The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Key Investment Group and several affiliated companies, accusing them of using unlawful methods to buy hundreds of thousands of tickets to major live events, including Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and reselling them at higher prices. The complaint was filed Monday in... Read More »
Atlanta rapper Young Thug has scored a legal victory in his long-running YSL case, winning the right to reclaim cash, cars, and jewelry that were seized from him more than two years ago. On Monday, his attorney confirmed that a Fulton County judge granted the return of roughly $145,000 in... Read More »
With his trial date approaching, music executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid is now without legal counsel in the civil sexual assault case brought by former Arista Records executive Drew Dixon. During a status conference on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas confirmed that Reid is currently proceeding “pro se,” the... Read More »
Ava Max is confronting one of the longest-running narratives of her career in her own music. This week, a leaked snippet from the title track of her upcoming album Don’t Click Play surfaced online, and in it, the pop singer directly addresses years of criticism that she imitates Lady Gaga.... Read More »
The search for Daniel Craig’s successor as James Bond remains one of Hollywood’s most closely watched casting questions, and speculation has not been limited to men. Some fans and critics have floated the idea of recasting Ian Fleming’s spy as a woman. But Helen Mirren, who has long been outspoken... Read More »
Ángel Del Villar, the founder and chief executive of influential música Mexicana label Del Records, was sentenced on Friday to four years in federal prison after being convicted of conducting business with a sanctioned drug trafficker in violation of the U.S. Kingpin Act. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong handed... Read More »
Liam Gallagher has been forced to abandon one of his most recognizable concert rituals, tossing his tambourine or maracas into the crowd, after audience members were injured in scrambles to catch the coveted items during Oasis's ongoing reunion tour. The singer broke the news to fans at Oasis's recent show... Read More »
Ronnie Rondell Jr., the Hollywood stuntman forever etched into rock history for setting himself on fire in one of music’s most iconic album covers, has died at the age of 88. His family confirmed that Rondell Jr. passed away on Tuesday at a senior living facility in Missouri. No cause... Read More »
Charli XCX brought her Brat era to an emphatic close on Friday, ending her headlining tour with a final performance at One Universe Festival in Gwacheon-si, South Korea. The show, which capped more than a year of cultural dominance from the British pop innovator, concluded with a farewell that was... Read More »
Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge has delivered a pointed rebuttal to Drake’s ongoing lawsuit over the promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping diss track “Not Like Us.” In his first public statement on the matter, Grainge dismissed the Canadian rapper’s claims as “groundless” and “ridiculous,” rejecting the suggestion... Read More »
