May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. antitrust enforcers are seeking

information from artists, fans and others about unfair and

anticompetitive practices in the live concert and event

industries as part of a crackdown by the Trump administration on

ticket scalping.

The U.S. Department of Justice, which is suing Ticketmaster,

and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission are seeking public input

through July 6. They will use it to make recommendations on new

laws or rules to protect event-goers.

President Donald Trump in March signed an executive order

aimed at protecting fans from ticket scalping and reforming the

U.S. live entertainment ticketing industry.

The DOJ and dozens of state attorneys general sued Live

Nation Entertainment ( LYV ) and its ticket-selling unit,

Ticketmaster, last year for allegedly monopolizing markets

across the live concert industry in ways that hurt artists and

ticket buyers.