MCR face lawsuit over cancelled college gig
The University of Maine students' union says it will sue My Chemical Romance for $20,500 after the band cancelled a gig at the last minute.…
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Britney mega-update
Former manager Johnny Wright is suing Britney Spears for $15,000 in unpaid commissions, while divorce filings reveal her monthly spending.…
Associate says Jam Master Jay murder can be solved
Jam Master Jay's business partner Randy Allen tells the New York Daily News that the killing can be solved, describing the gunman's tattooed neck.…
Hands demands cultural change in EMI memo
In a leaked internal memo, EMI boss Guy Hands calls for a radical cultural change, better collaboration and greater artist accountability, and says he is recruiting from outside the record industry.…
Former Ramones manager murdered
Former Ramones manager Linda Stein has been found dead in her New York apartment, with police launching a homicide investigation after a post-mortem found blunt force trauma.…
Reznor admits to OiNK use
Trent Reznor has admitted using the closed BitTorrent tracker OiNK, saying legit services like iTunes do not satisfy fans and that OiNK filled a gap.…
Rock not charged over Lee altercation
Clark County prosecutors will not charge Kid Rock over his altercation with Tommy Lee at the MTV Awards, though he still faces a battery charge from the Waffle House incident.…
Sky offers to put some ITV shares in trust
BSkyB has proposed placing 3% of its 17.9% ITV stake in a voting trust to address Competition Commission concerns over its influence on the broadcaster.…
Two arrested over bootleg CD operation
Two men have been arrested in County Durham after police found 30,000 bootlegged CDs, DVDs and games at their homes, following a tip-off from BPI and FACT.…
Morpheus told to toughen filters
A US federal judge has ordered StreamCast to use the most effective available filtering technology on its Morpheus file sharing software to reduce infringing use.…
Large filesharer fines after raids in Italy
Four Italians accused of sharing 120,000 illegal music files have been fined 12 million euros and face criminal charges, according to FIMI's Enzo Mazza.…
SonyBMG merger questioned in European Parliament
French MEP Guy Bono has questioned the European Commission's second approval of the SonyBMG merger, with IMPALA welcoming the scrutiny and lodging its own complaint.…