Mystikal refused parole
Rapper Mystikal has been refused parole again, meaning he will likely serve out his six-year sentence for sexual battery and extortion.…
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McCartney Mills divorce settlement may yet be made public
Paul McCartney's divorce settlement with Heather Mills may be made public after a judge rules on the amount on 17 March.…
More Britney stuff
LA police are looking into claims that Britney Spears was drugged, with no suspects yet identified.…
Brown gets community service
Bobby Brown has avoided prosecution over a cocaine possession charge by accepting a one-year community service sentence mentoring children.…
OfCom awards community licences in North West
Media regulator OfCom has awarded four community radio licences in the North West, with five other applications rejected.…
Lil Wayne appears in court
Lil Wayne has pleaded not guilty to a weapons charge in New York and also faces drugs and weapons charges in Arizona.…
Artists around the world add voice to US radio royalty campaign
Over 6000 artists from fifteen countries have signed a petition backing proposals for US terrestrial radio stations to pay performance royalties.…
Busted trial update: former members claim royalties over hit songs
Former Busted members Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle are suing over royalties, claiming they co-wrote hit songs before being pushed out of the band.…
Music bodies back Wishart's bill to extend sound recording copyright
PPL, the BPI and the Musicians Union have all backed Peter Wishart MP's Private Member's Bill to extend the sound recording copyright term from fifty to seventy years.…
Virgin appeal Competition Commission's Sky ITV stake ruling
Virgin Media is appealing the Competition Commission's ruling on Sky's ITV stake, arguing the cut to 7.5% is inadequate and that Sky should sell its whole stake.…
Industry welcomes government report putting pressure on ISPs over P2P
The record industry has welcomed a government report setting out a timetable for ISPs to agree voluntary anti-piracy measures or face legislation from April 2009.…
Sky to appeal Commission ruling over ITV stake
Sky will appeal the Competition Commission ruling that it must cut its ITV stake from 17.9% to 7.5%, arguing the remedy is too severe.…