The Unprecedented Battle to Break Up Live Nation and Ticketmaster: A Defining Moment for Antitrust Enforcement

In a legal confrontation poised to reshape the landscape of the live music industry, a coalition of U.S. states is pushing for an extraordinary judicial intervention: a court order compelling…

Jurors said Live Nation and Ticketmaster are an illegal monopoly. Now the companies say the jury got it wrong.

Live Nation is challenging a landmark federal jury verdict that found the music and entertainment giant to be an illegal monopoly, arguing that the evidence presented during the trial was…

States Demand Breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster Following Landmark Antitrust Verdict

Weeks after a federal jury delivered a sweeping verdict that Live Nation Entertainment illegally monopolized the live entertainment industry, a coalition of dozens of state attorneys general has formally called…

Congressional Democrats Convene "Shadow Hearing" to Denounce DOJ’s Live Nation Settlement and Advocate for Ticketmaster Divestiture

On Monday, May 18, Congressional Democrats orchestrated a compelling "shadow hearing" to vehemently criticize the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent antitrust settlement with Live Nation, a deal that was…

In Canada: Ticketmaster Caps Resale Ticket Prices at Face Value in Ontario After Province Cracks Down on Scalpers

The Canadian live music and ticketing landscape is experiencing a period of profound transformation, marked by significant regulatory shifts in Ontario, the reverberations of a landmark antitrust verdict against Live…

Historic Verdict Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster in Violation of Antitrust Laws, Prompting Calls for Systemic Reform

Following a landmark verdict delivered on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, a federal jury found that concert giant Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, violated both federal and state antitrust laws,…