After the Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, the DOJ is reportedly investigating Ticketmaster - The Verge

The DOJ has reached retired to venues and “players successful the summons market” successful caller months to inquire astir the company’s practices, according to the NYT, meaning the probe predates this week’s debacle. DOJ spokesperson Arlen Morales declined to comment.

Live Nation issued a effect to antitrust concerns in a station connected its website and argues that its practices aren’t anticompetitive. “The Department of Justice itself recognized the competitory quality of the performance promotion concern astatine the clip of the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger,” the station reads. “That dynamic has not changed.”

Many authorities officials person Live Nation and Ticketmaster successful their sights arsenic well. The attorneys wide of North Carolina and Tennessee are each investigating Ticketmaster. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the seat of the Senate subcommittee connected contention policy, antitrust, and user rights, wrote a missive to Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino (pdf) connected Wednesday expressing “serious concerns” astir contention successful the ticketing industry. And Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tweeted Tuesday that “Ticketmaster is simply a monopoly” and called for it and Live Nation to beryllium breached up.

Update, November 19th 11:58AM ET: Updated to adhd a effect from Ticketmaster connected its website.