by Vanessa | Nov 20, 2024 | Music & Industry
Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has formally abandoned a lawsuit alleging missing payments against the production companies behind a Whitney Houston biography. The major label only recently moved to dismiss the action with prejudice, approximately nine months after...
by Vanessa | Nov 19, 2024 | Music & Industry
It’s a fantastic time to be a Spotify executive, as co-founder Martin Lorentzon, CEO Daniel Ek, and others have sold more than $550 million in company stock as shares continue to rise. The large Spotify stock selloff was revealed in a new set of SEC disclosures...
by Vanessa | Nov 19, 2024 | Music & Industry
Dr. Dre made Snoop Dogg emotional while addressing his longtime collaborator’s ownership of Death Row Records. Over the weekend, the two attended ComplexCon in Las Vegas to tape a live interview for Drink Champs. When the topic of Death Row came up, Dre...
by Vanessa | Nov 19, 2024 | Music & Industry
Cher claimed that she considered suicide during her marriage to Sonny Bono. On Tuesday, the 78-year-old music diva released the first installment of her candid self-titled memoir, detailing her “loveless marriage” to her musical collaborator. In the book,...
by Vanessa | Nov 18, 2024 | Music & Industry
NBA YoungBoy has pled guilty to 10 counts in connection with his prescription fraud network case in Utah, accepting a bargain that will spare him prison time in exchange for a $25,000 fine. Overall, he pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal identity...
by Vanessa | Nov 18, 2024 | Music & Industry
Nearly 400 Taylor Swift fans and other concertgoers have filed a complaint against Ticketmaster in California state court for price gouging. Taylor Swift supporters are suing Ticketmaster and its parent firm Live Nation, alleging collusion with partner groups to...