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Sony Music to Shutter Newly Unionized Punk Merch Warehouse

The company denies union-busting allegations, saying its closure of Kings Road Merch in Minneapolis was planned long before union talks began

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Ciara Revisits ‘Goodies,’ ‘Oh,’ ‘Ride,’ ‘Body Party’ & More | Chart History

Ciara reflects on the biggest songs of her career for Billboard Chart History and shares the stories behind hits such as “Goodies,” “1, 2 Step,” “Oh,” “Like a Boy,” “Promise,” “Love Sex Magic,” “Ride,” “Body Party,” “Level Up” and more! From early breakout moments to career-defining collaborations,

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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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Sony Music to Close Unionized Punk Merch Warehouse

The company denies union-busting allegations, saying its closure of Kings Road Merch in Minneapolis was planned long before union talks began

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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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Foo Fighters Rock Mad Cool Festival's 10th Anniversary

Dave Grohl leads a smash and grab through the band’s bulging back catalogue as the Spanish festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

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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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Billboard Ranks Top 30 Latin Songs of 2026 So Far

From Ozuna's "Una Aventura" to Shakira and Burna Boy's “Dai Dai," see which song takes the No. 1 spot.

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Sony Music Shuts Down Unionized Warehouse, Denies Union-Busting Allegations

The company denies union-busting allegations, saying its closure of Kings Road Merch in Minneapolis was planned long before union talks began

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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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Foo Fighters Headline Mad Cool Festival's 10th Anniversary

Dave Grohl leads a smash and grab through the band’s bulging back catalogue as the Spanish festival celebrates its 10th anniversary

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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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Sony Music to Shutter Newly Unionized Punk Merch Warehouse

The company denies union-busting allegations, saying its closure of Kings Road Merch in Minneapolis was planned long before union talks began

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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