Justice Department Expected To Announce Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music When Indian-American singer-songwriter Zeshan B takes the stage and begins to perform, it’s safe to say that the sound you first expect to hear is not classic, gospel-infused R&B with passionate lyrics about American social justice. Nor, when you look at the credits for Zeshan’s forthcoming third album, “O Say, Can You See?,” do you expect to see the words “Executive Producer: Preet Bharara” — the former U.S.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent To make war crimes doc “The Cranes Call,” which premiered at Tribeca on Sunday, director Laura Warner embedded with investigator Anya Neistat of the Clooney Foundation for Justice. While in Ukraine, Warner watched Neistat as she doggedly documented evidence of human rights abuses to bring Russian commanders and soldiers to trial in courts across Europe. Neisat worked closely with Solomiia Stasiv, her young Ukrainian interpreter, who quickly became her invaluable sidekick as they traveled to all corners of Ukraine and spoke to survivors of violence, sifting through wreckage and piecing together clues from a still ongoing conflict.

Primavera Sound have announced dates for the 2025 Barcelona edition – check out details below.This year’s edition saw the likes of Lana Del Rey, Pulp, The National, SZA, Disclosure, Justice, Mitski, Phoenix, PJ Harvey and Vampire Weekend play at the festival.Now, after a spectacular year – which saw NME give the festival four stars – Primavera Sound has unveiled the dates for next year in Barcelona. Taking to social media, organisers wrote: “A new countdown is on the horizon.

Joe Biden amped up his attacks on Donald Trump following his rival’s conviction on 34 felony charges last week, calling the former president “unhinged” and engaged in an “all-out assault” on the justice system.

A woman who was conned in an international cryptocurrency scam has urged other victims to join a class action lawsuit.

A Gambian warlord’s enforcer accused of a catalogue of torture is living freely in Scotland.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Three days after initial reports that a notorious hacking group had stolen info on more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers — and was attempting to sell the data online — parent company Live Nation Entertainment confirmed the breach in a regulatory filing late Friday. On May 20, 2024, Live Nation “identified unauthorized activity within a third-party cloud database environment containing company data (primarily from its Ticketmaster L.L.C.

EXCLUSIVE: The Peanut Butter Falcon filmmakers Michael Schwartz & Tyler Nilson have been hired to adapt and direct the remake of Riders of Justice for Lionsgate. Shawn Levy, Dan Levine & Dan Cohen of 21 Laps are producing. Sisse Graum Jørgensen & Anders Kjaeurhauge from the original film are executive producing. James Myers is overseeing for Lionsgate.

A family who have been fighting to secure justice after a vulnerable dad-of-two was 'unlawfully killed' has secured a judicial review hearing. Gavin Brown died in hospital on April 20, 2019, eight days after an altercation outside a Stretford pub.

Coronation Street fans have shared their updated theories on who could be behind Lauren Bolton's disappearance.

Justice have announced new dates for their forthcoming North American tour – check out the full list of dates and ticket info below.The French electronic duo – who will hit the road in support of their fourth album ‘Hyperdrama’, released in April – have added new dates in October for their sojourn through the US and Canada.This follows initial dates previously announced for New York, Washington DC and Boston, all of which have since sold out. Their North American tour will now begin in New York City on July 25 and end in Chicago on October 23.

Coronation Street fans are in for a treat next week. Not only is the show returning to its former time slot, it's also going to be spread across five nights in a week of episodes described as being 'like no other'.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As expected, the United States Department of Justice sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for antitrust violations on Thursday, a move that could change the shape of the multibillion-company that is the world’s largest live entertainment organization and owns Ticketmaster, North America’s biggest ticket vendor. The antitrust lawsuit claims that the company has a monopoly on ticketing through its Ticketmaster division, and that it illegally uses monopoly power to dominate the ticketing business and quash competition.

The New York Times reports that the US Justice Department will file the lawsuit as soon as Thursday, with sources revealing that it will focus on Live Nation’s alleged behaviour of illegally maintaining a monopoly in the live music industry.This includes arguments of Live Nation capitalising on its ownership of Ticketmaster, which runs exclusive ticketing contracts with concert venues. Live Nation is also said to have bolstered its ability to run a monopoly by raising prices and fees for consumers though its supposed dominance over concert tours and venue management.The lawsuit was first revealed in a report by the Wall Street Journal in April, which claimed that Live Nation now controls more than 80 per cent of live music ticket sales in the US since its 2010 merger with Ticketmaster.

Coronation Street enthusiasts are left in suspense as the truth about Lauren Bolton's disappearance is about to unfold.

It has been a hugely emotional 24 hours for victims, families, and campaigners affected by the infected blood scandal.

Coronation Street fans are 'betting' they know what's happened to Lauren Bolton while the actress who plays her seemingly confirmed her fate. It's been confirmed that viewers of the ITV soap will discover what really happened to the teen in a matter of days.

Coronation Street has released a first-look video at all the drama to come in a special week of episodes 'like no other'. It will see Roy's prison hell come to a head while predator Nathan Curtis is firmly put on the police’s radar as viewers discover what really happened on the fateful night that teenager Lauren Bolton disappeared.

Coronation Street has confirmed a special week of episodes are ahead - but will it lead to the truth about Lauren Bolton's disappearance? It's been three months since the teenager mysteriously disappeared from Weatherfield without a trace.

“There was a lot of stigma, he didn’t really know much about what he had been infected with. We weren’t allowed anywhere near his plates after tea, he used to wash himself with bleach – the stench is a prominent childhood memory for me.