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German police drop investigation into sexual assault claims against Rammstein frontman
Berlin prosecutors drop investigation of Till Lindemann citing lack of evidence.…
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Universal Music ordered to hand over R Kelly royalties to pay fines and restitution
US judge directs Universal Music Publishing to hand over $500k to federal prosecutors to settle fines and restitution claims after Kelly was found guilty of running a criminal enterprise to sexually and physically abuse women and teenagers.…
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Save The Leadmill campaign ramps up ahead of September licensing committee meeting
The ongoing Save The Leadmill campaign has moved up a gear, with the venue’s existing management saying that their…
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Ten artists and vendors set to sue The 1975 over Good Vibes Festival cancellation
The 1975 are facing a class action lawsuit in Malaysia after comments made by frontman Matty Healy against the country’…
Music industry welcomes US Supreme Court ruling in Prince artwork copyright case
The music industry has welcomed a US Supreme Court ruling in a big old copyright dispute that had visual art…
Utopia sued by LA-based rights platform that it planned to acquire
LA-based music rights management and licensing platform SourceAudio has sued Utopia Music over an allegedly stalled deal via which the latter was meant to acquire the former.…
Universal Music sues Triller over missing payments and data
TikTok rival Triller has started the new year with another music industry lawsuit to contend with, this time from Universal…
Triller responds to Sony Music lawsuit
TikTok rival Triller this week formally responded to Sony Music’s lawsuit against it, conceding that it hasn’t made…
Triller Verzuz Timbaland and Swizz Beatz is settled
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have settled their legal dispute with Triller, which means the TikTok rival has got rid of…
Now an app consultancy sues Triller over allegedly unpaid bills
Triller is getting quite the collection of lawsuits over allegedly unpaid bills. Now the TikTok rival has been sued by…
Sony Music sues Triller
Sony Music has sued Triller, claiming that the video-sharing app has failed to make the payments due under its licensing…
Timbaland and Swizz Beats sue Triller
Timbaland and Swizz Beats have sued video sharing platform Triller, which they say still owes them $28 million from a…