Author: Darius Hargrove
A lawsuit against Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl at a party in 2000 has been dismissed by the lawyer representing the Jane Doe, according to court filings. In December, the unidentified woman added Jay-Z, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, to a lawsuit she had filed against Combs in Manhattan federal court, alleging she was attacked by the singers in 2000 after Combs’ limo driver offered her a ride to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty.The court document submitted by the woman’s lawyers announcing the voluntary dismissal did not include any reasons or…
Artificial intelligence is rightly viewed as a potential threat to music. Models are being trained (illegally, in most cases) on copyrighted music created by flesh-and-blood humans without permission or compensation. AI compositions are being passed off as real human composers on streaming music platforms, taking away streams and income from proper artists. Beyond all the legal issues record labels have against companies producing AI music, they’re also very interested in its cost-saving, career-extending and money-making potential.Last year, Universal Music released a new Spanish version of Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee, a 1958 hit recorded when she was…
Sean “Diddy” Combs is suing NBCUniversal over a documentary that he says falsely accuses him of being a serial murderer who had sex with underage girls as he awaits trial on federal sex trafficking charges. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York state court says the documentary, Diddy: Making of a Bad Boy, included statements that NBCUniversal either knew were false or published with reckless disregard for the truth in order to defame the founder of Bad Boy Records.“Indeed, the entire premise of the Documentary assumes that Mr. Combs has committed numerous heinous crimes, including serial murder, rape of minors,…
Teddi Mellencamp, daughter of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, shared that she has been diagnosed with multiple brain tumours and will be undergoing emergency surgery. Mellencamp, 43, posted a statement to Instagram on Wednesday, revealing that she received the diagnosis after being hospitalized for “severe and debilitating headaches” for the last several weeks.“Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization. After a CT scan and MRI, doctors found multiple tumors on my brain, which they believe have been growing for at least 6 months,” she wrote.“Two of the tumors will be surgically removed today – The remaining smaller tumors will be dealt…
A viral AI-generated video made it appear that Hollywood had turned against Kanye West, showcasing A-list stars banding together to protest the rapper after his recent antisemitic remarks. The video shows AI-generated versions of Jewish celebrities like David Schwimmer, Drake, Steven Spielberg, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Sacha Baron Cohen, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Zuckerberg, Mila Kunis and more wearing anti-Kanye T-shirts featuring a hamsa with a raised middle finger and a Star of David in the middle, with the word “Kanye” written below it.At the end of the video, words appear on the screen, reading, “Enough is Enough. Join the Fight…
Kanye West is no longer being represented by talent agency 33&West. Daniel McCartney, who was the rapper’s music agent, announced that West had been removed from the agency’s roster of clients as of Feb. 10.In an Instagram Stories post, McCartney wrote: “Effective immediately, I’m no longer representing YE (F/K/A Kanye West) due to his harmful and hateful remarks that myself nor 33 & West can stand for.”“Peace and love to all,” McCartney added. A screenshot of Daniel McCartney’s Instagram Stories statement. Daniel McCartney/Instagram West was dropped from the agency following his antisemitic rants on X, where he declared himself a…
Pop performer Tate McRae and country star Josh Ross are leading contenders at the 2025 Juno Awards. The Calgary-raised McRae and Burlington, Ont.-native Ross each have five nominations, including in the single and artist of the year categories, as well as for the viewer-voted fan choice award.Both artists are also up for album of the year — McRae for her sophomore record Think Later, and Ross for Complicated. 2:06 Calgary’s Tate McRae to appear on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as musical guest Previous Video Next Video Story continues below advertisement They’re trailed by fellow fan choice nominees Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd who…
Kanye West’s Yeezy.com has been removed by Shopify after it featured a single product: T-shirts with a black swastika in the centre, under the product name HH-01. West had aired a commercial in some U.S. markets during the Super Bowl that promoted his website selling the T-shirts. In the 30-second commercial, West filmed a close-up of himself lying in a dentist’s chair. “I spent, like, all the money for the commercial on these new teeth,” he said. “So, once again, I had to shoot it on the iPhone.”West, 47, then told viewers to go to his online store, Yeezy.com, which…
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Amanda Palmer, ex-wife of author Neil Gaiman, has denied allegations of rape and human trafficking made by a woman who worked as a nanny for the former couple.Scarlett Pavlovich, the former family babysitter, filed three civil lawsuits — one against Gaiman and his ex-wife, Palmer, and two more against Palmer — in federal court in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and New York on Feb. 3.Pavlovich alleged the former couple violated laws on federal human trafficking, sexual assault and battery while she worked as the family’s nanny. She claims Gaiman assaulted…
Back when television meant three American networks and two Canadian ones, virtually everyone was aware of everything on TV. Even if you didn’t like or watch a particular show, chances are you knew about it. And one of the things that may have seeped into your mind was a show’s theme song. Even when the number of channels and programs expanded, TV theme songs were ubiquitous, with many of them becoming top 40 hits (Theme from SWAT, The Rockford Files, Greatest American Hero, Peter Gunn, Hawaii Five-O, Miami Vice, etc.) that generated additional awareness and cash.There’s a subgenre of music…
