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Mariah Carey Wins Dismissal of Brother’s $20 Million Defamation Lawsuit Over Memoir

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Mariah Carey has won the dismissal of a $20 million defamation lawsuit filed by her brother, Morgan Carey, over claims made in her bestselling 2020 memoir, The Meaning of ...
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Reservoir Acquires Jazz Composer Billy Strayhorn’s Publishing Catalog and Likeness Rights

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Independent music company Reservoir Media has acquired the publishing catalog of legendary jazz composer, pianist and arranger Billy Strayhorn. The agreement, announced ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Major Music Labels’ Challenge to Copyright Termination Ruling

WASHINGTON, DC (CelebrityAccess) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (October 19) left in place a federal appeals court ruling that could have major implications for music publishers and songwriters ...
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Legends Global Tapped To Manage Mesa Amphitheatre And Mesa Convention Center

MESA (CelebrityAccess) – The City of Mesa and Legends Global announced a five-year public-private partnership under which Legends Global will manage both Mesa Amphitheatre and the Mesa Convention ...
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Bon Jovi Takes The Forever Tour Worldwide With New 2027 Stadium Shows

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) – BON JOVI, the GRAMMY Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band and one of history’s most iconic live acts, today announced additional dates for the band’s critically ...
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FTC Sues Ticket Broker Over Unlawful Tactics Used By Buy Millions Of Tickets

WASHINGTON, DC (CelebrityAccess) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued REPS & Company Inc., alleging the ticket broker illegally circumvents measures designed to limit the number of tickets that ...
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Live Nation Filing Calls FTC Suit “Perversion” Of Bots Act

LOS ANGELES (HYPEBOT) – In a fiery federal court filing, Live Nation argues that the FTC is misapplying anti-bot laws and punishing Ticketmaster for third-party scalper abuse. The live entertainment ...
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Katseye: The Wildworld Arena Tour Comes To North America

SANTA MONICA (CelebrityAccess) — Fresh off the debut of their third EP WILD at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and their “Saturday Night Live” debut, GRAMMY®-nominated global girl group KATSEYE kicked off ...
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SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, Gametime And TickPick Sue Washington, D.C. Over Ticket Resale Price Caps

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CelebrityAccess) – Four major secondary ticketing platforms have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Washington, D.C.’s new ticket resale law, which would limit ticket markups ...
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Warner Chappell Music Nordics Signs Global Deal With Swedish Pop Star Benjamin Ingrosso

STOCKHOLM (CelebrityAccess) – Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nordics, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, has announced the signing of an exclusive global publishing agreement with ...
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DistroKid Takedown Wave Hits Indie Artists After UMG Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (HYPEBOT) – With UMG’s copyright lawsuit pending DistroKid is aggressively purging tracks, leaving artists who say their innocent caught in the crossfire. Universal Music Group (UMG) filed ...
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Festivals Ban AI-Made Music

EUROPE (vip-booking) – SATIRE: Festivals ban AI-made music – accidentally eliminate half their line-ups. A group of entirely fictional European festivals has announced it will no longer book artists ...