Former bandmates from The Police have sued Sting over alleged lost royalties from multiple songs they recorded together.
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LONG OVERDUE: Chubby Checker To Skip His Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction.
Chubby Checker is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after 39 years of eligibility this November — but he won’t be attending the ceremony.
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AUSTRALIA: Kanye West Barred From Nation Over Hitler Song
Ye, rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering Australia over a song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
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COPYRIGHT: Salt-N-Pepa Sue Label Over Catalogue Rights
Eighties rap group Salt-N-Pepa is suing their record label, Universal Music Group for refusing to turn over the rights to their master recordings.
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Jay-Z Sues Woman Who Falsely Accuse Him Of Rape
Rapper Jay Z has sued the ‘anonymous’ woman who had accused him and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of raping her in 2000 at an MTV VMA after-party after she withdrew her lawsuit.
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Michael Jackson’s Mom Loses Appeal Over Pop Icon’s Catalogue
An appellate court in Los Angeles denied Katherine Jackson’s appeal disputing the $600 million sale of Michael Jackson’s music catalogue to Sony according to report.
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2Pac’s Estate Threatens Legal Action Against Drake Over Diss Track Featuring Tupac
Tupac Shakur’s estate has threatened to sue Canadian rapper Drake and ordered him to delete a track featuring an AI-generated copy of the late rapper’s voice on a diss track.
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Chaka Khan Apologizes for Outburst Over Being Named 29th Best Singer Of All Time
Singer Chaka Khan has apologized for her outburst over being named 29th in a Rolling Stone list of the 200 greatest singers of all time.
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FRANCE: Tribute Exhibition In Honour Of Fela Kuti Lights Up Paris
The Paris Philharmonic is devoting an immersive monographic exhibition in tribute to Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat in the 1970s, who “had a real love affair with France,” according to Alexandre Girard-Muscagorry, one of the exhibition curators.
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UK: Little Simz Wins 2022 Mercury Award Album Of The Year
Little Simz has won this year’s prestigious Mercury Prize with her fourth studio album ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’.
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