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# New Music Industry’s Last Week in Review: Live Nation vs DoJ • Sony vs AI •  Songwriters vs Spotify • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/new-music-industrys-week-in-review-live-nation-sony-vs-ai-songwriters-vs-spotify-more/
- Published: 2024-05-25T13:15:30.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-27T13:12:44.000Z
- Description: It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception. The US DoJ announced that they want to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster, Sony. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2024/05/new-music-industrys-week-in-review-live-nation-sony-vs-ai-songwriters-vs-spotif
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Indie Music, Major Labels, Music Business, music, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

It was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception. The US DoJ announced that they want to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster, Sony is standing up against AI, Spotify clashing with songwriters (again), and more.

- [**DoJ calls for the breakup of the Live Nation and Ticketmaster ‘flywheel’**](https://www.hypebot.com/department-of-justice-calls-for-live-nation-and-ticketmaster-breakup/)  
  - [**Full text of Justice Department Live Nation-Ticketmaster statement**](https://www.hypebot.com/full-text-of-justice-department-live-nation-ticketmaster-statement/)
  - [**How strong is the case against Live Nation? An anti-trust attorney weighs in**](https://www.hypebot.com/how-strong-is-the-case-against-live-nation-an-anti-trust-attorney-weighs-in/).
- [**Songwriters & Spotify clash over lyrics, videos, altered songs and more**](https://www.hypebot.com/songwriters-spotify-clash-over-lyrics-videos-altered-songs-and-more/)
- [**Sony Music takes a stand against AI Music Companies**](https://www.hypebot.com/sony-music-takes-a-stand-against-ai-music-companies/)
- [**How Columbia University’s 89.9 FM found Radio’s ‘lost script’ \[Fred Jacobs\]**](https://www.hypebot.com/how-columbia-universitys-89-9-fm-found-radios-lost-script-fred-jacobs/)
- [**Music Freelancers are optimistic about a live sector revival**](https://www.hypebot.com/music-freelancers-are-optimistic-about-a-live-sector-revival/)