Pete Doherty bailed after tabloid drug pictures
Pete Doherty has been released on bail after arrest over images in The Sun showing him injecting an apparently unconscious woman, which he says were staged.…
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Snoop Dogg released on bail after Heathrow airport brawl
Snoop Dogg and five of his entourage were released on bail after being arrested at Heathrow, and he missed a South African Freedom Day performance.…
Government promotes code of conduct for ticket agencies
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has launched a voluntary code of conduct for music, theatre and sport ticket agents to tackle touts.…
Court deal reached over R Kelly pepper spray attack
Jay-Z affiliate Tyran 'Ty Ty' Smith has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct over the pepper-spray attack on R Kelly, avoiding assault charges and jail time.…
US senators propose legislation over interactive radio services
US senators Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham and Bill Frist are proposing the PERFORM Act, requiring satellite and internet broadcasters to pay fair market value for digital music performance.…
US judge orders EMI and Universal to release digital deal papers
A Ninth Circuit judge has ordered EMI and Universal to disclose previously confidential documents on early digital deals in a dispute with Hummer Winblad, an early Napster investor.…
6,200 individuals sign copyright petition
Petitions with some 6,200 signatures were presented to the Treasury ahead of the Gower Review deadline, calling for longer recorded music copyright.…
US court dismisses RIAA P2P case against teen file sharer
A Michigan court dismissed the RIAA's case against 14-year-old Brittany Chan after the trade body failed to propose a guardian ad litem for her.…
Bell X1 join Oxfam's anti-arms trade campaign
Bell X1 have donated a song to Oxfam's Generation Why? website, with Paul Noonan criticising the arms trade and export licences.…
Stapp and Rock sex tape update
A Miami-Dade judge dismissed a lawsuit by an unnamed woman in the Stapp and Kid Rock video unless she refiles under her real name within twenty days.…
Snoop Dogg sued over on-stage altercation
Fan Richard Monroe has filed suit seeking $22 million over an on-stage beating during a 2005 Snoop Dogg gig, naming Snoop and several of his associates as defendants.…
Rapper Swift jailed for now
D12 member Swift, real name Ondre Moore, faces 93 days in jail after breaching probation by missing court while attending bandmate Proof's funeral.…