Live Nation has reached a settlement with the Justice Department in an antitrust case that put the entertainment giant at risk of being separated from Ticketmaster. The ticket vendor’s settlement offer was announced in a court hearing Monday, less than a ...

A group of senators is urging a federal judge to closely scrutinize Live Nation’s settlement of the Justice Department’s antitrust case, alleging that revelations “point toward a deal made in response to politicalpressure rather than the public interest.

When Live Nation settled with the US Department of Justice a few days into its antitrust trial last month, the expectation was that it would reach a similar settlement with the state attorneys general who were also suing it.

A jury found that the concert giant operated as a monopoly, a verdict that could have major reverberations in the music industry.

On the Friday, March 27, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: High fees, limited options, and frustrating presales define concert ticketing today. Will a DOJ settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster change the checkout experience, or leave the system ...

WASHINGTON(AP) — The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Monday as a victory for consumers that would end an illegal monopoly over live events in ...

NEW YORK(AP) — More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations this week failed to result in many states joining a tentative settlement reached by the Justice Department. Lawyers ...

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Rapino told a New York jury that his multi-million-dollar compensation is tied in part to his “solving the DOJ problem” — a reference to the threat posed by government antitrust enforcers ...