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Meghan Trainor cancels 'Get In Girl' tour amid family and album commitments
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Meghan Trainor has canceled her upcoming 'Get In Girl' tour, announced last November, to prioritize her family—including her third child born in January—and the release of her new album 'Toy With Me.' The 32-year-old singer shared the decision in an Instagram Story on April 16, apologizing to fans and promising a return.
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.
The U.S. Department of Justice opened its landmark antitrust trial against Live Nation on March 3, 2026, in New York federal court, accusing the company—which owns Ticketmaster—of maintaining an illegal monopoly in concert ticketing and promotion. Prosecutors detailed anticompetitive practices harming fans, artists, and venues, while Live Nation lawyers denied monopoly power in a competitive market. The case follows a May 2024 lawsuit amplified by the 2022 Ticketmaster crash during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour presale.
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Live Nation's head of corporate and regulatory affairs, Dan Wall, has publicly called for the Department of Justice to settle its antitrust case against the company without requiring the sale of Ticketmaster. In a blog post, Wall argues that recent court rulings weaken the government's position for a breakup. The case heads to trial next month amid ongoing negotiations.