Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in federal court in New York City on Friday (14 March), pleading not guilty to an updated indictment accusing him of two decades of sex trafficking offences. The 55-year-old music mogul, visibly greyer since his September arrest, stood before Judge Arun Subramanian, acknowledging that he understood the charges. Combs, who remains

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Sony Music has removed over 75,000 AI-generated recordings imitating its artists, including Harry Styles, highlighting the growing threat of AI deepfakes in the music industry. The revelation was made in a submission to the UK government’s consultation on copyright reforms, which Sony warns could further harm legitimate artists and rights holders. Music executives believe these

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Drake has reached a settlement with Texas-based iHeartMedia in his legal dispute over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us, according to court records. In November, Drake filed a petition in Bexar County, Texas, alleging that iHeartMedia received illicit payments from Universal Music Group (UMG) to boost radio airplay for Not Like Us. Both artists

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Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have filed a motion seeking the dismissal of a sex trafficking charge in his federal indictment, asserting that the charge is rooted in racial bias. The legal team, filing the motion on February 18 in New York federal court, argues that no white individual has ever been subjected to a

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