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COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT OVER MEGAN THEE STALLION’S ‘SAVAGE’ DISMISSED

A copyright lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion over her hit song "Savage" has been dismissed by a New York court. The lawsuit, filed by James A. Greene, claimed that the song's producer, J White Did It, had access to Greene's 1999 track "It's About To Be On" and copied it for "Savage." However, Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove the producer had reasonable access to Greene's track or that the two songs were strikingly […]

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MAJOR RECORD COMPANIES SUE AI MUSIC GENERATORS SUNO, UDIO FOR ‘MASS INFRINGEMENT’ OF COPYRIGHT

  Major record companies, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, have filed a lawsuit against AI music generators Suno and Udio, accusing them of mass copyright infringement. The companies allege that these AI platforms have been training their models on copyrighted works without proper authorization, resulting in the creation of music that closely resembles original songs by established artists​ (Music Business Worldwide)​​ (Gearnews.com)​. The lawsuit points out that both Suno and Udio's AI models have […]

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Angela Bofill, R&B Hitmaker With a Silky Voice, Dies at 70

Bofill is best remembered for her silky blend of Latin, jazz, adult-contemporary, and soul, producing jazzy love songs like “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter” and funk-inflected pop numbers like “Something About You.” Her voice, described by Ariel Swartley in Rolling Stone magazine in 1979 as “cool as sherbet, creamy, delicately colored, mildly flavored,” spanned three and a half octaves. Starting in 1978, Bofill released six albums that reached the Top 40 of the Billboard R&B charts, with five crossing over […]

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CD Universe Music Store has closed its doors

CD Universe: The End of an Era The recent announcement of the closure of CD Universe, a beloved online CD store, marks the end of an era for music enthusiasts and collectors around the world. For over two decades, CD Universe has been a haven for those seeking a vast selection of CDs, vinyl records, DVDs, and other entertainment media. As one of the pioneering e-commerce sites in the music retail industry, CD Universe not only provided a platform for […]

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