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Live Nation sued by DOJ, US seeks to break up Ticketmaster merger

The Justice Department on Thursday sued Live Nation, accusing the owners of Ticketmaster of maintaining an illegal monopoly on live entertainment and demanding that the company be broken up. The lawsuit, joined by 29 states and the District of Columbia, accuses the company of stifling competition by locking venues into exclusivity contracts, pressuring artists to […]

DOJ Takes Aim At Alleged Predatory Practices By Live Nation

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a major antitrust lawsuit Thursday against Ticketmaster LLC and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment Inc., a press release reads. This lawsuit was joined by 30 state and district attorneys general who alleged the concert ticket company engaged in monopolization and predatory practices harmful to competition, the DOJ says. […]

Live Nation, Ticketmaster lawsuit: What to know 

The Biden administration, 29 states and the District of Columbia will partner with a powerful company in charge of booking and selling tickets for large concerts. In a major lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Department of Justice and 30 state and local attorneys general accused Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster of monopolizing the live entertainment […]