A tale, told in the Manhattan court where BMI and Pandora are arguing their cases, illustrates perfectly the angles and lengths that these organizations are willing to go to prove a point. It also shows why the hot issue of whether publishers can withdraw their digital rights from the performance rights organizations’ (PROs) blanket licenses…

Iggy Azalea left Twitter on Wednesday night after a brief rant about how “The Internet is the ugliest reflection of man kind there is.” Well, Iggy, we don’t blame you….

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Charles Hamilton is back. The Harlem rapper, songwriter, and producer has signed a deal with Sarah Stennett’s label Turnfirst in conjunction with Republic Records, and is readying his debut album for release later this year….

Light-bulb moments don’t happen on command, and brainstorming sessions rarely produce extraordinary results. More often it’s a random remark, event, or memory that sends an entrepreneur down the rabbit hole of innovation. From Airbnb to Yelp, here are the surprising origin stories to eight of today’s hottest companies:…

Answering the Twitter hashtag mystery “#whoisbeck,” the veteran indie rocker not only came away from the 2015 Grammy Awards ceremony with the coveted album of the year trophy, but his exposure on the show (and additional media fallout from Kanye West’s photobombing of his moment) helped fuel a whopping 483% increase in sales of his winning…

Model Amber Rose will write How to Be a Bad Bitch, Simon & Schuster imprint Gallery Books announced Wednesday (Feb. 18). The book, scheduled for publication on Oct. 27, 2015, will share Amber’s secrets on how to be successful, covering love, beauty, fashion, finances and a career, as well as advice for confidence and self-acceptance….

Nicki Minaj is mourning the loss of her tour manager. De’Von Pickett, 29, was fatally stabbed in Philadelphia in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Feb. 18). According to NBC Philadelphia, the stabbing occurred during a bar fight. The argument began around 2 a.m. inside Che Bar & Grill in Philadelphia’s West Oak Lane neighborhood…

Success has been rough for Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, the Las Vegas-based rock band that sold over 2 million copies of its 2012 debut, “Night Visions,” thanks to inescapable hits such as “It’s Time” and “Radioactive.” A dubstep-dipped welcome to a post-apocalyptic age, the latter spent 87 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100, longer than…

Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge projected positivity during his appearance at the Code Media conference in Dana Point, Calif., on Wednesday (Feb. 18). The music industry’s most powerful executive, per the Billboard Power 100, says the business is transitioning to “a return to growth” and “a return to health,” pointing to successful breakout acts…