A longtime songwriting partner of Aretha Franklin has sued her publishing company, claiming it did not sign a royalty agreement for a song on her recently released album. The suit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit by Norman D. West also accuses Springtime Publishing Inc., of copyright infringement over an earlier song and seeks [...]

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If you’re an aspiring musician, then Backstreet Boys cutie Nick Carter has some career breaking news for you! Nick has chosen Indaba Music’s 600,000-strong music community to remix five tracks from his second solo release I’m Taking Off: “Love Can’t Wait,” “Falling Down,” “I’m Taking Off,”  “Not The Other Guy,” and “So Far Away.”  The five best [...]

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Mathew Knowles says his relationship with his superstar daughter Beyonce (bee-AHN’-say) is still “amicable,” but he’s alleging people close to her have tried to destroy his reputation with allegations of theft. Knowles _ who managed Beyonce until she dropped him this spring _ spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday about papers he filed in [...]

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Produced hits for the Jackson 5, Donald Byrd, A Taste of Honey Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell, producer of early hits by the Jackson 5 and pace-setting albums by trumpeter Donald Byrd and disco act A Taste of Honey, died July 11 of unknown causes. He was 68. Born in Englewood, NJ, and educated at Howard University, [...]

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– Dave Grohl took it upon himself to assure his fans’ safety this past Monday in London as he kicked out an unruly fan for fighting in the crowd, even going so far as to stop the show to make sure the person was ejected. As the Foo Fighters were performing at the Roundhouse, Grohl [...]

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