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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sues for defamation over claims videos exist showing him sexually assaulting celebrities and minors

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sues for defamation over claims videos exist showing him sexually assaulting celebrities and minors

Diddy has sued a man who claims he has videos showing the musician sexually assaulting celebrities and minors. No such videos exist, Diddy claims in a defamation lawsuit that also targets news network NewsNation, which - it says - provided a platform for distributing the “outlandish claims”…

Chris Cooke • 23 Jan 2025

LIVE calls on government to address Brexit issues, regulate ticket touting and provide more economic support as it sets out six key priorities

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LIVE calls on government to address Brexit issues, regulate ticket touting and provide more economic support as it sets out six key priorities

UK live sector trade group LIVE has published an agenda setting out its priorities for 2025, including the issues it will lobby government on. There are the customary calls for more economic support for the live industry, as well as requests relating to Brexit and Martyn’s Law…

Chris Cooke • 23 Jan 2025

Chris Brown files $500 million defamation lawsuit over documentary which, he says, was “full of lies and deception”

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Chris Brown files $500 million defamation lawsuit over documentary which, he says, was “full of lies and deception”

Warner Bros Discovery has been sued for defamation over a Chris Brown documentary which included claims that he raped a woman in 2020, an allegation the musician strongly denies. In his $500 million lawsuit, he says Discovery knew that woman’s claims were not credible before airing the programme…

Chris Cooke • 22 Jan 2025

Labels considering pulling catalogues from Napster over late royalty payments

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Labels considering pulling catalogues from Napster over late royalty payments

The Napster streaming service could lose access to portions of its catalogue as some labels and distributors threaten to pull the plug over late royalty payments. More than half a dozen labels have expressed frustration about the late payments, with some experiencing delays of over a year…

Chris Cooke • 22 Jan 2025

Suno’s content “obviously infringes copyrights” of prominent German songwriters says GEMA lawsuit

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Suno’s content “obviously infringes copyrights” of prominent German songwriters says GEMA lawsuit

GEMA has sued another AI company for copyright infringement. Having sued OpenAI last year, it has now filed a lawsuit against music AI platform Suno. While Suno has already been sued by the major labels in the US, this lawsuit will test the copyright obligations of the AI company under European law…

Chris Cooke • 21 Jan 2025

As TikTok gets 75-day reprieve, industry experts urge artists and labels to diversify social strategy

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As TikTok gets 75-day reprieve, industry experts urge artists and labels to diversify social strategy

The TikTok ban in the US has been officially paused for 75 days by incoming President Donald Trump. However, the app’s future in the US remains uncertain, meaning artists should use those 75 days to strengthen their presence on other platforms and to also encourage fans to connect by email…

Chris Cooke • 21 Jan 2025

Trump says USA should own TikTok after blink-and-you-miss-it ban kicks in

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Trump says USA should own TikTok after blink-and-you-miss-it ban kicks in

The TikTok ban in the US went into force yesterday, taking the app offline. For a short time. It then returned after incoming President Trump vowed to issue an executive order later today pausing the ban and removing any liability from companies that continued working with TikTok in the meantime…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jan 2025

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John Lydon in court battle over who owns copyright in Public Image Ltd logo - forty five years after it was created

A legal battle is ongoing between John Lydon and photographer Dennis Morris over who owns the copyright in the logo for Public Image Ltd. Following a pre-trial hearing in court last month, Lydon has filed an amended lawsuit, with Morris then submitting an amended defence and counterclaim last week…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jan 2025

Scientists monitor heart rates at Yetii concert to understand the effect of live music on the human body

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Scientists monitor heart rates at Yetii concert to understand the effect of live music on the human body

Bristol boffins want to understand the effect live music has on the human body: earlier today they were counting the heart beats of audience members of a Yetii show in Bristol - and simultaneously monitoring the pulse rates of a group of people watching a livestream of the performance…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2025

Nelly wants former bandmate’s lawyers sanctioned in dispute over ‘Country Grammar’ copyrights

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Nelly wants former bandmate’s lawyers sanctioned in dispute over ‘Country Grammar’ copyrights

Last year Nelly was sued by a former bandmate who claimed he co-wrote songs on the musician’s 2000 debut album ‘Country Grammar’ but was never paid any royalties. Now Nelly’s team want the former bandmate’s lawyers sanctioned on the basis the copyright claim was “objectively frivolous”…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2025

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app’s American future now in the hands of Donald Trump

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US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app’s American future now in the hands of Donald Trump

TikTok is due to be banned in the US on Sunday, after the country’s Supreme Court declined to block the law that instigates the ban. However, Donald Trump seems likely to intervene when he becomes President on Monday. He says, unhelpfully, “you’re going to see what I’m going to do”…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2025

Universal put “corporate greed” before Drake’s safety, says defamation lawsuit filed over Kendrick Lamar diss track

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Universal put “corporate greed” before Drake’s safety, says defamation lawsuit filed over Kendrick Lamar diss track

Drake has sued his own label, Universal Music, for defamation over the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’, which the major also released. A lawsuit claims that the lyrics make defamatory allegations against Drake which have jeopardised the safety of the musician and his family…

Chris Cooke • 16 Jan 2025