Grammy-winning singer Pink has pledged $500,000 to fight the wildfires that are currently ravaging Australia. In Twitter post she wrote: “I am totally devastated watching what is happening in Australia right now with the horrific bushfires. I am …
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Miley Cyrus Settles $300 Million Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘We Can’t Stop’
Singer Miley Cyrus has settled a long-standing copyright infringement lawsuit relating to her hit song “We Can’t Stop.” In May of 2018, Michael May, who performs under the name Flourgon, sued Cryus because he claimed that “We Ca…
California Appeals Court Reopens Michael Jackson Child Sexual Assault Lawsuits
A California appeals court has reopened a pair of lawsuits filed by the two men who accused Michael Jackson of child sexual abuse in the documentary Leaving Neverland. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff, writing for the three-judge panel of the State of Califo…
Trey Songz Faces $10 Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit
An unnamed Georgia woman is suing singer Trey Songz for millions of dollars because of an alleged sexual assault. The plaintiff filed the suit in the Miami Division of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She claims that Songz,…
TWICE Threatens Legal Action, Beefs Up Protection After Stalker Threat
South Korean police are reportedly keeping singer Nayeon of the K-Pop group TWICE under protection because a stalker has threatened her. JYP Entertainment, which is the company that created TWICE, issued a statement about the issue in Korean. According…
Britain’s Music Streaming Market Tops $1 Billion for the First Time Ever
Echoing a report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) says that sales from music streaming last year exceeded £1 billion ($1.3 billion) in the United Kingdom for the first time. The organization al…
DaBaby Faces Robbery, Battery Charges — Just Weeks After Signing with UMPG
Police in Miami arrested Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby because of an outstanding warrant for battery in Texas, only weeks after he signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). The arrest of DaBaby, whose real name is Jonathan…
Coachella Announces 2020 Lineup
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has announced its 2020 lineup, which includes headliners such as Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean. What’s more, the three headliners will appear on both weekends of the festival. …
Endeavor Acquires Majority Stake in On-Location Experiences in $660 Million Deal
Leading Hollywood talent agency Endeavor has acquired a hospitality company called On Location Experiences, which was once owned by the National Football League (NFL). The NFL still holds a minority stake in the company, which was purchased in 2015 by …
Streaming Accounted for 80% of US-Based Recording Revenues in 2019, Up from 7% in 2010
In an announcement that mirrored a similar report from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said that music streaming accounted for 80% of the U.S. music market. The organization made the announc…