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The 8th District Attorney General's Office announced it is dropping charges against a Campbell County officer formerly accused of assaulting a detainee in 2019.

Are some of the most famous musicians on the globe actively participating in an antitrust conspiracy that could finish off the radio business? That might sound hyperbolic, but it’s exactly what attorneys at the prestigious law firm of Latham & Watkins told a California federal court on Thursday. The firm is representing the Radio Music License […]

RMLC has already served document demands on the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Yoko Ono, Pharrell Williams and other clients of GMR, which hopes to win higher license fees because Azoff’s outfit isn’t beholden to the consent decrees that require larger competitors BMI and ASCAP to offer blanket licenses to music users. (GMR is currently in court against radio stations, but television broadcasters could be next.) Ron Laffitte (the manager of Pharrell Williams). The radio group asserts that thes...

Swedish House Mafia has signed with XO CEO Wassim "Sal" Slaiby, also manager to The Weeknd, Doja Cat, French Montana, Bebe Rexha and Ty Dolla $ign. As

Music Industry Moves: Universal Music Canada Names Kardinal Offishall Senior VP of A&R; Matt Gudinski Upped at Mushroom Group Variety 2 hrs ago We Are Moving the Needle, which was founded by Grammy winner engineer Emily Lazar and aims to close the gender gap in the technical fields of the recording industry, has announced new additions to its advisory “SoundBoard.” They include artists Brittany Howard, Vanessa Carlton, Christina Perri, Imogen Heap, and Tune-Yards’ Merrill Garbus, and j...

Recently, Leber has helped steer the record-setting career of Lil Nas X, who rode the massive success of his single "Old Town Road" to six Grammy nominations and two wins, and whose latest single, "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)," soared to a No. 1 debut on the Hot 100 this week. He’s also managed Miley Cyrus -- whose dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, was featured on the "Old Town Road" remix that won the best pop duo/group performance Grammy -- for several years, and most recently helped her sign a new ...

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Billboard that Swedish House Mafia has parted ways with their manager, Patriot Managements Ron Laffitte, who took over for longtime manager Amy Thomson following the groups 2018 reunion show. After splitting up in 2013 following their 53-date One Last Tour, the trio reunited for a show-closing performance at Ultra Music Festival 2018. There they teased a full-on reunion, with SHM member Axwell announcing to the crowd, "Its Swedish House Mafia for life this time." In the three years since, th...

Des Moines Register One night in 2015, alto vocalist Jeni Grouws decided to walk across the street from her hotel in Bettendorf for a jam session at a since-closed venue that called itself Muddy Waters, blending the name of the Chicago blues legend with a nod to the nearby Mississippi. There she met and performed with musicians Chris Avey and Bryan West, who became fast friends. The Avey Grouws Band was born at a 2017 New Years Eve party in Decorah, and the tours that followed took them to...

The catalog of nearly 500 songs written, recorded or produced by Tedder encompasses all OneRepublic songs -- including hits "Apologize," "Secrets" and "Counting Stars" -- as well as Tedders work with artists like Beyoncé, U2, Paul McCartney, Adele, Stevie Wonder, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Cardi B and Jonas Brothers. Going forward, KKR will collaborate with Tedder to "expand upon the success and reach" of his and OneRepublics music, according to a press release. Formerly known as Kohlberg Kr...