We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/live-nation-after-the-verdict Live Nation after the verdict: the fight that matters to artists is over who books the big rooms https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/live-nation-after-the-verdict Six months after a jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster liable for monopolisation, the judge had not ruled, as far as we could find, on throwing out the verdict, and the federal settlement is still under review. A new filing says President Trump briefly appeared at the March meeting where it was agreed. For working artists, ticket fees matter less than whether Live Nation can keep tying its promotion to the venues it controls. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrylive-musicantitrustticketmaster