According to Variety.com, British singer Ellie Goulding has taken legal action against her former managers, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet of TaP Management, by claiming that the two allegedly failed to disclose to her that TaP’s parent company, HNOE, was allegedly partially and then fully owned by Live Nation, which allegedly created a conflict of interest that benefited them and the company to the potential alleged detriment of her career.
Mawson and Millet managed the singer from 2018 through 2025, where they allegedly took a 20% commission, according to the claim, and during their tenure, Goulding allegedly signed agreements with Live Nation companies for touring, merchandise and documentary film. The artist claims she was allegedly unaware that Live Nation owned her management company and her managers were allegedly contractually “restrained” from any activity that might “terminate or otherwise reduce or diminish [their management clients’] business relationship in any respect with the Company [Live Nation] or any of its affiliates,” the claim states.
As employees of Live Nation, Mawson and Millet allegedly “had a personal interest or duty in dealings between Ms. Goulding and companies in the Live Nation group which was in actual or potential conflict with the interests of Ms. Goulding in securing the best commercial terms with whichever promoter, merchandiser or other counterparty it was most advantageous for her to deal with,” the claim also states.
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