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Los Angeles Opera Finalizes Investigation Into Plácido Domingo Sexual Harassment Allegations

March 11, 2020

Plácido Domingo (photo: Ralf Roletschek CC SA 3.0) Los Angeles Opera’s investigation of sexual-harassment accusations made against Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo has concluded, and the probe’s findings ... Read More...

Snoop Dogg Backtracks After Issuing Violent Threats Against Gayle King

Marsha Silva

February 9, 2020

Snoop Dogg issuing threats against Gayle King on Instagram. In the wake of an official response from CBS and widespread outcry, Snoop Dogg has backed away from threats he issued to CBS This Morning host Gayle... Read More...

R. Kelly's Former Manager Indicted for "Making Terroristic Threats" Against Alleged Sex Slave's Father

All Three R. Kelly Lawyers Are Abandoning His Case

Ashley King

January 29, 2020

Singer R. Kelly's defense in a civil sexual assault case may be falling apart. Tuesday, a judge granted a motion filed by R. Kelly lawyers to withdraw from the case. Three R. Kelly lawyers ⁠— Shady Yassin, Z... Read More...

Beyoncé Also Rumored to Be Pulling Out of the Grammys Despite 4 Nominations — Sources

Paul Resnikoff

January 24, 2020

A Grammy Awards pre-event seating display featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z, originally teased by broadcasting network CBS but since pulled because it was 'tentative'. As an ugly war inside the Recording Academy co... Read More...

Is Neil Portnow Resigning Grammys President Abruptly Cancels His Pollstar Conference Appearance

Former Grammy Awards CEO Responds to Allegations of Rape

Marsha Silva

January 22, 2020

Former Recording Academy and Grammy Awards CEO Neil Portnow had vehemently denied rape and misconduct allegations. The 2020 Grammy Awards have nearly arrived, and though it’s important to reserve final judgm... Read More...

Chuck D Responds to Recording Academy Imbroglio — ‘Same Old Bullsh*t’

Colin Cohen

January 19, 2020

Photo of Chuck D by Mika Väisänen (CC BY-SA 4.0) Legendary rapper Chuck D has come out in support of suspended Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan. Just prior to the 2020 Grammy Awards, the Aca... Read More...

Ousted Recording Academy CEO Lawyers Up, Promises To Spill the Beans

Colin Cohen

January 17, 2020

Recording Academy President and CEO Deborah Dugan In the wake of the Recording Academy placing its president and CEO Deborah Dugan on administrative leave, Dugan has hired a prominent litigation attorney to d... Read More...

Justin Bieber’s Chart-Gaming Attempts Are Falling a Little Short

Colin Cohen

January 13, 2020

Photo of Spotify Charts showcasing the ascent of "Yummy" by Justin Bieber. The controversial attempts of singer Justin Bieber and/or his team to game the charts and make "Yummy" a No. 1 song seem to be coming... Read More...

Kpop Group X1 Disbands Following Singing Competition Voting Scandal

Colin Cohen

January 6, 2020

Photo of X1 It is now being reported that K-Pop boy band X1 is breaking up because of a voting scandal on the TV show that created them. The group was formed as a result of a South Korean television show cal... Read More...

DaBaby Faces Robbery, Battery Charges — Just Weeks After Signing with UMPG

Colin Cohen

January 3, 2020

Photo of DaBaby Police in Miami arrested Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby because of an outstanding warrant for battery in Texas, only weeks after he signed a publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Gro... Read More...

Sonos Trade-Up Program Bricks Old Speakers, Creating Toxic Landfill Waste

Ashley King

December 30, 2019

Photo Credit: Unsplash The Sonos Trade-Up program launched this year for speaker loyalists. It offers discounts on new products for trading in old speakers. But what happens to the old speakers? Sonos sells ... Read More...

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Los Angeles Opera Finalizes Investigation Into Plácido Domingo Sexual Harassment Allegations

Snoop Dogg Backtracks After Issuing Violent Threats Against Gayle King

All Three R. Kelly Lawyers Are Abandoning His Case

Beyoncé Also Rumored to Be Pulling Out of the Grammys Despite 4 Nominations — Sources

Former Grammy Awards CEO Responds to Allegations of Rape

Chuck D Responds to Recording Academy Imbroglio — ‘Same Old Bullsh*t’

Justin Bieber’s Chart-Gaming Attempts Are Falling a Little Short

Kpop Group X1 Disbands Following Singing Competition Voting Scandal

DaBaby Faces Robbery, Battery Charges — Just Weeks After Signing with UMPG

Sonos Trade-Up Program Bricks Old Speakers, Creating Toxic Landfill Waste