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Live Nation menyelesaikan gugatan antitrust DOJ tanpa divestasi Ticketmaster di tengah penolakan negara bagian
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Live Nation mencapai kesepakatan dengan Departemen Kehakiman AS dalam gugatan antitrust yang telah lama berlangsung, menghindari pemisahan dengan Ticketmaster tetapi setuju untuk perubahan operasional, termasuk divestasi amfiteater dan membuka penjualan tiket untuk pesaing. Kesepakatan tersebut, yang diumumkan selama persidangan pada 9 Maret 2026, menuai kritik dari beberapa jaksa agung negara bagian yang berencana melanjutkan litigasi terpisah.
Jack Antonoff criticized Ticketmaster after the company claimed to have caught scalpers buying Harry Styles tickets for his upcoming Madison Square Garden residency. The Bleachers frontman responded to their announcement with a pointed question on X: “You caught you?” Antonoff has long voiced opposition to Ticketmaster's practices.
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Stephen Parker, head of the National Independent Venue Association, urged structural remedies including a full Live Nation-Ticketmaster breakup following the April jury verdict finding the companies liable for monopolization and unlawful tying. He argued past behavioral fixes failed and called for promotion caps, artist management divestitures, and a long-term firewall.