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After Criticism of Excessive Spending, Recording Academy Looking to Hire In-House General Counsel

After years of scrutiny for spending millions of dollars on outside legal counsel, the Recording Academy has begun a search for an in-house general counsel, Billboard has learned. Recording Academy president/CEO Harvey Mason Jr. confirmed the search in an interview with Billboard on Monday, saying when asked about the role, “Yes. We have started that process.” It has been […]

The Jesus And Mary Chain Sue Warner Music For Control Of Their Debut Album

The Jesus and Mary Chain founders Jim Reid and William Reid are suing Warner Music Group to reclaim the rights to their 1985 debut studio album, Psychocandy. The iconic alternative rock band alleges copyright infringement for refusing to terminate grants of copyright interests to the album and its associated singles as allowed under the 1976 Copyright Act, according to a complaint […]

Here’s Why Lil Dicky Pulled His ‘White Dude’ Video Off YouTube

In the 2010s, Lil Dicky came up as a comedic Internet rapper — which is also the premise of his hit FXX series Dave — but there’s one viral piece of his story he’s not proud of. The 33-year-old rapper acknowledges parts of his controversial past in a new feature with GQ published on Monday (June 14), explaining why he took […]

What’s Your Favorite Drake Project of All Time? Vote!

If you’re reading this, it’s because you’re a major Drake fan who can’t wait for 6 God’s sixth album Certified Lover Boy to finally drop this summer like he said it would. But which one of his previous projects is your all-time favorite? Drake, who was crowned Artist of the Decade at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in […]