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Fired Grammy Awards CEO Fires Back With Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Claim Against Recording Academy
In the wake of her abrupt ouster last week, former Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan is filing a former discrimination and sexual harassment complaint. The Grammy Awards are just five days away. Last week, the Grammy Awards fired their…
Grammy Awards Interim Chief Alleges Massive Extortion Plot by Ex-CEO — Here’s His Letter to Academy Members
Days before the Grammy Awards are slated to air, Recording Academy interim chief Harvey Mason is now slamming just-fired CEO Deborah Dugan for attempting to extort the organization. Last week, the Recording Academy abruptly placed its CEO, Deborah Duga…
Recording Academy CEO Placed on ‘Administrative Leave’ — Just 10 Days Before the Grammys
Recording Academy chief Deborah Dugan has been abruptly placed on ‘administrative leave’ over a ‘formal allegation of misconduct.’ The 62nd annual Grammy Awards, which the Recording Academy oversees, is slated to begin January …
iHeartRadio Replaces Hundreds of Human Workers With ‘Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)’
Yesterday, we first reported on iHeartMedia’s mass layoff of employees nationwide. Now, the company has explained why those people were let go. We certainly hear a lot about machines replacing humans in the workforce. And there are certainly so…
Yellowcard’s $15 Million Lawsuit Against Juice WRLD Will Resume In February
Yellowcard’s aggressive copyright infringement lawsuit against Juice WRLD, who passed away last year, is slated to resume on February 4th. The lawsuit, which claims that Juice WRLD’s smash hit “Lucid Dreams” copied Yellowcard…
Katy Perry Receives Overwhelming Support From 15 Expert Musicologists After $2.8 Million Copyright Ruling
Katy Perry has received a strong showing of support from 15 expert musicologists hailing from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and even Japan. The armada of musicologists first emerged after Katy Perry was slapped with a stunning, $2.8 million copyright infri…
Katy Perry Receives Overwhelming Support From 15 Expert Musicologists After $2.8 Million Copyright Ruling
Katy Perry has received a strong showing of support from 15 expert musicologists hailing from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and even Japan. The armada of musicologists first emerged after Katy Perry was slapped with a stunning, $2.8 million copyright infri…
Amazon Responds to Sonos Litigation Threat: ‘We Were the First Out With a Connected, Voice-Enabled Speaker’
Earlier this week, Sonos filed a massive lawsuit against Google for stealing its IP. Alongside that salvo, they also warned of a pending lawsuit against Amazon. Sounds pretty serious, though frankly, Amazon doesn’t seem too concerned. For start…
Katy Perry Accused of Bringing Biased Experts Into Copyright Infringement Trial
Attorneys for Katy Perry are recruiting expert musicologists to reverse a shocking, $2.8 million copyright infringement verdict against the pop singer. Those musicologists are now being attacked as biased towards Perry and her collaborators. Katy Perry…