State AGs pick up the Fed’s slack and win one for the fans.
Music
Posted inLaw and Justice
Live Nation Settlement Spurs Chaos in Court
The deal contains a fairly useless set of conditions. More than two dozen states vow to continue fighting.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What You Won’t See at the Live Nation–Ticketmaster Trial
A Biden-appointed judge substantially narrowed the government’s bid to break up the music monopoly, and suppressed a few topics we’d really like to see play out on the stand.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump Justice Department Poised to Preserve Ticketmaster Monopoly
Settlement talks on a monopolization case against Live Nation are under way, with Kellyanne Conway and other MAGA lobbyists seeking a sweetheart deal.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Bad Bunny Bowl
Fresh off Grammy glory, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is set to perform on America’s biggest stage. It’s shaping up to be Puerto Rico’s moon-landing moment.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Shifting Anti-Monopoly Landscape
Fights over data centers and music venues show that resisting corporate power will have to go local in the age of Trump.
Posted inTAP
Tom Lehrer and Mort Mintz, RIP
Today on TAP: Both challenged American smugness, one with satire and the other with great journalism.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Your Kink Is Health Care? Good Luck, Babe.
Fans have been pushing pop stars to take courageous political stands, but Chappell Roan’s skirmish with an obnoxious exec shows how hard it is for them to stand up even for themselves.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Celebrity Fatigue
Glam doesn’t vote. If Democrats must have star power, they should figure out better ways to hitch their stars to campaigns and candidates.
Posted inTAP
It Ain’t Me, Babe
Today on TAP: When biopics get it wrong—and occasionally get it just right
