David Gray on his torturing songs
David Gray says US interrogators' use of his song Babylon as torture is simply torture, after the Musicians' Union called for music as interrogation to be condemned.…
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Fifty injured after bomb blast at Belarus concert
At least fifty people were injured by a bomb at a concert in Minsk, Belarus, held to mark independence day, though a government spokesman says the president was not the target.…
Eminem sued over strip club punch allegation
Miad Jarbou is suing Eminem for over $25,000, alleging he was sucker-punched in a Detroit strip club bathroom in 2006.…
Ticketmaster win typosquatting case
The World Intellectual Property Organisation has ordered US firm Domainstand.com to hand over the misspelt domain ticketfmaster.com to Ticketmaster.…
Liverpool festival may still go ahead
Liverpool's Matthew Street Festival may still go ahead after council leader Warren Bradley suggested an alcohol ban and moving the fairground could make it viable.…
Marilyn Manson accused of squandering money
Former keyboardist Stephen Bier has sued Marilyn Manson, claiming he failed to pay the band while spending millions on Nazi memorabilia, a house and a wedding.…
Japanese content owners step up campaign against YouTube
A consortium of 24 Japanese content owners is demanding YouTube introduce proactive copyright filtering immediately, while Viacom's US lawsuit is due to go to court.…
DMX ordered to repay money over failed dog clothing promotion
A court has ordered DMX to repay $242,000 to a business that hired him to promote dog clothing, which the company says he never did.…
ERA asks Terra Firma for clarity
The Entertainment Retailers Association has urged Terra Firma to clarify its plans for EMI now its takeover can proceed, citing uncertainty across the industry.…
Britney kidnap threat and lawsuit
Spears's lawyer warned that releasing custody documents could endanger her sons, while two photographers threaten to sue over an alleged spa altercation with her bodyguard.…
Snow Patrol's Tom Simpson fails to attend drugs hearing
Snow Patrol keyboardist Tom Simpson did not attend a court hearing on drugs charges, though his lawyer requested the case be pushed back to the end of August.…
Eminem publisher sues Apple
Eminem's publisher Eight Mile Style has sued Apple for allegedly selling his music without publishing permission, seeking over $75,000 per infringement.…