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Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s Owner, Settles Antitrust Case With Justice Dept.

The agreement, which requires a judicial sign-off, would avoid a breakup of the concert giant. But states that joined the suit object to the terms. Source link

Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84

One of the starring acts at Woodstock, he and his band, the Fish, came out of the Bay Area’s psychedelic rock scene. He went on to a long career as a solo artist. Source link

Sturgill Simpson, Olivia Rodrigo: 8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week

Sturgill Simpson’s political screed, Olivia Rodrigo’s Magnetic Fields cover and the Lunar New Year song burning up the charts in Vietnam. Source link

Boston Symphony Abruptly Ends Andris Nelsons’ Contract

The orchestra’s leadership announced on Friday that it and the conductor Andris Nelsons “were not aligned on future vision.” Source link

Britney Spears Is Arrested on Suspicion of D.U.I. in California

“Hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” a representative for the pop star said after she was released from jail. Source link

Former Barclays Center Executive Says Live Nation Threatened to Pull Tours

The Justice Department had John Abbamondi testify at an antitrust trial to support its case that Live Nation has acted as a monopoly, an accusation the company denies. Source link

Live Nation Accused of Hurting Music Fans as Antitrust Trial Begins

The Justice Department lawsuit says the concert giant acts as a monopoly in the music industry, a charge the company denies. Source link

‘Gentleman Jack’ Brings a Queer Romance to Ballet

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s new ballet, based on the life of one of the first modern lesbians, is changing how dancers view their traditional roles. Source link

‘Fast Car’ Changed Luke Combs’s Life. He’s Back for More Hits.

The country singer helped to usher the genre into the streaming era before taking a step back. On his new album, he wants to go for broke. Source link

Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s. Source link
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