Reuters
Ticketmaster is preparing to sell tickets for Beyonce's first tour in six years in a different way, hoping to avoid a repeat of last year's Taylor Swift debacle. Ticketmaster, whose fees and sales processes have aggravated bands and fans for decades, came under fire in November when frustrated Swifties battled its website, often unsuccessfully, to buy tickets for Swift's first tour in five years. The company, owned by Live Nation, is working to verify fans, filter out bots and others that would buy tickets for resale, and temper fans' expectations that they will get tickets for Beyonce's Renaissance tour when sales start next week.