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Mar 14, 2026

Check Out Dave Brooks' Podcast Decibel and Docket

We dropped three episodes this week on Live Nation and the shock settlement

Mar 12, 2026

The DOJ just shared the Slack Messages of Two Live Nation Knuckleheads—And They're @$&%ing Brutal

“Robbing them blind baby,” Ben Baker told Jeff Weinhold in a series of brutal text messages shared on the court docket. “That’s how we do.”

Mar 8, 2026

The Sober Shift: Why the Alcohol Business Is Facing a Generational Hangover

And a look at how its changing how young people network and socialize

Mar 6, 2026

BREAKING: Lucy Dickins Exits WME 👋🏻

Mar 4, 2026

Live Nation Trial: Barclays Center, SeatGeek and the Phone Call at the Center of the Monopoly Fight

The first day of testimony in the Live Nation trial hangs on a story about the Barclays Center's use of Seatgeek

Mar 4, 2026

Live Nation and DOJ Clash Over Artist Paydays and Songkick Deal as Antitrust Trial Heats Up

Dueling motions pit the concert giant’s defense of aggressive bidding against prosecutors’ push to show how big guarantees and a 2018 acquisition reinforce monopoly power.