Appeals Court Revives Bernie Worrell v. George Clinton Lawsuit: ‘The Rare Case in Which a Copyright-Ownership Claim May Be Brought a Half-Century After-the-Fact’

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A live performance from Bernie Worrell. Photo Credit: Manfred Werner Moments after George Clinton sued Universal Music over allegedly unpaid royalties, a federal appeals court has revived the years-running copyright (and contract) lawsuit filed against him by the estate of fellow Parliament-Funkadelic founding member Bernie Worrell. The U.S. Court ofContinue Reading

Bolloré Puts the Kibosh on Pershing’s $64 Billion Universal Music Takeover Proposal: ‘Why Would We Sell Our Stake for That Price?’

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Bolloré Group’s Paris headquarters. Looks like the Universal Music Group (UMG) takeover battle has drawn to a close: Bolloré Group has urged the major label to reject Pershing’s $64 billion bid, indicating that “the price would be a problem.” Bolloré Group CEO Cyrille Bolloré made the seemingly definitive recommendation duringContinue Reading

Fendi Resort 2027

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From weathered denim Western shirts to fringe-sliced leather belted skirts, via contrast-undercollar camel coats and politely punkish checked pants, many pieces in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first cruise collection as Fendi’s creative captain were delivered as duets. These were usually placed on female and male models within the same lookbook frame,Continue Reading

Riley Green Says Kelly Clarkson Has Been “Talking Trash” Ahead of The Voice Season 30

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Latest Music Industry Hires: Ivors Academy, Secretly Distribution, MNRK, Spin Magazine, IDOL, UK Music, Sony Music Publishing, More

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Hannah Angst, Secretly Distribution’s director of label and shared services. Photo Credit: Secretly Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of May 22nd, 2026. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to postContinue Reading

Phil Collins Says He Declined to Perform at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, but Would “Contemplate” Future Live Performances

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Phil Collins said in a new interview with BBC Breakfast that he declined the opportunity to perform at his forthcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but that he would not rule out future live performances while sharing a positive health update. During the Friday interview, theContinue Reading

Good Grief! ‘Peanuts’ Music Copyrights Owner Fires Off Four Infringement Lawsuits — U.S. Gov’t, Heritage Auctions, GameMill, and Buckle-Down Face Complaints

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Photo Credit: Sandy Ravaloniaina What do the federal government, video game publisher GameMill Entertainment, Heritage Auctions, and belt-buckle specialist Buckle-Down have in common? For one thing, they’re facing infringement lawsuits from Lee Mendelson Film Productions (LMFP), which controls the Peanuts music catalog. LMFP yesterday fired off all four complaints, whichContinue Reading

Shamrock Scores $813 Million ‘Content Strategy Fund,’ Eyes Investments Across Music, Film/TV, Sports, Gaming, and the ‘Creator Economy’

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Photo Credit: Pepi Stojanovski Are additional song rights investments in the near-term cards for Shamrock? Possibly, as the firm has officially closed its Content Fund IV with $813 million worth of capital commitments. Shamrock Capital formally announced that oversubscribed fourth fund’s final closing today. All told, the LA-based entity’s 11-year-oldContinue Reading