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Note: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault. Less than a week after settling a sexual assault lawsuit brought by Cassie, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued by two more women, one of whom alleges rape, the other sex trafficking and revenge porn, among other claims. The separate lawsuits—by Joi Dickerson-Neal and a woman
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Daryl Hall is suing his Hall and Oates bandmate, John Oates, as first reported by Philadelphia. Hall filed his complaint against Oates, Aimee J. Oates, and Richard Flynn in Nashville’s chancery court on Thursday, November 16. The latter two defendants are labeled as co-trustees of the John W. Oates TISA Trust. Hall’s lawsuit is currently
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Earlier this year, the 1990s hip-hop duo Black Sheep filed a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the label’s business dealings with Spotify. The breach of contract lawsuit claimed that the label owed more than $750 million in royalties to various artists. That lawsuit was dismissed on Monday, court documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm.
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Thousands of artists have come together to sign a letter from a collective that calls itself Musicians for Palestine demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The signatories include Pulp, Bikini Kill, Kid Cudi, Kali Uchis, Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Lucy Dacus, Brian Eno, Sleater-Kinney, Arooj Aftab, Blonde Redhead, Kehlani, Denzel Curry, Fontaines D.C., Pink
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Spotify has officially announced its new policy on royalty payments, confirming earlier reports that the platform would be eliminating payments for songs with less than 1,000 annual streams “starting in early 2024.” The announcement also includes new policies intended to curb fraudulent streams and reduce payouts for “functional noise” content. Spotify says that “tens of
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Mars Williams, the lifelong jazz saxophonist who played in the Psychedelic Furs and the Waitresses, has died, reports The Chicago Tribune. He died today from ampullary cancer after being diagnosed last year. “We’re heartbroken,” the Psychedelic Furs wrote on social media. “Goodbye to the great Mars Williams. Rest well.” He was 68. “Until the end,
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Russia has put Susana Jamaladinova, a Ukrainian singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2016 under the stage name Jamala, on its wanted list, reports The Associated Press. An Interior Ministry database lists Jamaladinova as being sought for violating a criminal law. She was reportedly charged for spreading false information about the Russian military
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