{
  "id": 18542070,
  "title": "Touring Power Players: Billboard’s 2026 List Revealed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/touring-power-players-billboards-2026-list-revealed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T18:00:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-touring-power-players-2026-list/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Billboard has unveiled its list of power players in the live entertainment industry for 2026, with MSG Entertainment's Josephine Vaccarello at the helm. Among the notable figures are Kenny MacPherson, a veteran music publisher and co-founder of Big Deal Music, who recently passed away at the age of 71. Diddy, formerly incarcerated in New Jersey, has been transferred to a similar facility in Pennsylvania. Promoters AEG International and AEG Presents Europe and Asia-Pacific are led by Alex Hill and John Langford, respectively. Emma Bownes serves as Senior vp of programming, while Simon Jones oversees global touring for AEG Presents. Jay Marciano serves as Chairman/CEO, while Rich Schaefer leads global touring. Debra Rathwell and Angie Rho are Executive vp and Vice president of global touring, respectively. Kelly Stelbasky and Stephen Vallimarescu are Senior vps of global touring at C3 Presents. Another Planet Entertainment is co-founded by Will Suter and Stephen Vallimarescu. Sherry Wasserman, Gregg Perloff, Allen Scott, and Adam Lynn are among the other notable executives in the industry.",
  "summary": "As selected by Billboard 's editors, these are the executives moving the live sector forward, from promoters and agents to marketing and production pros.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}