Moves afoot to shift release day
Universal is reportedly backing a move to switch music release day from Monday to Friday, in the hope of boosting weekend sales.…
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Young Buck denies any involvement in hotel shooting
Young Buck has denied that he or his entourage were involved in the hotel shooting, claiming it stemmed from an earlier fight unrelated to him.…
Nine men arrested after shooting at Young Buck after show
Nine men were arrested after shots were fired outside a hotel in Kennewick, Washington, where Young Buck had hosted an after-show party.…
New York court rules Launchcast not interactive
A New York federal jury has found that Yahoo!'s Launchcast service is not interactive and can operate under standard webcasting licences, though SonyBMG will appeal.…
New Beyonce B'Day shipment will not feature disputed track
New US pressings of Beyonce's B'Day will drop her cover of Des'ree's 'I'm Kissing You' amid legal action, though Beyonce's people deny pulling existing copies.…
Snoop Dogg's attorney on Aussie ban
Snoop Dogg's attorney Donald Etra says the rapper will appeal Australia's decision to deny him entry, while MTV Australia works to overturn it.…
Eve arrested for DUI
US rapper Eve was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of drink-driving after crashing her vehicle on Hollywood Boulevard, and was later released on bail.…
Science will provide the proof: Spector trial update
Phil Spector's defence concluded its opening, arguing forensic evidence shows Lana Clarkson shot herself and that Spector was too far away to have fired the gun.…
US politicians may provide life line to web radio
Representatives Jay Inslee and Donald Manzullo have proposed the Internet Radio Equality Act, which would link webcasting royalties to a revenue percentage rather than per play.…
RIAA fail to sidestep paying Foster's fees
An appeal court has upheld an order that the RIAA pay the legal fees of Deborah Foster, whom the trade body dropped from a file sharing lawsuit.…
Kraftwerk join nuclear protest
Kraftwerk are offering a free download of 'Radioactivity' to support Stop Rokkasho, a Japanese campaign against nuclear reprocessing.…
Willie Nelson cuts a deal
Willie Nelson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour marijuana possession charge and was fined $1,024 with six months' probation, with charges against his sister dropped.…