Noah Kahan, as you might expect, is speaking out in defense of concertgoers in his home state of Vermont.
The popular singer-songwriter testified before the Vermont Senate earlier this year in support of Bill H.512, which aims to combat predatory ticket resale practices and ticket scalping.
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A new law was officially signed into law by Vermont Governor Phil Scott last week. It caps ticket prices for concerts, sporting events, and other entertainment venues in Vermont at 110 percent of their original price.
«As an artist who values the fan experience and the affordability of concert tickets, I believe this legislation is a critical step in eliminating predatory ticket resale behavior and a great solution for Vermonters to trade and resell tickets in a safe marketplace,» Kahan said in a statement received The Hollywood Reporter .
The singer thanked Governor Scott and members of the Senate for considering his nomination and the bill. Kahan added, "This means a lot to the artist community, as well as to fans and consumers of music and concerts.".
Vermont's new law reflects a growing trend across the country, with states seeking to clamp down on ticket resellers who significantly inflate concert prices. Maine passed a law in 2025 capping resale prices at 10 percent of a ticket's face value, and lawmakers in New York and California introduced similar bills this year.
These efforts have received support from groups like the National Association of Independent Venues, which has long criticized the predatory ticket resale market and the resellers who obtain tickets from genuine music fans and then resell them at a significant markup. Proponents of capping resale prices argue that the only way to stop ticket scalping is to eliminate the profit motive.
Ticket resale services like StubHub oppose the restrictions, arguing that ticket holders should be able to do whatever they want with their tickets.
Kahan's testimony isn't the first time he's advocated for making ticket purchasing more convenient for fans. For his Great Divide tour, Kahan used Ticketmaster's identity verification software to prevent bots from buying tickets, and he also uses a face-value exchange system to ensure tickets can only be resold at the original purchase price.
Kahan is having a record-breaking year. Last month, the 29-year-old musician hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for the first time. One of the most anticipated albums of 2026, The Great Divide, showed the third best result among albums this year after its release.
The Great Divide album is a follow-up to Kahan's breakthrough hit album Stick Season , which helped the Vermont native transform from a club performer to a stadium headliner. The singer announced the album in late January and released a music video for its first single, the title track, during a commercial break at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
Less than 24 hours after the release of the 17-track album, Kahan unexpectedly released an extended version, The Great Divide: The Last of the Bugs . The extended version of the album included four new tracks—"Lighthouse," "Staying Still," "A Few of Our Own," and "Orbiter"—bringing the total to 21.
Ahead of the album's release The Great Divide Kahan released two pre-release singles: "The Great Divide" and "Porch Light." The singer previously said THR , that he and his team discussed at length why the title track should be the first single from the album. «We realized that we wanted to start with a narrative. In my opinion, The Great Divide "It really is emblematic of the narrative throughout the rest of the album," Kahan said.
«"It's the best way to experience the album in terms of narrative and sound. I think it's a little different from a lot of the songs on Stick Season »"," he continued. "There's a little more musical action going on here, a little more rock, and I think that's really cool because that's the direction I want to go.".
Ahead of the album's release, Kahan released a documentary on Netflix. titled "Noah Kahan: Out of Body"« . The 90-minute film, directed by Nick Sweeney, chronicles the singer's preparations for recording the album. «The Great Divide, about his decision to move on after his resounding success. "I don't want to be stuck in one place. These fears were constantly swirling around in my head, preventing me from writing, and in the end, I just had to let them go," the singer said. THR .
«"We really wanted to capture the atmosphere of Vermont on this album. Vermont has so many quiet, beautiful places that you just have to hear to experience them," he added later. "Some of the songs were recorded in a way that really captured that feeling.".
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