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# Is Songkick Struggling Or Just Shifting Gears?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/is-songkick-struggling-or-just-shifting-gears/
- Published: 2016-02-11T11:24:46.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-11T11:24:46.000Z
- Description: As the touring industry gathers in San Francisco for Pollstar Live!, a series of recent changes in the executive suit at Songkick are raising eyebrows.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Live & Ticketing, Music Tech, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![Songkick_logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8142e59970b-150wi "Songkick_logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8142e59970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)As the touring industry gathers in San Francisco for **Pollstar Live!**, a series of recent changes in the executive suit at **Songkick** are raising eyebrows.

In recent weeks, Songkick Co-CEO Ian Hogarth moved to Chairman leaving Matt Jones as sole CEO; alongside two major staff exits. VP of Industry Relations Greg Schmaele and Jessica Henig, head of Artist Services & Enterprise Relationships both have left the startup.

[![Songkick_logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8142e80970b-250wi "Songkick_logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8142e80970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

**Is Songkick struggling or just shifting gears?**

One insider told Dave Brooks of [Amplify](http://www.ampthemag.com/the-real/what-is-going-on-at-songkick/?ref=hypebot.com) that "the company was going through a restructuring and changing its mission from event discovery and ticketing, instead opting to fully focus on ticketing."

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