By Giancarla Sambo Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Bill Cosby Loses Sex Assault Lawsuit and Faces a $59  Million Judgment On March 23, 2026, a Santa Monica jury found Bill Cosby liable for the 1972 drugging and sexual assault of Donna Motsinger, awarding her $59.25 million. This follows years of legal battles, with Cosby's conviction

By Jessie Schuster Edited by Elissa D. Hecker   Entertainment Indie Artist Coalition Files Major Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Copyright Theft–’Broadest, Most Comprehensive Attack’ Against AI Music Models An independent artist coalition filed a sweeping lawsuit against Google, accusing it of using copyrighted music to train AI models without permission. The case is being described as one of the most significant legal challenges to AI in the music industry to date. https://ww

By Haley Lyons  Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Live Nation Accused of Hurting Music Fans as Antitrust Trial Begins The Justice Department accused Live Nation, the concert company that owns Ticketmaster, of earning its profits illegally by using monopoly power to stifle competition, dominate the ticketing market, and extract money from fans through high ticket prices and surcharges. Live Nation denied the allegations, arguing that the company has minimal profit margi

By Giancarla Sambo Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment U.S. Appeals Court Overturns BMI Rate Hike on Concert Promoters, Ruling Rates Were ‘Unreasonable’ The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the rates imposed on concert promoters in Judge Louis Stanton’s  2023 decision  – which more than doubled the royalty rate son

By Jessie Schuster Edited by Elissa D. Hecker   Entertainment Netflix Boss Says $83B Warner Bros Takeover Will Benefit Industry Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos defended the company’s $82.8B Bid to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery assets, saying the deal would spur industry growth and benefit creators and consumers, even as political and competitive scrutiny mounts. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/23/netflix-warner-bros-takeover-ted-sarandos-donald-trump-susan-rice Ryan R

By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Hollywood Braces for New Round of Labor Talks The contracts that ended the actors’ and writers’ strikes in 2023 are nearing their expiration dates. Negotiations begin today between SAG-AFTRA and the leaders of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for a new deal, while negotiations between the Writers’ Guild of America and the studios and directors’ alliance will occur later this spring....

By Haley Lyons  Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Trump Assails Grammys and Threatens to Sue Trevor Noah Over Epstein Joke President Donald Trump described this year’s Grammys as “virtually unwatchable” and threatened to sue the host Trevor Noah over a joke that implied Trump had been to Jeffery Epstein’s island. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/arts/television/trump-grammys-trevor-noah.html Timothy Busfield Is Indicted on Charges of Child Sexual Abuse A grand jury i

By Giancarla Sambo Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Sundance Says Thank You, and Goodbye, to Park City “It’s hard not to feel a disturbance in the force,” said Ethan Hawke, whose acting career took off after his early movies appeared at the Utah festival in the 1990s. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/business/media/sundance-film-fes

By Jessie Schuster Edited by Elissa D. Hecker   Entertainment Paramount Extends Deadline for Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholders to Back Hostile Bid; WBD Says Base has Already Snubbed “Inferior Scheme” Paramount extended its deadline for Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders to back its bid in attempts to give the media giant more time to oppose Warner Bros’ proposed merger with Netflix. https://deadline.com/2026/01/paramount-extends-deadline-warner-bros-discovery-netflix-12366

By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Hands Down Landmark Vetter v. Resnik Copyright Termination Decision — ‘No Explicit Geographical Limitation’ to U.S. Copyright Recaptures The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down a landmark copyright ruling in Vetter v. Resnik , determining that U.S. copyright termination rights apply worldwide. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/13/vetter-v-resnik-appeals-court-determi

By Haley Lyons  Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Warner Bros. Board Rebuffs Paramount’s Latest Buyout Offer Warner Bros. Discovery advised shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount, concluding that the deal posed greater risk than its recently announced $83 billion agreement to sell much of the company to Netflix. The board said that Paramount’s proposal, backed in part by a personal equity guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison, relied heavily on debt an

By Jessie Schuster Edited by Elissa D. Hecker   Entertainment As Netflix Swallows Warner Bros., Hollywood Is In Full-Blown Panic Mode Netflix’s $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. has triggered widespread panic across Hollywood, as industry insiders, unions, and movie‑theater owners warn it could lead to job losses, reduced creative variety, and the erosion of the theatrical film model.   https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/netflix-warner-bros-hollywood-panic Jor

By Celine Kiara Agard Edited by Elissa D. Hecker    Entertainment UMG, SONY, and Warner Strike Licensing Deals with New AI Music Platform Klay Los Angeles-based music technology company KLAY Vision Inc. has secured AI licensing agreements with major music companies, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, along with their publishing arms. These deals allow KLAY to develop its AI music platform, powered by its Large Music Model traine

By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Lubbock Will Remove Buddy Holly-Themed Crosswalk After Federal Crackdown The Buddy Holly themed crosswalks at an intersection in Lubbock, Texas will be removed as a result of the Trump administration’s crackdown on artistic displays on the nations roadways. In July, Transportation secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to governors urging them to keep roads “free of distractions” as part of a roadway safety initiative

By Seth Nguyen Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News.   Entertainment   The No. 1 Country Song in America Is AI-Generated AI-created country artist Breaking Rust hit No. 1 on Billboard’s digital chart with "Walk My Walk," marking a first for AI music. Experts warn about AI floods on streaming platforms that are challenging human artists. Spotify is intro

By Giancarla Sambo Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment Cox Again Fires Back Against Label Claims Ahead of High-Stakes Supreme Court Argument, Insists It ‘Has No Fondness for Copyright Infringement’ Now less than a month since an argument before the Supreme Court, Cox Communications is once again firing back against the major labels in th

By Lorena Guzmán-Díaz Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Entertainment UMG and Udio Settle Lawsuit and Enter Licensing Agreement Universal Music Group (UMG) announced that it had settled its AI copyright infringement lawsuit against Udio. In addition to the compensatory legal settlement, the parties entered into license agreements for UMG’s recorded

By Jessie Schuster Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Lizzo Sued for Alleged Copyright Violation in Unreleased Song Snippet Referencing Sydney Sweeny Jeans Ad The owner of the 1970s song “Win or Lose (We Tried)” by Sam Dees is suing Lizzo after her release of a 13 second snippet of a new song, alleging that the snippet included an unauthorized sample of the Dees song. The suit seeks an injunction to prevent further distribution. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/li

By Celine Agard Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strike Broadway’s Actors’ Equity Association reached a tentative three-year agreement with the Broadway League, securing health fund protections and progress on issues like scheduling and physical therapy access, though union members must still vote on ratification. The deal comes after the previous contract expired on Sept. 28 and negotiations had raised the thre

By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Judge Dismisses Drake’s Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Drake’s court battle with his own record label for releasing a diss track by Kendrick Lamar that accused him of pedophilia has met a premature end. Federal judge Jeannette A. Vargas in New York dismissed the defamation and harassment lawsuit brought by Drake, calling “Not Like Us” the “metaphorical killing blow” in “perhaps the most infamous rap ba