UK regulator to investigate Live Master deal
The OFT has referred the Live Nation and Ticketmaster merger to the Competition Commission following a complaint from German ticketing firm CTS.…
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Rachel Stevens mugged
Former S Club 7 singer Rachel Stevens was robbed of jewellery, including her engagement ring, after three men followed her home to her north London flat.…
musicFIRST accuse US radio firms of dirty tricks
The musicFIRST Coalition accuses US radio stations of blacklisting artists who support a new royalty system, and has asked the FCC to investigate.…
Warning letters won't work, paid-for online content not attractive
A Wiggin survey finds only a third of internet users would be deterred by warning letters about file-sharing, down from 70% last year.…
Patrick Wolf arrested
Patrick Wolf was arrested in San Francisco after spitting at a bouncer at the Slim venue, and has since tweeted about the incident.…
Braxton impersonator freed
Trina Johnson-Finn, jailed in Suriname after being passed off as Toni Braxton, has been acquitted after a judge ruled it was unclear she knew she was being used to dupe fans.…
Glasto tickets delay murder trial
A North London murder trial has been restarted with a new jury after a juror with Glastonbury tickets was excused, the judge accepting the trip was a pre-booked holiday.…
German publishers want piracy action
The German Music Publishers Association has urged its government to act against online piracy, praising France's three-strike approach and warning that Germany is lagging behind.…
R&B star sues over Snap sample
R&B singer Jocelyn Brown is suing over the unlicensed use of her track Loves Gonna Get You in Snap!'s 1990 hit The Power, backed by Warner Music.…
DMX gets probation
Rapper DMX has avoided further jail time by accepting 18 months' supervised probation and counselling over an assault on a prison employee.…
Universal sue Christina Milian
Universal Music is suing Christina Milian and producer Poli Paul over legal costs stemming from an uncleared sample on 2003 track 'Dip It Low'.…
Healey widow sued for criticising box set
Arbor is suing Jeff Healey's widow, his former publicist and a radio host, alleging they conspired to hurt sales of a posthumous box set.…