Photo Credit: Magnus Jonasson Sonos’ Chief Legal Officer testified at a US antitrust hearing this week concerning Google and Amazon. Tile, Spotify, and Match Group have testified in a similar hearing held back in April. The hearing this week was titled, “Protecting Competition and Innovation in Home Technologies.” During the hearing, Sonos’ Chief Legal Officer […]
Photo Credit: Anthony Abbott / CC by 3.0 Mumford & Sons’ banjo player, Winston Marshall, has announced time away from the band after a backlash. The backlash started over a now-deleted tweet sent by Marshall last weekend. Marshall congratulated right-wing pundit Andy Ngo on publishing his most recent book. “Finally had the time to read […]
Photo Credit: Russavia / CC by 3.0 House Republicans are calling for Congress to hold a committee on conservatorships in response to Britney Spears’ battle. In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY), two House Republicans argue that conservatorships can deprive citizens of their personal freedoms. Those two members are Jim […]
Photo Credit: John Miller / CC by 3.0 Kanye West spent over $13.2 million on his failed presidential bid, including $12.5 million of his own money. The new numbers come from the final filing of his Federal Election Commission report. The rapper announced his bid to enter the presidential race on July 4 in what […]
Photo Credit: Jacob Morch A new report suggests the TikTok Global Deal brokered under Trump will be nixed by the Biden admin. The deal would have seen American companies Oracle and Walmart taking a minority stake in TikTok. The former Trump administration issued two executive orders, declaring TikTok a national security threat. The TikTok deal […]
Photo Credit: Pete Townsend / CC by 3.0 The Who’s Roger Daltrey has signed a petition to fix EU touring restrictions imposed by Brexit. Daltrey was an outspoken supporter of the Brexit campaign. Now he’s facing calls of hypocrisy from fans who are upset that Daltrey is fence-sitting. The Who frontman previously spoke in favor […]
Photo Credit: Lil Wayne Twitter Lil Wayne manager Bradford Cohen says the rapper’s support of Trump wasn’t a pardon tactic. That news comes just days after Lil Wayne received an 11th-hour pardon shortly before Joe Biden took office. A year after Lil Wayne was arrested for possessing a loaded firearm as a felon, he met […]
Photo Credit: David Cabrera / CC by 4.0 Kodak Black got a pardon from former President Trump, but it didn’t include his sexual assault charges. Now South Carolina prosecutors want to put Kodak Black back into state custody. He would face charges for sexual assault after being pardoned for gun law violations. Black was among […]
Photo Credit: NBC News During the Donald Trump presidency’s final hours, several prominent figures in the music industry received pardons. An official White House statement released late Tuesday night indicated the full list. In total, President Trump issued 73 pardons and commuted the sentences of 70 more individuals. Some of the high-profile individuals who were […]
Photo Credit: Cool Caesar / CC by 3.0 All three major music labels pull contributions from GOP members who voted against certifying election results. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Group are joining a chorus of companies that are pulling their financial contributions from Congress. The Recording Industry Association of America and […]