Snoop Dogg takes stand in civil assault case
Snoop Dogg testified for nearly two hours in a civil assault case brought by fan Richard Monroe Jr, denying he hit him with a microphone.…
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MGMT settle with UMP over Kids use
MGMT have settled with France's UMP party, which used their track 'Kids' at political events, and will donate the payment to artist rights organisations.…
Naked German ravers will be at Glade
Glade Festival organisers have confirmed that a group of nudist German ravers can attend this year's event after checking with their lawyers.…
GMG radio chief wants sponsorship rules changed
GMG Radio's Stuart Taylor has called for OfCom to overhaul sponsorship guidelines, arguing the current rules are costing commercial radio tens of millions.…
Prince sued by literary agent
A US literary agency is suing Prince for around $200,000 in commission, claiming he cut them out of a deal for a book about his 2007 O2 residency despite an exclusivity arrangement.…
Snoop fan sues over gig altercation
A civil case is underway in which Richard Monroe Jr claims Snoop Dogg and his security team beat him after he jumped on stage at a Seattle gig in 2005.…
Aerosmith settle lawsuit with free gig in Hawaii
Aerosmith will play a free gig on Maui to settle a class action from fans who missed a cancelled 2007 show there.…
European Parliament pass copyright extension
The European Parliament has voted to extend the copyright term for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years, rejecting the 95 year term the industry wanted.…
Pirate Party responds to Pirate Bay trial controversy
Sweden's Pirate Party has called for the Pirate Bay trial to be redone after it emerged the judge belongs to pro-copyright organisations.…
Spector may be a suicide risk if he gets a long sentence
Phil Spector's biographer Scott Raab has said the producer could kill himself rather than serve a long sentence after his murder conviction.…
Lil Wayne tour bus gun to be reconsidered
A judge has reopened a hearing on whether a handgun found on Lil Wayne's tour bus can be used as evidence in an illegal weapons case.…
J-pop star loses ad contracts after naked arrest
SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi has been arrested for public indecency after being found drunk and naked in a Tokyo park, and Toyota has dropped his adverts.…