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Spotify boss urges UK government to not water down its Apple regulating Digital Markets Act

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Spotify • 3 min read

Spotify boss urges UK government to not water down its Apple regulating Digital Markets Act

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek continues in his global campaign to force a change to Apple’s rules on in-app payments, this time urging the UK government to not water down proposed new laws for regulating the tech giants…

Chris Cooke • 23 Oct 2023

Fyre Festival founder facing legal action from financial backer of post-prison business venture

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Fyre Festival • 2 min read

Fyre Festival founder facing legal action from financial backer of post-prison business venture

Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland is facing a lawsuit unless he pays back a $740,000 loan to a man he met in prison and who agreed to provide finances for a post-jail business venture…

Chris Cooke • 23 Oct 2023

Megan Thee Stallion settles dispute with label, allowing them to “amicably part ways"

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Megan Thee Stallion • 2 min read

Megan Thee Stallion settles dispute with label, allowing them to “amicably part ways"

Megan Thee Stallion's former label 1501 Certified Entertainment has confirmed that a legal dispute has now been settled, meaning the rapper no longer needs to deliver any more music to the record company…

Chris Cooke • 20 Oct 2023

Sick Of It All sue Mobb Deep over Dragon image and Supreme partnership

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Mobb Deep • 1 min read

Sick Of It All sue Mobb Deep over Dragon image and Supreme partnership

Hardcore punk band Sick Of It All have sued Mobb Deep and clothing company Supreme, after the latter started selling products featuring a dragon image used by Mobb Deep that is very similar to Sick Of It All’s logo…

Chris Cooke • 19 Oct 2023

Pras requests retrial over lobbying conviction, says lawyer bungled defence with AI

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The Fugees • 2 min read

Pras requests retrial over lobbying conviction, says lawyer bungled defence with AI

Former Fugee Pras has asked for a retrial after being found guilty of involvement in unlawful foreign lobbying campaigns earlier this year - he argues his original lawyer failed to properly defend him, in part because he got AI to write his closing arguments…

Chris Cooke • 17 Oct 2023

Megan Thee Stallion has "no label right now" and that's how she wants it

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Megan Thee Stallion • 2 min read

Megan Thee Stallion has "no label right now" and that's how she wants it

Megan Thee Stallion says she will self-release her next record because “I don’t want to sign to a new label right now”. She has had multiple legal run-ins with her former label 1501 Entertainment…

Chris Cooke • 16 Oct 2023

US internet organisations support Grande's appeal in record industry copyright battle

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Grande Communications • 2 min read

US internet organisations support Grande's appeal in record industry copyright battle

Two trade organisations for the US internet sector have submitted an amicus brief in support of Grande Communications as it continues in its legal battle with the record industry, seeking to overturn a $46.8 million judgement…

Chris Cooke • 16 Oct 2023

Family of late Kiss guitar tech sue band over their COVID protocols during 2021 tour

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Kiss • 2 min read

Family of late Kiss guitar tech sue band over their COVID protocols during 2021 tour

The family of late guitar tech Francis Stueber have sued Kiss. He died of COVID while touring with the band in 2021 and the family say that was because there were inadequate safety measures in place as Kiss toured during the pandemic…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023

Sam Smith and Normani shouldn't get legal costs after defeating song-theft lawsuit, argues their accuser

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Sam Smith • 1 min read

Sam Smith and Normani shouldn't get legal costs after defeating song-theft lawsuit, argues their accuser

The company of an artist who unsuccessfully sued Sam Smith and Normani over allegations their hit 'Dancing With A Stranger' ripped off an earlier song reckons it shouldn’t have to cover their legal costs…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

Authors criticise lack of transparency around Spotify's new audiobook offer

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Spotify • 2 min read

Authors criticise lack of transparency around Spotify's new audiobook offer

The UK’s Society Of Authors has criticised the lack of transparency about the deals Spotify has negotiated with book publishers in order to include access to audiobooks as part of its premium subscription package…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

Easy Life concede defeat in EasyGroup battle, will change name

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Easy Life • 2 min read

Easy Life concede defeat in EasyGroup battle, will change name

Easy Life have said that “having explored literally every possible avenue” they have concluded that they will have to change their name, as a result of legal action from EasyJet owner EasyGroup. They will play two final shows under their current name this week…

Andy Malt • 11 Oct 2023

Cardi B defamer will still owe damages despite bankruptcy

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Cardi B • 1 min read

Cardi B defamer will still owe damages despite bankruptcy

The YouTuber who defamed Cardi B still owes millions in damages despite declaring bankruptcy, because those monies are owed for "willful and malicious injury"…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2023

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