R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison
• R. Kelly, the former R&B superstar who had long escaped criminal penalties despite decades of sexual misconduct allegations, was
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LEGAL
Don’t Bogart Those Cannabi$ Dollar$
• Late last week the House Appropriations Committee advanced the FY 2023 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill which
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Stills Partners With Iconic Artists
• Stephen Stills, GRAMMY® award-winning recording artist and two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has entered
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Timberlake Sells Catalog To Hipgnosis
• Justin Timberlake has joined the growing number of recording artists selling their song catalogs for huge paydays. Variety reports
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‘John Derringer Situation’ Remains Fluid
• The close-knit Toronto radio community continues to reel from the mounting allegations of verbal abuse and harassment against John
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RIAA & IPR Center Keep Battling Pirates
• The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced a
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BMG Extends With Harrison Estate, Dark Horse
• BMG has entered into a global publishing agreement with the George Harrison Estate to administer the Harrisongs catalog, which
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Rosenthal Joins WCM As Global Head Of Legal
• Peter Rosenthal has been named EVP, Global Head of Legal and Business Affairs at Warner Chappell Music (WCM). In
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EMI, Capitol UK Uniting Under Co-Presidents
• Universal Music UK announced that its EMI and Capitol labels are uniting under the joint leadership of current EMI
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RIAA, NMPA, ARA Support SMART Copyright Act
• On Friday, Senate Judiciary Intellectual Property Subcommittee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Ranking Member Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced bipartisan
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