Independent public-records compilation · Updated November 11, 2026

The Ryan Burke Public Record

Court orders, sworn testimony, judgments, bankruptcy filings and news reports about the promoter behind VEW Live and BZR WKND Jamaica, 2011–2026, with links to every source and redacted copies of the filings.

Ryan Burke has promoted concerts and booked artists through Vision Entertainment Worldwide, VEW Live, NWE Talent Agency and, since 2023, BZR WKND Jamaica. His name and those companies run through fifteen years of federal and state court files in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Illinois, and through Jamaican and U.S. news coverage of his events. This publication puts that record in one place. It separates what judges found from what witnesses swore, what opposing parties alleged and what reporters wrote, and it sets out Burke’s own positions alongside them.

Every statement is footnoted to its source. Court filings that were not already online are published here in redacted form, with private identifiers removed. Start with the summary, or go straight to the documents and the source index.

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Key facts from the record

May 13, 2024. A Broward County judge found “beyond any reasonable doubt” that Burke lied under oath about being in Las Vegas when he was served, adjudged him guilty of indirect and direct criminal contempt, and ordered three days in jail. Chapter 08
January 9, 2013. A federal court in Miami treated as undisputed that Burke’s companies “were never authorized representatives of Lady Gaga,” after one of them received $1.5 million toward her booking. Chapter 04
October 17, 2014. A federal court in New York rejected VEW’s suit against Mary J. Blige’s company and entered a $105,000 judgment against VEW. Chapter 05
2020–2026. Recorded-instrument citations, not independently retrieved, report judgments of $1,100,534.43, $625,000 and $83,487.37 against Burke and/or VEW Live; balances not public. Chapter 06
July 16, 2026. A $2,089,122.81 foreclosure judgment on the Davie property of a company Burke manages, which had filed two Chapter 11 cases. Chapters 09–10
June 13, 2025. Two investors alleged fraud and racketeering over $298,145.95 paid toward the 2025 BZR Carnival Edition. Allegations; the judgment’s terms are not yet available. Chapter 11
November 2026. Burke says Cardi B was paid US$2.5 million in full; she disputes it and threatens a countersuit. Disputed; no court ruling. Chapter 13

How to read this record

Court findingSworn testimonyParty allegationPress reportBurke's position

Each key statement carries a label saying what kind of statement it is. A court finding is what a judge decided. Sworn testimony is what a witness said under oath. A party allegation is a claim made in a court filing that the court has not ruled on. A press report is what a news outlet published. Burke's position is his own account, reproduced wherever we found one.

The chapters

01 · 2011–2026Summary: what the public record showsSummary of court findings, judgments, sworn testimony and allegations in the public record of promoter Ryan Burke, VEW Live and BZR WKND, 2011–2026.02 · IdentityWho Ryan Burke is: identification and identity standardRyan Burke’s public self-description, name variants and business roles, with the identity rules used to connect court records and exclude namesakes.03 · 2009–2026The companies: VEW, NWE, the LLCs and V12 GroupVEW, NWE, property LLCs, UCA and V12 Group in corporate and court records, with filing dates, administrative status and limits on financial attribution.04 · 2011–2013The Lady Gaga booking: TV Service ZAO v. NWE TalentThe Lady Gaga booking dispute: payments, unsigned proposals, the Burke entities’ defenses, and the limits of a 2013 federal court ruling.05 · 2012–2014The Rihanna and Mary J. Blige disputesThe reported Rihanna booking allegation and VEW’s Dallas concert dispute with Mary J. Blige, including both sides and the later $105,000 judgment.06 · 2010–2026Money judgments and other civil cases, 2010–2026Civil judgments and case entries involving Ryan Burke and VEW, with recorded-instrument locators, later dispositions and explicit identity cautions.07 · 2019–2020VEWtopia 2020: the Miami festivalVEWtopia’s 2020 announcement, move from Marlins Park to Miami Gardens, reported refund policy, first-night disruptions and Cardi B’s second-night set.08 · 2021–2026Kameka & Dzotsi v. Burke: service and criminal contemptBroward court records trace Burke’s service challenge, disputed Las Vegas trip, airline evidence and the May 13, 2024 criminal-contempt order.09 · 2021–2026The Davie property: a $962,000 note and a $2.09 million judgmentThe Davie property’s $962,000 note, $2.09 million foreclosure judgment, competing liens, company bankruptcy estimates and unresolved sale outcome.10 · 2024–2026Two bankruptcies for 2045 SW 127th Avenue, LLCTwo company bankruptcies for 2045 SW 127th Avenue, LLC: the 2024 dismissal, 2025 financial estimates and Chapter 7 conversion, and a 2026 order.11 · 2025–2026Echols & Mosley v. Burke: the Sabina Park moneyThe Illinois Echols and Mosley lawsuit alleged payments for BZR’s 2025 Sabina Park show. The complaint, defense appearance and docket limits.12 · 2023–2026BZR WKND Jamaica, edition by editionBZR WKND Jamaica from Chris Brown’s 2023 debut through the 2024 postponement, 2025 Carnival cancellation and 2026 withdrawal, with sources.13 · 2026The 2026 Cardi B cancellation: both accountsA sourced chronology of the 2026 Cardi B and BZR WKND dispute, comparing Ryan Burke’s account, the rapper’s response and ticket-refund reports.14 · 2011–2026Recurring features across the recordFeatures that recur across Ryan Burke’s court cases and events: disputed advance payments, artist access, licensing, related companies, procedural defenses, bankruptcies and cancellations.15 · All casesBurke's side: his positions, denials and explanationsBurke’s positions in the booking cases, service dispute, company bankruptcies and BZR cancellations, with court rulings and competing accounts.16 · UnresolvedWhat the record does not yet showUnresolved court outcomes, payments, contempt compliance, identity, company ownership and BZR refunds, with records and custodians to check.17 · 2010–2026Master timeline, 2010–2026: dated eventsA chronological timeline of Burke’s court cases, company records, VEWtopia and BZR WKND, distinguishing findings, allegations and public responses.