Ellie Goulding sues former managers over Live Nation “conflict of interests”

Ellie Goulding is suing her former managers Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, alleging that their ties to Live Nation created an undisclosed conflict of interest. READ MORE: Ellie Goulding talks tackling heartbreak with empowering single ‘Destiny’: “I don’t have any urge to be mysterious at the moment” Mawson and Millett managed Goulding via TaP Management from 2018 until 2025 and received a 20 per cent commission, according to a legal claim reported by Variety. According to the suit, Goulding signed agreements during that period with companies in the Live Nation group, relating to touring, merchandising and a documentary film. The singer claims that she was not told that TaP’s parent company HNOE was controlled by Live Nation. The entertainment company acquired a 50.1 per cent stake in HNOA in 2015 before taking full ownership in 2019, the filing states. The claims alleges that Mawson and Millett consequently “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 ...