News "We will defend against these baseless allegations, use this opportunity to shed light on the industry, and continue to push for reforms that truly protect consumers and artists," said Live Nation
News The bill would also ban "speculative ticketing" and the use of deceptive URLs to rip off ticket buyers
Analysis News Live Nation's businesses would do very well as standalone companies, CEO Michael Rapino says, but that's not the strategy
Analysis News The concert giant's latest financial results were published on Thursday (May 2)
News The bill would require disclosure of a ticket's final sales price before purchase, and strengthen enforcement of laws against ticket-buying bots
News Live Nation has been arguing that its subsidiary Ticketmaster doesn't set ticket prices; rather, performers and sports teams do
News The feature is live in the US, UK, Sweden and Australia
News The program has supported some 4,000 touring artists so far, Live Nation says