Germany’s GEMA Launches Fully Cleared ‘PLAI’ Music Dataset for AI Developers: ‘Training and Fair Remuneration of Creatives Are Not a Contradiction’

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An aerial shot of Karlsruhe, Germany, where Klangio, the first PLAI by GEMA client, is based. Photo Credit: Carsten Steger Nearly two years after announcing plans to develop a gen AI licensing framework, GEMA has launched PLAI, billed as today’s “first complete music dataset for simple AI training.” The Berlin-basedContinue Reading

Chris Brown Reportedly Receives Sentencing Date After Pleading Guilty In 2023 London Nightclub Attack (VIDEO)

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Chris Brown’s legal troubles continue in connection with a 2023 London nightclub attack. Now, the case has taken another turn after Breezy reportedly pleaded guilty to the altercation that injured a music producer. RELATED: Chris Brown’s London Nightclub Assault Lawsuit Dropped After Accuser Files To Dismiss (UPDATE) Chris Brown Pleads GuiltyContinue Reading

Tony Thorpe, Guitarist & Songwriter for Glam Rockers The Rubettes, Dies at 80

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The musician is remembered by family & former bandmate Alan Williams in a heartfelt tribute. The Rubettes, studio group portrait, London, 1974, L-R Pete Arnesen, Bill Hurd, John Richardson, Tony Thorpe, Mick Clarke, Alan Williams. Michael Putland/Getty Images Trending on Billboard Tony Thorpe, the guitarist and vocalist who assisted inContinue Reading

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Stars Rebecca Hall and Millie Bobby Brown Pay Tribute to Kaylee Hottle: “You Will Be Deeply Missed”

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The Godzilla vs. Kong family is paying tribute to late franchise star Kaylee Hottle.  Hottle died in a car crash on Tuesday. She was 18. Her father confirmed her death in American Sign Language in a Tuesday Facebook video.  Hottle, a deaf actress, made her feature debut in 2021’s GodzillaContinue Reading

Sony Music Fires Off Supersized Infringement Lawsuit Against Udio — Doubling Down on Its Fair Use Arguments, DMCA Claims, and More

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Sony Music head Rob Stringer. Photo Credit: Sony Music Weeks after a federal court rejected Sony Music’s request to supersize its Udio copyright lawsuit, the major label has responded by firing off a fresh complaint alleging the infringement of over 30,000 recordings. Sony Music made that follow-up action official today,Continue Reading

World Cup Final Star-Spotting: Matt Damon, Tom Cruise, Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Timothée Chalamet in Attendance

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Sunday’s World Cup Final will go down as the most star-studded championship match in FIFA history as New York-New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was packed with celebrities from film, TV, music, sports and more. Catching the action between Argentina and Spain were Tom Cruise, Matt Damon andContinue Reading

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Valentina To Make Broadway Debut In ‘The Rocky Horror Show’

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Valentina, who has appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race and Fox’s Rent: Live, will make her Broadway debut on Tuesday when she joins the cast of The Rocky Horror Show, the Sam Pinkleton-directed revival of Richard O’Brien’s time-warping musical. Valentina will take over the role of Columbia, the top-hatted acolyte of LukeContinue Reading