The two federal agencies are requesting the public to submit comments on the issues that plague the industry and hurt consumers, and how to fix it.

This is per THR, which reports that the DOJ and FTC are moving in the wake of a March 31 executive order from the White House calling for a more thorough look into live music ticketing and the enforcement of anti-scalper technology.

The inquiry comes a month after an executive order from President Trump - issued on the advice of Kid Rock - to combat ticket scalpers, and ordered the government to seek comment from stakeholders across the music industry.

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have launched a public comment period in their inquiry into unfair and uncompetitive practices in ticketing in the live concert and event business.

The Department of Justice and the FTC have launched an inquiry into the live ticketing business following President Trump's executive order to do so.

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have officially launched an inquiry into “unfair and anticompetitive practices” in the live entertainment space. The DOJ and the FTC formally announced this public inquiry today,

If you have complaints about live event ticketing practices, the U.S. government wants to hear them. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are seeking input from artists and fans about “unfair” and “anti-competitive” business practices in the ticketing industry.