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.

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 ...

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 ...

Leaked Slack messages reveal potentially deceitful business practices — and the DOJ just let Live Nation keep Ticketmaster, setting its antitrust suit.