Bearshare settle with RIAA
Bearshare's parent Free Peers has settled with the RIAA for $30 million, and is selling the Bearshare name and assets to MusicLab, a subsidiary of iMesh.…
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Ofcom criticise C4 show for overplugging of sponsor
Media regulator Ofcom has ruled that Channel 4 breached its code by airing a music show with excessive mentions of sponsor Sony Ericsson, after viewer complaints.…
Hi:Fi get their licence
The Hi:Fi North festival has been granted a licence by Castle Morpeth Borough Council, while Youth Music have announced industry masterclasses coinciding with their Opening Sets competition.…
RHCP not impressed by album leak
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has complained on the band's website that their upcoming album Stadium Arcadium leaked online ahead of release in poor sound quality.…
TI's entourage member shot dead in Cincinnati
A member of rapper TI's entourage has been shot dead after an incident at Cincinnati's Club Ritz, with a shootout on Interstate 75.…
OFT approves PPL merger with PAMRA and AURA
The Office Of Fair Trading has cleared a proposed merger between PPL, PAMRA and AURA, which must now be approved by each society's members.…
Mean Fiddler win appeal over Leeds Festival policing costs
Mean Fiddler have won an appeal against a £300,000 West Yorkshire Police bill for off-site policing at the 2003 Leeds Festival.…
Pete Burns jailed for violating bail conditions
Pete Burns has been remanded to Wandsworth Prison after breaking bail conditions set last week, which followed allegations of harassing ex-boyfriends.…
Houston rapper Big Hawk shot dead
Houston rapper Big Hawk, real name John Edward Hawkins, was shot dead on Monday evening, with police investigating a white car seen nearby.…
Keith Bender's family to sue Proof's estate for wrongful death
The family of Keith Bender is suing the estate of D12 rapper Proof, real name Deshaun Holton, for wrongful death after the shooting that killed both men.…
RIAA targets students again in anti-P2P campaign
The RIAA and MPAA have written to 40 universities in 25 states, asking them to filter campus networks to curb illegal file sharing.…
Gary Glitter's Vietnamese appeal to be heard next month
Gary Glitter's appeal against his child molestation conviction will be heard by Ho Chi Minh City's Supreme Court on 19 May.…