000 of damage to the golf course by doing "donuts" on it.
Richard Joseph McEwan of Milford, New Jersey was arrested Friday. The 26-year-old is accused of breaking into Swift's beachfront mansion in Rhode Island.
Friends of 22-year-old Annie McMahon tweeted video of a dance party they held in her hospital room, asking Swift to contact their friend, who's a huge fan.
Pop star Taylor Swift stopped by the Stonewall Inn in the West Village on Friday night for a surprise performance.
Police said 23-year-old Roger Alvarado, of Florida, broke into the star's apartment last Thursday in Tribeca.
No one was home at the time of the break in Thursday morning.
Cardi B is the most nominated act at this year's show, which returns to New York City's Radio City Music Hall on August 20.
Police said a witness reported seeing a man enter the building on Franklin Street around 12:30 p.m. Friday.
A Connecticut man is accused of robbing a bank and going to the star's Rhode Island home to throw cash over a fence, according to police.
The resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to go into effect Tuesday. A jury convicted him on federal bribery charges last month.
Disney has now dropped its effort to get a wrongful death lawsuit dismissed over the fine print in it's Disney+ streaming app. The company had previously said its terms include an arbitration clause.
The first night of the Democratic National Convention walked the line between "thank you Joe" and "we are moving forward."
Rodent complaints in New York City remain stubbornly high, despite several mitigation initiatives.
The Mets did the Yankees a favor on Monday, defeating the Orioles 4-3 on Francisco Alvarez's homer in the ninth.
Disney has now dropped its effort to get a wrongful death lawsuit dismissed over the fine print in it's Disney+ streaming app. The company had previously said its terms include an arbitration clause.
Rodent complaints in New York City remain stubbornly high, despite several mitigation initiatives.
School District 3 on the Upper West Side has received washers and dryers from an anonymous N.J. school.
Reckless and unregulated -- that's how some people describe what is going on in NYC with e-bikes and scooters.
George Santos' former constituents in New York's 3rd Congressional District reacted Monday to his plea deal.
Photos show some of the damage residents and workers across the Tri-State Area now have to clean up after Sunday's historic flooding.
Two people were found dead in Oxford, Connecticut and over 100 were rescued from extreme flooding statewide.
More torrential rain and flooding could cause problems in the Tri-State Area on Monday, after a damaging storm inundated the region yesterday.
At least 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams in Connecticut due to severe flooding, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
A Red Alert is in play into Monday morning as we track rain, storms and rough oceans in the Tri-State Area.
The resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to go into effect Tuesday. A jury convicted him on federal bribery charges last month.
School District 3 on the Upper West Side has received washers and dryers from an anonymous N.J. school.
Photos show some of the damage residents and workers across the Tri-State Area now have to clean up after Sunday's historic flooding.
More torrential rain and flooding could cause problems in the Tri-State Area on Monday, after a damaging storm inundated the region yesterday.
At least 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams in Connecticut due to severe flooding, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
Disney has now dropped its effort to get a wrongful death lawsuit dismissed over the fine print in it's Disney+ streaming app. The company had previously said its terms include an arbitration clause.
George Santos' former constituents in New York's 3rd Congressional District reacted Monday to his plea deal.
Photos show some of the damage residents and workers across the Tri-State Area now have to clean up after Sunday's historic flooding.
Former congressman George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and indicted on 23 federal charges, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Suffolk County is under a State of Emergency Monday after Sunday night's powerful storm brought flooding and damage to parts of Long Island.
The resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to go into effect Tuesday. A jury convicted him on federal bribery charges last month.
The first night of the Democratic National Convention walked the line between "thank you Joe" and "we are moving forward."
Rodent complaints in New York City remain stubbornly high, despite several mitigation initiatives.
School District 3 on the Upper West Side has received washers and dryers from an anonymous N.J. school.
Reckless and unregulated -- that's how some people describe what is going on in NYC with e-bikes and scooters.
Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders after some customers reported finding metal wire embedded in the products.
The New York State Department of Health issued a warning after the WHO declared an Mpox outbreak in Africa a global emergency.
Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
Officials have been warning of a return to the pre-pandemic trends of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics had asked the FDA to approve its MDMA capsules as part of a therapy regimen for treating PTSD. It says another study will take "several years."
Prosecutors have confirmed Harvey Weinstein will remain in custody in New York while awaiting retrial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan.
Phil Donahue, a celebrated daytime talk show host who pioneered the television staple, died after a long illness, his publicist said in a statement.
John Aprea landed his first break in the 1967 Steve McQueen classic "Bullitt" before landing the role of young Salvatore "Sal" Tessio in "The Godfather Part II."
"Happy Gilmore 2" is holding an open casting call for New Jersey "locals." Here's your chance to be an extra.
Taylor Swift's blockbuster "Eras Tour" resumed in London on Thursday after her concerts in Vienna were canceled earlier this month because of an alleged terror plot.
The Mets did the Yankees a favor on Monday, defeating the Orioles 4-3 on Francisco Alvarez's homer in the ninth.
The US Open kicks off in New York next week. Before all the action starts, thousands of tennis fans are already getting in on the fun at Fan Week.
The Yankees scored just two runs over the last two games of their series loss to the Tigers.
Derek Hill's tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth lifted the Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Mets on Sunday.
Rookie Brandon Codrington returned a kickoff 63 yards and a punt 31 yards to set up scores and the New York Jets beat the Carolina Panthers 15-12 in a game in which both teams rested almost all of their starters and several key reserves.
Co-founders of AMA Animal Rescue in Gravesend say they're unsure they can afford to keep their doors open.
A group of middle school students at a NYCHA development spent their summer designing a new youth space in their community center.
A Brooklyn man worries about water damage to his old home. He says the community garden next door is to blame.
An elderly NYCHA resident said she's been waiting months to be transferred from her building in the Bronx, and she can't put up with the poor living conditions any longer.
Richmond Hill residents Carol and Jack Wolf have the home of their dreams, and the sidewalk of their nightmares. The Wolfs say they were added to the city's repair waitlist in 2017..
Tens of thousands of people flooded Manhattan streets on June 2, 2024 for the 60th annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As much of the northeast experiences heavy rains, parts of New York City are beginning to flood.
Thousands of people flooded Union Square on Friday for a PlayStation giveaway promoted by livestreamer Kai Cenat.
The resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to go into effect Tuesday after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges last month.
Disney has changed course, and now says it will not seek arbitration following the death of a doctor from Long Island.
A man was killed in a crash involving a U-Haul truck near the Horace Harding Expressway. CBS New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
CBS New York's Tony Sadiku and John Elliott have a look at storm damage on Long Island as well as what to expect now that the rain is finally moving out of the area.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn says that trend will continue for the next few days before we get a warmup at the end of the week.