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Calvin Harris has kept his title as the world’s highest-paid DJ for the third year in a row. Harris made £41.8 ($66m), according to Forbes’ latest rich list – the electronic cash kings 2015. For the last two years the 31-year-old’s earnings have totalled the same amount. In second place is David Guetta on around […]
For 15 years, Dr. Dre fans have been waiting in anticipation for THAT announcement. It finally happened this weekend on the rapper’s own radio show. Dre revealed a new album – Compton: A Soundtrack – will be available on 7 August. Hang on. Compton, what? We thought the the rapper had been working on songs […]
Zayn Malik says he’ll reveal the “real me” after announcing he’s signed a solo record deal. The former One Direction singer, who quit earlier this year saying he wanted to be a “normal 22-year-old”, posted a picture of himself signing a contract with RCA Records. He tweeted: “I guess I never explained why I left, […]
The organisers of a music event which saw a Kanye West performance end after 13 minutes when his mic failed say the star’s own team may have been to blame. A spokeswoman said Kanye’s people were “in full control of the lights and sound throughout his set” at the Pan Am Games closing ceremony in […]
Taylor Swift has apologised to Nicki Minaj following their Twitter row over the MTV VMA nominations. The singer’s admitted she misunderstood Nicki’s initial tweets, which attacked the music industry for favouring white females. “I thought I was being called out. I missed the point, then misspoke, I’m sorry, Nicki,” Taylor wrote. Nicki has accepted her […]
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 […]