Flobots, a rap/alt-rock group, has sued YouTube celebrity Logan Paul for copyright infringement. Filed at the United States District Court for the Central District of California on Friday, Paul’s 2017 parody song, ‘No Handlebars,’ allegedly copies Flob…
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Broadway Mobile Ticketing App TodayTix Receives $73 Million in Funding
TodayTix has just confirmed a new funding milestone. Led by private equity firm Great Hill Partners, the Broadway-centered mobile ticketing company has received $73 million. In its short, six-year history, TodayTix has now received over $100 million in…
Live Nation’s Acquisition Spree Continues With LA’s Spaceland Presents
Live Nation has acquired Los Angeles’ Spaceland Presents as part of a $20 million-plus spending spree in Southern California. Spaceland Presents, a Los Angeles-based concert promoter, owns popular small venues in the city, including Echoplex, the Echo,…
Spotify Confirms Public Test of Car Thing, Its First Official Hardware Product
Early last year, and prior to its non-IPO direct listing on Wall Street, Spotify posted three interesting job advertisements. Unveiling a shift away from its dependency on music streaming, the company sought an Operations Manager in Hardware Product al…
No Sunshine Here — ‘Over the Rainbow’ Composer’s Son Files Lawsuit Against Digital Music Stores and Streaming Services
SA Music and Harold Arlen Trust have filed a lawsuit against multiple tech companies and streaming music services. Filed at the United States District Court of the Central District of California, the lengthy 148-page lawsuit names a long list of defend…
MGM Resorts May Pay up to $800 Million to Settle Lawsuits Over Route 91 Festival Shooting
Two years after the horrific Route 91 Festival shootings, MGM Resorts International may finally settle with hundreds of victims. That’s according to a recently quarter filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company’…
Spanish Court Sides With Shakira and Carlos Vives in ‘La Bicicleta’ Plagiarism Case
A Spanish court has cleared Colombian singers Shakira and Carlos Vives of plagiarism charges over their Latin Grammy award-winning song, ‘La Bicicleta’ (The Bicycle). The case first started two years ago when Cuban singer Liván Rafael Castellanos – bes…
Sony Music Unveils Joint Venture With Two Podcast Veterans
As the podcasting industry continues to explode, Sony Music now wants in. Sony Music Entertainment has just unveiled a new joint venture. Partnering with podcast developers Laura Mayer and Adam Davidson, the still-unnamed joint venture will find and de…
Petty Beef: Tom Petty’s Daughters File a $5 Million Civil Lawsuit Against the Singer’s Widow
Last month, the battle for control of Tom Petty’s assets and legacy management got very, very ugly. Taking the late singer’s two daughters to court, Dana York, Tom Petty’s widow, filed a civil lawsuit against Adria and Annakim. She accused Petty’s adul…
As the Australian Music Industry Successfully Bans Stream-Rippers, the RIAA Takes Down YouTubNow
Several weeks ago, a federal court granted the RIAA subpoenas to de-anonymize Cloudflare clients. The subpoenas grant the music organization the authority to force Cloudflare to hand over contact information for a number of clients. This includes ful…