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Taylor Swift moves to dismiss "Showgirl" trademark lawsuit, calls amended claims "absurd"
33+ min ago (786+ words) Taylor Swift's legal team has filed a second motion to dismiss the trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Las Vegas performer Maren Flagg over the branding of The Life of a Showgirl. The motion, filed on Tuesday (June 30) in the US…...
T. I. and Tiny lose bid for $53. 6 M in punitive damages from MGA " OMG Girlz doll award stays capped at $17. 9 M
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (900+ words) A federal jury has declined to award T. I. and Tameka "Tiny" Harris punitive damages in their trade dress fight with toy company MGA Entertainment. The jury in Santa Ana, California, found on Wednesday (July 1) that MGA had not acted with malice,…...
Breaking Wave Group launched by UK music execs Nick Stewart, Marc Marot, Jeremy Marsh, James Radice, and Beth Claridge
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (724+ words) Breaking Wave Group has launched as a new music company founded by five UK industry executives whose careers span work with U2, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Take That. The company, which unveiled itself on Wednesday (July 1), says it will offer…...
Warner's ADA Central Europe strikes exclusive distribution deal with Berlin label AIM Music
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (507+ words) ADA Central Europe, the distribution and label services arm of Warner Music Central Europe, has signed an exclusive distribution partnership with AIM Music, a Berlin-based independent label. AIM operates across genres including hypertechno and German rap, the companies said on…...
Exceleration Music acquires catalog of Japan's Ryuichi Sakamoto in joint venture with Tokyo-based Nex Tone
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (572+ words) Exceleration Music and Japanese rights company Nex Tone have acquired the recording and publishing catalog of Ryuichi Sakamoto, purchased directly from the late composer's estate. The companies announced the deal on Thursday (July 2), in what Exceleration described as its first…...
Spotify rival Anghami receives take-private offer from its controlling shareholder
22+ hour, 36+ min ago (1023+ words) Anghami, the Nasdaq-listed music and video streaming company that operates across the Middle East and North Africa, has received a preliminary proposal to be taken private by the shareholder that already controls it. The offer, disclosed by Anghami on Tuesday…...
Latin Music star Ricardo Montaner sues Universal Music over masters to five albums
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (737+ words) Ricardo Montaner has taken Universal Music Group to court over who owns the master recordings of his earliest albums. The Argentine-Venezuelan singer, suing alongside his company Montaner Legacy Music LLC, has brought parallel cases in the United States and Venezuela,…...
Michael Jackson movie overtakes "Oppenheimer" as biggest biopic ever" with $1 billion in sight
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1068+ words) Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic, has become the highest-grossing biopic of all time. The film has grossed USD $977 million at the worldwide box office, overtaking Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer to take the record for any movie based on a real-life figure....
Artists First launches Music Division led by Carmen Murray
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (592+ words) Talent management and production company Artists First has launched a Music Division. The new division will be led by Carmen Murray, founder and Co-CEO of music company TITLE 9, in the newly created role of Founding Advisor. Murray will help establish…...
Live Nation applauds Illinois ban on speculative ticket sales, as state outlaws junk fees, ticket-buying bots
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (755+ words) Illinois has banned junk fees, ticket-buying bots, and the resale of tickets that sellers don't yet possess. Governor JB Pritzker signed the measures into law on Thursday (June 25) at Concord Music Hall in Chicago, joined by legislators and community members....