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📣 One Liners: Artist News - SAGA Festival drama for Hardwell, Nicki Minaj; Cat Burns short film, Doja Cat hack + more

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📣 One Liners: Artist News - SAGA Festival drama for Hardwell, Nicki Minaj; Cat Burns short film, Doja Cat hack + more

Cat Burns short film; Hardwell mouths off over SAGA Festival technical problems; Hypersoft label debut will support trans youth organisations; Nicki Minaj cancels SAGA Festival show; crypto hacker hijinx as Doja Cat’s twitter hijacked; plus Empathy for the Devil podcast + release news…

CMU • 11 Jul 2024

50 cent making documentary about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexual assault allegations

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50 cent making documentary about Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexual assault allegations

50 Cent has announced that his G-Unit Film & Television production company is working on a documentary about the recent allegations of sexual assault made against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in four separate lawsuits…

Andy Malt • 08 Dec 2023

Axl Rose and Jimmy lovine sued as deadline for lawsuits under New York's Adult Survivors Act approaches

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Axl Rose and Jimmy lovine sued as deadline for lawsuits under New York's Adult Survivors Act approaches

Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose and Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine have both been sued as the deadline for lawsuits to be filed under New York State's Adult Survivors Act approaches…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Protesters at Coldplay’s first Indonesia show accuse band of spreading “LGBT propaganda”

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Protesters at Coldplay’s first Indonesia show accuse band of spreading “LGBT propaganda”

Around 300 people protested outside Coldplay’s show in Jakarta last night, saying that the band were spreading “LGBT propaganda” and damaging Indonesia’s “faith and morals”…

Andy Malt • 16 Nov 2023

Gene Simmons “totally open” to Kiss members all being replaced by younger musicians

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Gene Simmons “totally open” to Kiss members all being replaced by younger musicians

Kiss are nearing the end of their farewell tour. Or are they? Well, yes for the current line-up. But bassist Gene Simmons says he’s “open” to the entire line-up being replaced by younger musicians able to cope with the physicality of the band’s live show…

Andy Malt • 16 Nov 2023

Sufjan Stevens recovering from medical condition that left him unable to walk

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Sufjan Stevens recovering from medical condition that left him unable to walk

Sufjan Stevens has told fans that he has been in hospital receiving treatment for an autoimmune disorder called Guillian-Barre Syndrome…

Chris Cooke • 21 Sep 2023

Universal Music ordered to hand over R Kelly royalties to pay fines and restitution

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Universal Music ordered to hand over R Kelly royalties to pay fines and restitution

US judge directs Universal Music Publishing to hand over $500k to federal prosecutors to settle fines and restitution claims after Kelly was found guilty of running a criminal enterprise to sexually and physically abuse women and teenagers.…

Chris Cooke • 25 Aug 2023

Prince estate says Sinead O’Connor “didn’t deserve” to use Nothing Compares 2 U in new documentary

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Prince estate says Sinead O’Connor “didn’t deserve” to use Nothing Compares 2 U in new documentary

The Prince estate has revealed that it denied permission for Sinead O’Connor to use her version of ‘Nothing Compares…

Andy Malt • 03 Oct 2022