Latest Industry: Michael Jackson Estate & Sony Music, Cardi B, Katy Perry, YouTube, Amazon, Lauryn Hill, More…

Appeals Court rules in favor of Sony Music and the Jackson Estate in ‘fake vocals’ suit. In 2014, Vera Serova, a Michael Jackson fan, sued Sony Music and the Jackson Estate.  The Michael Jackson fan claimed the major label and Jackson’s estate falsely …

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Taylor Swift Fires a Top Dancer Over Sexist Memes

Taylor Swift’s former dance member, Kim “Toshi” Davidson, apologized after posting memes that made light of sexism and sexual assault on Instagram. Davidson upset many fans for sharing the memes, including one that stylized the phrase “back to the kitc…

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“Okay, so maybe the Hate Content policy wasn’t such a good idea.” In a keynote Q&A at the Code Conference in California, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek admitted that the company mismanaged its Hate Conduct policy that took down certain controversial artists…

Taylor Swift was Universal’s biggest artist last year, ahead of Kendrick Lamar and Drake

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The DJ Who Supposedly Groped Taylor Swift Gets a New Job — And His Career Back

He lost his career after Taylor Swift accused him of groping.  Now, deejay David Mueller has a new job at a Mississippi radio station.  That station has already received a bomb threat. According to Taylor Swift, Denver-based radio deejay David Mueller …

95% of Taylor Swift’s ‘Verified Fans’ Just Got Shafted

Only 5% of Taylor Swift’s ‘Verified Fans’ were able to purchase a concert ticket through Ticketmaster. Several months ago, in a move that riled the singer’s most loyal fans, Taylor Swift teamed up with Ticketmaster to launch a new program. The ‘Taylor …