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Live Nation reached this settlement with the Justice Department.
just days into a trial meant to break up the company and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster.
Instead, the company will allow amphitheaters across the country to work with competing promoters.
Those promoters can decide how to distribute up to 50% of tickets, and there will be a cap on ticket service fees for those shows.
The Justice Department had alleged that Live Nation and Ticketmaster were monopolizing too many aspects of the live events industry, including ticketing, promotion, artist management, and venue ownership.
Despite news of a resolution to the federal case, 26 participating states and the District of Columbia say they reject the settlement and will move forward with a lawsuit.
Isabella Gomez-Tarmiento, NPR News.
The song Opalite from Swift's latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, is now officially number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
That's thanks to a new music video and vinyl pre-orders for that single.
On Instagram, Swift thanks her fans and notes that it's the first time in over a decade that she has had two different songs from the same album reach that milestone.
The last time it happened was with the album 1989, which came out in 2014.
The life of a showgirl rollout is the gift that keeps on giving.
Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News.
Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Dean took home some of the most notable awards at the Grammys.
All three artists used their acceptance speeches to speak out in favor of immigrant communities.
Here's Eilish accepting the award for Song of the Year.
No one is illegal on stolen land.
Olivia Dean, who won Best New Artist, spoke about coming from an immigrant family, adding, quote, those people deserve to be celebrated.
And Bad Bunny, who made history for taking home the first Album of the Year award given to a Spanish-language record, called for, quote, ice out.
Earlier in the day, during a pre-show ceremony where most of the awards are handed out, a handful of other artists expressed similar sentiments.