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After Grimes gave her blessings to artists to use AI to replicate her voice in their future songs, the Canadian artist has now unveiled a new piece of software that will automatically convert people’s vocals into Grimes’. Grimes detailed how the program would work in a series of tweets titled “HOW TO MAKE MUSIC FEAT […]
Dr. Dre is reportedly headed toward a huge payday. According to Billboard, the 57-year-old hip-hop mogul is preparing to sell a portion of his music assets for more than $200 million. Sources say the assets generate about $1 million annually, and will be sold in two separate deals; one with Shamrock Holdings and the other with Universal Music Group. […]
Black Sheep has waged a legal war against Universal Music Group. The 1990s hip-hop duo, composed of Andres “Dres” Vargas Titus and William “Mista Lawnge” McLean, is spearheading a hefty class action lawsuit over unpaid royalties. According to Billboard, the plaintiffs claim UMG inked a “sweetheart” deal with Spotify in 2008, agreeing to accept lower royalty rates in exchange for […]
In a 1996 ABC News interview, Vanilla Ice claimed he was intimidated by Suge Knight into signing over points to his hit single “Ice Ice Baby” to the Death Row Records co-founder and a man named Mario Johnson. “That is the guy that Suge brought over there that was an acquaintance of mine that had nothing […]
Our favorite rapper conspiracy theorist, B.o.B has found himself in a bit of legal trouble. TMZ reports that the Georgia rapper’s former managers accuse him of withholding millions in royalties from them. The managers have now taken B.o.B to court in a lawsuit worth $3 million. “I have not seen the lawsuit but am aware […]
Just three months after he was cleared in a lawsuit that claimed he breached an endorsement deal with Parlux Fragrances, Jay-Z is on the winning end of another judgement. Page Six reports that an appellate court ruled on Thursday that Jay and his company “are entitled to summary judgment on their royalties counterclaim.” As a result, Hov is entitled […]
The widow of Ol’ Dirty Bastard is suing Wu-Tang Clan over unpaid royalties. Variety reports that Icelene Jones, the administrator of ODB’s estate, has filed a lawsuit Wu-Tang Productions, Inc., alleging that her late husband, one of the founding members of the Staten Island hip-hop group, is owed at least $1 million in royalties. Filed in New York […]
Pete Rock is preparing to file a lawsuit against Nas over unpaid royalties related to his production work on Illmatic. Page Six reports the legendary producer claims he hasn’t been for his work on the Queens rapper’s 1994 debut album. Along with producing one of the LP’s most iconic cuts, “The World Is Yours,” Pete Rock also has a writing credit on […]
Since its launch in 2015, Stem has remained committed to empowering independent figures working within the music industry. The distribution and payments platform has provided clients with a wide range of tools that reduce the administrative burdens for both artists and smaller labels. Today, the company continues that mission with the roll out of Recoup […]
Outside of, say, people who lie to you and tell you “I have everything I need,” there’s probably nobody harder to shop for around the holidays than somebody who can buy whatever they want. In such cases, the only option is to go with gift certificates the sentimental route. Enter: Drake and his uncle. On December […]
