It’s no surprise that Noah Kahan is defending concertgoers in his home state of Vermont.
The chart-topping singer-songwriter testified earlier this year before the Vermont State Senate in support of bill H.512, which aims to crack down on predatory resale and ticket scalping practices.
The new law was officially approved by Vermont Governor Phil Scott last week. The law caps ticket resale prices in Vermont at 110 percent of their original value for concerts, sporting events and other live entertainment.
“As an artist who cares deeply about the fan experience and accessibility of concert tickets, this bill is a critical step in eliminating predatory resale behavior and offers Vermonters a great solution for exchanging and reselling tickets in a safe marketplace,” Kahan said in his testimony. Hollywood Reporter receive.
Singer thanked Governor Scott and the senators for their study and the bill. “This means a lot to the community of artists, music fans and concert consumers,” Kahan added.
New Vermont legislation reflects a growing trend across the country as states look to restrict ticket sellers from significantly overcharging concert tickets. Maine passed legislation in 2025 capping resale prices at 10 percent above a ticket’s face value, while lawmakers in New York and California introduced similar bills this year as well.
The effort has received support from groups like the National Independent Venue Association, which for years has voiced criticism of the predatory ticket resale market and sellers who scoop up tickets on actual music fans, only to list them for big prices. Proponents of capping resale argue that the only way to stop scalping is to remove the profit motive involved.
Secondary ticketing services like StubHub have opposed the caps, saying ticket holders should be allowed to do what they like with their tickets.
Kahan’s testimony isn’t the first time he’s called for making ticket purchasing more convenient for fans. On the Great Divide Tour, Kahan used identity verification software on Ticketmaster in an attempt to prevent bots from purchasing tickets, and also uses face value exchange so that tickets can only be resold for the price they were originally purchased for.
Kahan is in the midst of a record year. The 29-year-old earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 last month. One of the most anticipated albums of 2026, The great division It was the album’s third biggest week of the year when it was released.
The great division As a follow-up to Kahan’s successful album, Stick seasonhelping transform the Vermont native from club action to home run leader. The singer announced the album in late January, dropping the music video for her debut single, during a commercial break at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Less than 24 hours after the release of the 17-song album, Kahan Surprise released an expanded version, The Great Divide: The Last Bugs. The expanded version of the album included four new songs – “Lighthouse”, “Staying Still”, “A Few of Our Own” and “Orbiter” – bringing the final number of songs to 21.
leads to The great divisionFollowing the release of Kahan, he dropped two pre-release singles, “The Great Divide” and “Porch Light”. The singer said earlier THR that he and his team had many long conversations about why the titular track was the first release from the album. “We knew we wanted to make sure we were at the forefront of storytelling first. The great division “It really symbolizes the storytelling in the rest of the record, in my opinion,” Kahan said.
“It’s the best entry into the record from a storytelling and audio perspective. I think it offers something a little different than a lot of the stuff on Stick seasonHe continued. “There’s more musical stuff going on, it’s a little more swing, and I think that’s really fun because that’s the direction I want to go.”
Prior to the album’s release, Kahan released a documentary on Netflix, Noah Kahan: Out of the body. The 90-minute film, directed by Nick Sweeney, follows the singer as he prepares to shoot a movie great division, Standing at a crossroads what to do in the wake of a crushing blow. “I don’t want to be stuck in one way. It was these fears in my head that made it so hard for me to write it all down that I eventually had to let it go,” the singer said. THR.
He later added: “We really wanted to capture the feeling of Vermont on this album. Vermont has so many quiet, beautiful moments that you really need to hear to experience them.” “Some of the songs were recorded in ways that really capture that feeling.”
