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New York (AFP) - Superstar rapper and music industry mogul Sean Combs has been sued by a former adult film star for sexual assault and sex trafficking, court filings showed. Combs is the target of several civil lawsuits that characterize him as a violent sexual predator who used alcohol and drugs to subdue his victims, and his homes were raided this year by federal agents. The hip-hop artist, known as both Puff Daddy or Diddy, used actress Adria English as a "sexual pawn for the pleasure and financial benefit of others" during his lavish "White Parties" in the Hamptons and Florida between 2004...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Some of the world's major music labels are suing music generation services Suno and Udio, accusing the startups of violating the copyrights of top artists to train their generative AI engines without permission. Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Records, Capitol Records and others -- who filed the copyright infringement suits on Monday in federal courts in Boston and New York -- are seeking damages of up to $150,000 per song or shares of the companies' profits. "Unlicensed services like Suno and Udio that claim it's 'fair' to copy an artist's life's work and exploit it for...
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London (AFP) - Taylor Swift got the London-leg of her Eras tour off to a good start, with the UK's Prince William posting a backstage picture of them posted on social media Saturday. After celebrating his 42nd birthday at Swift's Wembley Stadium concert with his children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, William posted their backstage selfie. The US pop sensation seemed equally enamoured, posting a photo with the three royals and her boyfriend Travis Kelce. "Happy Bday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start," she wrote on X, formerly Twitter. A widely shared video on social media ap...
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Miami (AFP) - US rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Miami Beach overnight Thursday for trespassing and disorderly intoxication, records showed. The music star, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster, was arrested just after 1:00 am after a verbal altercation with people on a yacht at the Miami Beach Marina, according to the arrest report. After being called about a fight on a yacht, police asked the 33-year-old to leave, which he did. He later returned, "disturbing the peace of the occupants of the marina" and "causing a public disturbance." After his arrest, the singer told police he had ...
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New York (AFP) - Pop star Justin Timberlake was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in a chic town east of New York City, and spent the night in jail before being arraigned and released, local officials said Tuesday. The 43-year-old Timberlake, known for such hits as "SexyBack" and "Cry Me a River," was taken into custody in Sag Harbor, part of the affluent Hamptons community, in the early hours of Tuesday. "Justin Timberlake was arrested in Sag Harbor for driving while intoxicated," the prosecutor's office in Suffolk County said in a statement emailed to AFP. "He was arraigned ...
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New York (AFP) - Doja Cat and Post Malone are set to headline this year's Global Citizen Festival, a marathon concert in New York City's Central Park that urges global development aid. Country star Jelly Roll and Puerto Rican artist Rauw Alejandro will also be among the major draws to the September 28 free concert in Manhattan that traditionally coincides with the United Nations General Assembly. The Great Lawn in Central Park will once again host the concert, after that section of the park sustained damage during the 2023 edition of the show that went on despite a huge rainstorm. The area reo...
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New York (AFP) - Celine Dion vowed Monday her "passion as a performer will never disappear," despite health struggles she says are still just a small part of her monumental story. "I'm not dead," the singer told AFP on the red carpet, ahead of the premiere of the both wrenching and joyful documentary "I Am: Celine Dion". The movie focuses on her soaring career and more recent challenges with a rare neurological disorder that has drastically hampered her ability to perform. "When life imposes something on you, you have two options. You deal with it or you don't want to deal with it," Dion said...
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New York (AFP) - R.E.M. performed onstage together for the first time in well over a decade Thursday, reuniting to play their classic "Losing My Religion" as they were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills broke up in 2011, and the last time all four members played onstage together -- Bill Berry left in 1997 -- was in 2007. But entrance into the who's who of music that is the prestigious songwriting pantheon got the band back together. "Songwriting is the very foundation of why we came together in the first place," lead vocalist Michael Stipes tol...
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New York (AFP) - Celine Dion is determined to return to singing onstage despite suffering from a rare neurological condition -- "even if I have to crawl," she said in a candid new interview. In the sit-down with US network NBC, which will be released in full later Tuesday, Dion said that although she has been suffering from Stiff Person Syndrome -- which causes stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs, and can trigger severe spasms -- she will do everything in her power to perform again. "I'm going to go back onstage, even if I have to crawl. Even if I have to talk with my hands, I will. I wi...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Jennifer Lopez said Friday she was cancelling her summer tour to spend more time with her family as rumors circulate over a split with actor-husband Ben Affleck. The announcement from the singer and her promoter also comes after reports that sales for the mutli-date event were flagging. In her newsletter "On the JLo" which she sent to fans on Friday she revealed the tour was off. "I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn't do this if I didn't feel that it was absolutely necessary," Lopez wrote. "I promise I will make it up t...
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