Revenue for the concert promotion giant was up 73% over last year, generating $3.1 billion.
The pay bump, which includes a signing bonus and a performance bonus, comes amid a rocky time for the company.
By barring the use of long-term contracts, the legislation risks the unintended consequence of negatively affecting both venues and fans.
Singer thanked fans for spending their hard-earned cash while becoming latest artist to blast ticketing giant.
The goth icon's battle against ticket fees and the re-sale market continues to make waves.
Smith shared that money from fraudulent ticket sales will be donated to human rights organization Amnesty International.
Bungled on-sales renewed furor at the ticketing giant. But a slew of new platforms are giving fans (and artists) alternatives.
Earlier this month, the frontman blasted the company for tacking on fees to ticket sales that cost more than the actual tickets themselves.
Members of the band's NFT fan club will get first access to tickets through a new token-gated integration with Ticketmaster.
The rock icon joined The Cure's Robert Smith in raging against the TM machine.