‘The Drama’ Music Supervisor Talks Alicia Keys Needle Drop, Working With Zendaya & The Soundtrack’s ‘Old-Fashioned Whimsy’

Led by Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, the psychological romantic black comedy follows a couple gearing up for a wedding ...

Watch Michael Jackson Explode Into Global Icon and Predict His Solo Breakthrough in Final ‘Michael’ Biopic Trailer

“This is what I was put on earth to do,” Jackson says in his high-toned speaking voice to the strains of “Wanna Be Startin’ ...
Bleeping Computer

Musician admits to $10M streaming royalty fraud using AI bots

North Carolina musician Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to collecting over $10 million in royalty payments through a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and ...
Music Ally

Michael Smith pleads guilty in $10m streaming-fraud case

It’s now 18 months since US music producer Michael Smith was arrested and charged with multiple felonies relating to a streaming-fraud scheme. He was accused of uploading hundreds of thousands of ...
Rolling Stone

Live Nation CEO Grilled on ‘Outrageous’ Fees and ‘Robbing’ Fans ‘Blind’

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino was pressed on everything from lawn chair prices to allegations of retaliation while testifying Thursday in the live entertainment giant’s antitrust trial. While on the ...