TI ordered to pay more child support
A US Superior Court judge has ordered rapper TI, real name Clifford Harris, to pay his former partner LaShon Dixon over £3,000 a month in child support.…
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More on the Lear crash
The NTSB says a cockpit recording shows the crew thought a tyre had blown, and Goodyear is co-operating, while Barker and Goldstein are expected to make full recoveries.…
US streaming mechanical royalty rates revealed
Details of a June deal setting mechanical royalty rates for US streaming services have been published, with a 10.5% rate of revenue, minus performance royalties already paid.…
ISPs still resistant to filesharer disconnections, BPI say other options available
A Virgin Media executive has said the ISP would not disconnect file sharers, while BPI boss Geoff Taylor says the industry is exploring other ways to strengthen the warning letter scheme.…
Chinese teenager arrested for filesharing
A 14-year-old boy in Hong Kong has been arrested by Chinese customs officials on suspicion of uploading around 2000 songs to the internet, and has been freed on bail.…
Take That drummer jailed for bank robbery
Session drummer Steve Washington, real name Steve Tate, has been jailed for four years for robbing a Folkestone bank with a gift-wrapped music stand.…
Metallica vs Napster wasn't about money
Lars Ulrich tells Rolling Stone that Metallica's 2000 legal action against Napster was about control rather than money.…
Nothing criminal about Levert's death, says coroner
A prosecutor has found no criminal wrongdoing in the death of R&B singer Sean Levert in a county jail, though his widow's civil wrongful death lawsuit will proceed.…
Ofcom give more support to removing ITV and Five's public service obligations
Ofcom chief Ed Richards says ITV1 and Five may lose their public service obligations after 2014, with the regulator reviewing their analogue licence commitments.…
Eurovision to bring back juries
From next year Eurovision will combine public voting with national jury panels to counter perceived bias, with Executive Supervisor Svante Stockelius saying a combination will make the show more interesting.…
Chart rule changes accommodate more-deluxe deluxe releases
The Official Charts Company has changed its rules so deluxe albums can include more extra content and still have sales counted with the standard release, with new rules for free merchandise bundles.…
Metallica interview cancelled due to illegal download
A scheduled Metallica interview was cancelled after a Sydsvenskan reviewer admitted preferring an illegally downloaded altered version of 'Death Magnetic', which Universal Music Sweden called unacceptable.…