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The Department of Justice wants to cut Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s set short. After months of anticipation, the DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against the companies, seeking for them to be broken up. “We allege that Live Nation has illegally monopolized markets across the concert industry in the United States for far too long,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said during a press conference on May 23. The lawsuit comes amid renewed attention on Live Nation and Ticketmaster after issues with ticket sales for artists including Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, and, most prominently, Taylor Swift. Congress has also turned a bipartisan eye toward Live Nation.
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