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50 Cent's Lawsuit Against Ex-Girlfriend Over IG Posts Fails in Appeals Court

The star's lawyers had argued Tompkins forfeited her right to respond to his case, but an appeals court says she can defend herself in court.

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Madison Square Garden Has Been Secretly Tracking Queer Musicians

The venue’s database also assigned a “high risk” label to Freddie Gibbs, Lil Jon, and other rappers

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BTS Song 'Swim' Copyright Lawsuit

A trio of songwriters are suing HYBE over claims that the BTS smash hit was "copied in very large part" from their earlier track.

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50 Cent's Lawsuit Against Ex-Girlfriend Fails at Appeals Court

The star's lawyers had argued Tompkins forfeited her right to respond to his case, but an appeals court says she can defend herself in court.

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50 Cent Loses at Appeals Court in Lawsuit Against Ex-Girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins Over IG Posts

The star's lawyers had argued Tompkins forfeited her right to respond to his case, but an appeals court says she can defend herself in court.

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BTS Hit Song 'Swim' Subject to Copyright Lawsuit

A trio of songwriters are suing HYBE over claims that the BTS smash hit was "copied in very large part" from their earlier track.

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Believe restructures global organization to ‘accelerate artist development strategy’

Romain Becker named Group COO, Elsa Bahamonde Bourgain to lead combined Artist Services and Label & Artist Solutions Source

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BTS Hit ‘Swim’ Faces Copyright Lawsuit Claiming it Was Stolen From Demo

A trio of songwriters are suing HYBE over claims that the BTS smash hit was "copied in very large part" from their earlier track.

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Songwriters file copyright suit against HYBE over BTS hit ‘SWIM’, alleging it copied their demo

Steve Cooper, Jon Sandler and Greylyn Johnson filed the complaint on July 8 Source

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BTS Hit ‘Swim’ Faces Copyright Lawsuit Claiming it Was Stolen From Demo: ‘Obvious and Inescapable’

A trio of songwriters are suing HYBE over claims that the BTS smash hit was "copied in very large part" from their earlier track.

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Kneecap allowed to file defamation lawsuit in Ireland against Indigenous leader in Canada over antisemitism claims

Last year nine Indigenous leaders in Canada said Kneecap had “outwardly supported antisemitism” and therefore their shows in Toronto and Vancouver should be cancelled. The band are now suing one of those Indigenous leaders, Harvey Yesno, for defamation and Dublin’s high court has accepted the case

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Reservoir signs publishing deal with Grammy-winning rapper T.I.

Under the agreement, Reservoir will work across T.I.'s entire publishing catalog, spanning his back catalog and future works. Source

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Bulgaria’s copyright regime is broken because it didn’t properly implement EU rules that justify web-blocking, say labels

Bulgarian labels recently failed to secure anti-piracy web-blocks because the country’s lawmakers never implemented EU rules that justify such a thing. Trade group BAMP has now urged EU officials to ensure member states are complying with existing copyright rules before introducing any new ones

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D.J.S Talk “Those Nights,” Presence, And Reading The Room

D.J.S brings together Dymos, Shizzo, and Jay Fase for “Those Nights,” landing on Arodes’ UNRELEASED label as a melodic, progressive cut rooted in shared experience behind the decks. The trio’s background spans hip-hop, production, events, and club culture, with Jay Fase b

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Digital Marketing Manager – The Orchard – London

We are looking for a highly motivated, forward thinking digital marketing and advertising strategist to join our UK team. This role will be responsible for providing top tier marketing services […] The post is from Music Ally.

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T.I. Signs Publishing Deal With Reservoir Covering Entire Catalog

The deal includes T.I's latest album, Kill the King, as well as his hits "What You Know" and "Live Your Life."

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Lit, the band behind pop-punk hit ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ settles Sony Music streaming royalty lawsuit

The members of Lit sued Sony in a New York court in March over their streaming royalties, seeking $800,000. Source

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Majo Aguilar Signs Global Publishing Deal With UMPG Mexico: ‘I Can’t Wait for All the Beautiful Things Ahead’

The agreement comes as the singer prepares to headline Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional this fall.

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Boutique Publisher Dynamite Acquires ‘Cherish’ Singer, Songwriter, Terry Kirkman’s Catalog

The transaction includes 71 compositions by Kirkman's band The Association, including "Everything That Touches You," "Six Man Band," and "Requiem for the Masses."

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‘Madonna: Into the Groove’ Photo Book Chronicling Singer’s Massive 1985 Will Feature Never-Before-Published Images

Due out in October, the 160-page hardcover collection will focus on images by famed rock photographer Ken Regan.