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A judge has trimmed more than $1m (£639,000) from the damages Pharrell Williams was ordered to pay after the Blurred Lines copyright trial. The case revolved around the question of whether Williams and his co-writer Robin Thicke had copied Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit Got To Give It Up. In March, a jury ruled that they […]
Nicola Roberts says it’s important that smaller songwriters are acknowledged by big music companies. The former Girls Aloud singer made the comments when asked about Taylor Swift’s recent letter to Apple. Apple wasn’t going to pay artists during their free three-month trial streaming period. But they are now. “We have so many talented writers. Companies […]
Rapper 50 Cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports in the US. The music star, businessman and actor, reported in court papers that he has assets and debts in the range of $10m to $50m (£6.5m- £32m), according to the Wall Street Journal. The filing comes days after a jury ruled […]
Click onto YouTube and you can see Beyoncé writhing on a pole, Nicki Minaj shaking her ample derriere, and Miley Cyrus straddling a giant wrecking ball, naked as the day she was born. But one band is boycotting the nudity and sexual choreography. And that band is Little Mix. “There’s no need to do that […]
5 Seconds of Summer have said that they are not having any pyrotechnics at their final concert at Wembley. Their concert on Saturday night was cut short when guitarist, Michael Clifford, was set on fire by pyrotechnics. Michael’s hair and face were burnt but he has told fans via Twitter that he is “feeling loads […]
Sam Smith says he’s “so relieved” that he can speak again following his vocal cord surgery. In a recent interview he said he couldn’t talk for three weeks. “It was horrendous. It was so bad. But I got through and everyone’s been so amazing about it, so thank you.” The singer had to pull out halfway […]
One Direction’s publicist says reports that the band will be “taking a break” after their world tour is “pure speculation”. Several newspapers suggest the group will “take a breather” after the second leg of their On the Road Again tour and recording their fifth studio album. The band’s spokesperson the stories “aren’t based on any […]
Justin Bieber has pleaded guilty to crashing into a photographer’s van while out with ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez. It happened in August last year close to his father’s Canadian home in Stratford, Ontario. A court heard how Bieber crashed his all-terrain vehicle (ATV) into a man who was taking photos of the “on-off” couple. There was […]