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.

Music lovers who have complained for years about Ticketmaster fees for concert tickets are surely reveling in a jury verdict Wednesday that found its parent company Live Nation has been running a harmful monopoly over large venues across the U.

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 ...

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