"Ticketmaster’s parent company is projected to gross $16 billion in 2022, more than the entire U.S. record industry grossed in 2021"

https://prospect.org/power/ticketmasters-dark-history/

Ticketmaster’s Dark History

A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam

The American Prospect
@Chronotope The U.S. economic model is now mostly one of functional monopolies 🤷‍♂️
@voron I'd argue with your use of the word 'functional' here haha