In court filings, the concert giant disclosed that the White House was directly involved in talks ahead of a settlement that critics have called a "sweetheart deal."
The Live Nation logo is displayed at a Live Nation corporate office on March 9, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Live Nation has confirmed that the White House was directly involved in talks leading up to the surprise settlement of its federal antitrust case, including a conversation between CEO Michael Rapino and President Donald Trump in which the status of the monopoly case “came up.”
In court papers filed Monday (June 22) and obtained by Billboard, the concert giant disclosed that not only the Department of Justice but also “members of the White House” took part in the negotiations that came before the company’s abrupt March settlement with federal enforcers.
