Songkick was founded in 2007 by Ian Hogarth, Michelle You and Pete Smith[1] as part of the 2007 Y Combinator program, a seed accelerator that focuses on technology start-ups.

[9] The lawsuit was later amended to accuse it of stealing trade secrets, by means of former Songkick employees who had joined the company.

[10][11] In July 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Songkick, including its concert discovery service and brand, but excluding its ticketing business and associated "pending litigation".

[13] In January 2018, shortly prior to a pending trial, Live Nation settled the lawsuit for $110 million, and also acquired the remaining intellectual property not sold to WMG for an undisclosed amount.

[17] In the past they encouraged developers to build things on top of it,[18] however they are no longer approving API requests for educational or hobbyist purposes[19] and have a standard license fee starting from $500 per month.