{"id":7880,"date":"2026-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:11:53","slug":"states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"States Seek Discovery Into Live Nation-DOJ Antitrust Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"

A coalition of 21 states is asking a federal court to authorize discovery into the Department of Justice’s proposed antitrust settlement with Live Nation<\/strong><\/a> and Ticketmaster<\/strong><\/a>, citing concerns that the agreement does not serve the public interest.<\/p>\n

In a joint letter to Judge Arun Subramanian, the states invoked the Tunney Act<\/a> to request access to the settlement process, including communications between Live Nation, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the White House. The coalition, led by Colorado and joined by California, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and 16 other states, stated they \u201chave significant concerns that the Settlement is not in the public interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DOJ and 30 state attorneys general originally sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster in May 2024, alleging the companies operated an illegal monopoly over the live entertainment industry. A trial began in March 2026, but the DOJ reached a settlement with the companies one week later that allowed Live Nation to retain Ticketmaster. Most states rejected the deal<\/a>, and a group of 33 states plus the District of Columbia continued to trial.<\/p>\n

On April 15, a federal jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster had unlawfully monopolized the U.S. ticketing and amphitheater markets. The states are now seeking discovery under the Tunney Act to examine whether the DOJ’s settlement is in the public interest, including a review of communications between the companies, the DOJ, and the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A coalition of 21 states has requested court authorization to investigate the Department of Justice’s antitrust settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster under the Tunney Act.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[518],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-policy-legal","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\nStates Seek Discovery into the Live Nation-DOJ Settlement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A coalition of 21 states has asked a federal court to authorize discovery into the DOJ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"States Seek Discovery into the Live Nation-DOJ Settlement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A coalition of 21 states has asked a federal court to authorize discovery into the DOJ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The InterSpace Daily.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/interspacemusic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-23T12:11:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20190132\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dave Ayodeji\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@interspacegroup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@interspacegroup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dave Ayodeji\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dave Ayodeji\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9d06a0edee2164461b4e12bf93a861f0\"},\"headline\":\"States Seek Discovery Into Live Nation-DOJ Antitrust Settlement\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-23T12:11:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":235,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/20190132\\\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Policy & Legal\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/\",\"name\":\"States Seek Discovery into the Live Nation-DOJ Settlement\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/20190132\\\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-23T12:11:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"A coalition of 21 states has asked a federal court to authorize discovery into the DOJ\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/20190132\\\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/20190132\\\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"States Seek Discovery into the Live Nation-DOJ Settlement\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"States Seek Discovery Into Live Nation-DOJ Antitrust Settlement\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"The InterSpace Daily.\",\"description\":\"Nigeria's leading music tech blog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"InterSpace Daily\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The InterSpace Daily.\",\"alternateName\":\"InterSpace Distribution\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/DP1.png?fit=90%2C90&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/DP1.png?fit=90%2C90&ssl=1\",\"width\":90,\"height\":90,\"caption\":\"The InterSpace Daily.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/interspacemusic\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/interspacegroup\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/interspace.africa\",\"https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/@interspacedistro\"],\"description\":\"Nigeria's leading music tech blog \u2014 streaming, distribution, royalties, AI and the business of music, covered from Lagos for artists and labels worldwide.\",\"knowsAbout\":[\"music technology\",\"music distribution\",\"music streaming\",\"music royalties\",\"Nigerian music industry\",\"Afrobeats\",\"YouTube MCNs\",\"DDEX\",\"AI in music\"],\"parentOrganization\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The InterSpace Group\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/business.interspacemusic.com\\\/\",\"description\":\"The independent side of the global music industry \u2014 distribution, publishing, rights, and technology built for independent artists and labels.\"},\"areaServed\":[\"Nigeria\",\"Africa\",\"Worldwide\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9d06a0edee2164461b4e12bf93a861f0\",\"name\":\"Dave Ayodeji\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/api.dicebear.com\\\/9.x\\\/notionists\\\/svg?seed=admin&size=96&backgroundColor=ff6a1a,f7a072,ffd5bd,ffb38a&backgroundType=solid\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/api.dicebear.com\\\/9.x\\\/notionists\\\/svg?seed=admin&size=96&backgroundColor=ff6a1a,f7a072,ffd5bd,ffb38a&backgroundType=solid\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/api.dicebear.com\\\/9.x\\\/notionists\\\/svg?seed=admin&size=96&backgroundColor=ff6a1a,f7a072,ffd5bd,ffb38a&backgroundType=solid\",\"caption\":\"Dave Ayodeji\"},\"description\":\"Dave Ayodeji is editor of InterSpace Daily, the music-tech brief from InterSpace Distribution. He writes on distribution mechanics, DSP economics, and the infrastructure powering African and global independent music.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/interspacemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"States Seek Discovery into the Live Nation-DOJ Settlement","description":"A coalition of 21 states has asked a federal court to authorize discovery into the DOJ","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"States Seek Discovery into the Live Nation-DOJ Settlement","og_description":"A coalition of 21 states has asked a federal court to authorize discovery into the DOJ","og_url":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/","og_site_name":"The InterSpace Daily.","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/interspacemusic\/","article_published_time":"2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-23T12:11:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20190132\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Dave Ayodeji","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@interspacegroup","twitter_site":"@interspacegroup","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dave Ayodeji","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/"},"author":{"name":"Dave Ayodeji","@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/9d06a0edee2164461b4e12bf93a861f0"},"headline":"States Seek Discovery Into Live Nation-DOJ Antitrust Settlement","datePublished":"2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-23T12:11:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/"},"wordCount":235,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20190132\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","articleSection":["Policy & Legal"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/","url":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/","name":"States Seek Discovery into the Live Nation-DOJ Settlement","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20190132\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-23T12:11:53+00:00","description":"A coalition of 21 states has asked a federal court to authorize discovery into the DOJ","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20190132\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20190132\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","width":1200,"height":675,"caption":"States Seek Discovery into the Live Nation-DOJ Settlement"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/states-seek-discovery-into-the-live-nation-doj-settlement\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"States Seek Discovery Into Live Nation-DOJ Antitrust Settlement"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/","name":"The InterSpace Daily.","description":"Nigeria's leading music tech blog","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#organization"},"alternateName":"InterSpace Daily","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"The InterSpace Daily.","alternateName":"InterSpace Distribution","url":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DP1.png?fit=90%2C90&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DP1.png?fit=90%2C90&ssl=1","width":90,"height":90,"caption":"The InterSpace Daily."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/interspacemusic\/","https:\/\/x.com\/interspacegroup","https:\/\/instagram.com\/interspace.africa","https:\/\/youtube.com\/@interspacedistro"],"description":"Nigeria's leading music tech blog \u2014 streaming, distribution, royalties, AI and the business of music, covered from Lagos for artists and labels worldwide.","knowsAbout":["music technology","music distribution","music streaming","music royalties","Nigerian music industry","Afrobeats","YouTube MCNs","DDEX","AI in music"],"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The InterSpace Group","url":"https:\/\/business.interspacemusic.com\/","description":"The independent side of the global music industry \u2014 distribution, publishing, rights, and technology built for independent artists and labels."},"areaServed":["Nigeria","Africa","Worldwide"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/9d06a0edee2164461b4e12bf93a861f0","name":"Dave Ayodeji","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/api.dicebear.com\/9.x\/notionists\/svg?seed=admin&size=96&backgroundColor=ff6a1a,f7a072,ffd5bd,ffb38a&backgroundType=solid","url":"https:\/\/api.dicebear.com\/9.x\/notionists\/svg?seed=admin&size=96&backgroundColor=ff6a1a,f7a072,ffd5bd,ffb38a&backgroundType=solid","contentUrl":"https:\/\/api.dicebear.com\/9.x\/notionists\/svg?seed=admin&size=96&backgroundColor=ff6a1a,f7a072,ffd5bd,ffb38a&backgroundType=solid","caption":"Dave Ayodeji"},"description":"Dave Ayodeji is editor of InterSpace Daily, the music-tech brief from InterSpace Distribution. He writes on distribution mechanics, DSP economics, and the infrastructure powering African and global independent music.","sameAs":["https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d2n07ae9429qri.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20190132\/ZkxWLaRwfJUwXosdlLusLD36v0E.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7880"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8118,"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7880\/revisions\/8118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}