Neil Young’s Pono player was a high-profile disaster. But he’s bouncing back with a low-profile success story. Instead of grousing about the wretched state of artist compensation, rock legend Neil Young is trying to do something about it. …
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The XXXTentacion Estate Releases a Single Featuring the Rapper’s Ex-Girlfriend on the Cover
Truth always seems stranger than fiction in the world of hip-hop. As proof of this, Geneva Ayala, who was the ex-girlfriend of XXXTentacion and who accused the slain rapper of abuse, not only appears on the cover of his newly released single but will a…
T-Pain Explains the Real Reason Why Artists Cancel Their Tours — ‘Most Artists Lie’
T-Pain is refusing to lie about the reasons behind his recent tour cancellation. Rapper T-Pain is being more than forthcoming on why he’s canceling next month’s 1UP DLC Tour: The reason for the cancellation, according to T-Pain, is simple: …
Primary Wave Acquires the Catalog of Super-Producer Bob Ezrin
Primary Wave Music Publishing has recently acquired Bob Ezrin’s music publishing rights, along with other IP. Behind the scenes as a storied music producer, Bob Ezrin has worked for some of music’s greatest stars, including Jane’s Add…
Justin Bieber Settles a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over a Picture of Himself
Just when you thought that copyright infringement lawsuits couldn’t get any more absurd… This time, a member of the paparazzi has sued singer Justin Bieber for posting a picture of himself on Instagram. The case has since been settled by t…
Lizzo Fights Back — Files Countersuit Against Men Accusing Her of Plagiarizing “Truth Hurts”
Lizzo is striking back. The singer and credited songwriter of the hit song “Truth Hurts” has filed a countersuit against brothers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen as well as Justin “Yves” Rothman. The three claim that they recorded a…
Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Will Smith Lead $11 Million Round for Sandbox VR
Sandbox VR, a startup that offers retail locations where people can play virtual reality games with each other, is raising some serious cash. Earlier, they raised nearly $70 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital titan Andreessen Ho…
TikTok, Pandora Advertising Found on Pirate TV Platform TeaTV
An investigation by CNBC has shown that not only are pirated versions of popular movies and TV shows appearing on an online platform called TeaTV, but so are ads from major companies. The companies, which include music industry heavyweights Pandora (ow…
Juice Wrld Hit With a $15 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Lucid Dreams’
On Monday (October 21st), early 2000s emo rock band Yellowcard filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in a California U.S. District Court against Juice Wrld. The members of Yellowcard are alleging that the rapper used the melody and other elements from…
Pandora’s Gigantic Pre-1972 Class Action Copyright Lawsuit Might Go ‘Poof’
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals gave Pandora hope that it could escape a class action lawsuit filed against it relating to the streaming of music recorded prior to 1972. The Appeals Court did this by asking a lower court to reconsider the reque…