WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, released the following statement on the Department of Justice's settlement announcement with Live Nation:

"Given Live Nation-Ticketmaster's monopoly dominance in ticketing, venues, and promotion, the only way to make live events truly affordable and competitive for fans, artists, and venues is to break up Live Nation. That became clear to me and many others after our 2023 Senate Judiciary hearing that I chaired on Live Nation-Ticketmaster's anticompetitive conduct. The Justice Department's previous agreements with Live Nation failed because...