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Setlist Podcast: Hipgnosis v Hipgnosis - the saga continues…
The big Hipgnosis bidding war, the Co-op Live arena's struggles to open, and more…
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Drake threatened with legal action over AI Tupac in Kendrick diss track
The Tupac estate has hit out at Drake over a Kendrick Lamar diss track that includes a verse delivered by an AI-generated Tupac vocal clone. Drake has been told to pull down the track or the estate will “pursue all of its legal remedies”…
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Travis Scott seeks to be removed from Astroworld lawsuits, as lawyers query if performers should have crowd management training
More legal filings have been made in the Astroworld litigation as the first lawsuits head to trial in May. Travis Scott and his touring company XX Global have requested to be removed as a defendants because they were not responsible for event safety…
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Drake asks to be removed from Astroworld lawsuits
Drake was named as a defendant on some of the hundreds of lawsuits filed following the 2021 Astroworld tragedy, because he had a guest spot during festival founder Travis Scott’s headline set. In a new legal filing, he has asked the court to dismiss all the claims made against him personally…
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Drake to open unrideable art theme park
Drake is set to revive a theme park with rides designed by artists such as Salvador Dali, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, which languished in storage for 25 years…
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Drake sits for Astroworld deposition
Drake last week sat for a deposition with lawyers working on the Astroworld lawsuits - he had a guest spot as part of Travis Scott’s headline set at Astroworld 2021 during which ten people died and hundreds more were injured as a result of a crowd surge…
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Pet Shop Boys accuse Drake of using ‘West End Girls’ without permission
The Pet Shop Boys have accused Drake of using their 1984 hit ‘West End Girls’ on a track from his new album ‘For All The Dogs’ without permission. Meanwhile, the rapper says he’s taking a career break to focus on his health…
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Halle Berry says Drake asked to use her slime-covered image and she told him no
Halle Berry says that Drake did ask her for permission to use a picture of her covered in slime for the artwork of his new single ‘Slime You Out’. “He asked me and I said no. Why ask if you intend to do what you want to do?”…
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AI-generated Drake and The Weeknd put forward for Grammys
A track featuring AI-generated vocals mimicking Drake and The Weeknd has been put forward in two categories for next year Grammy Awards, it has been confirmed…
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Universal Music again demands streaming platform support over AI-created music as fake Drake goes viral
Universal Music has again called on the streaming platforms to play their part in ensuring that generative AI tools are…
Drake turns the O2 into the O3, dog
The O2 Arena in London has changed its name to ‘The O3’ in a very literal reference to a line…
Drake turns the O2 into the O3, dog
The O2 Arena in London has changed its name to ‘The O3’ in a very literal reference to a line…