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Posted on Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 by Perez Hilton

In the wake of the devastating tsunami that hit Japan two weeks ago, everyone has been looking for ways to help however they can. Universal Music announced today that by the end of the week, they’ll be releasing a compilation album that will completely benefit the Japanese Red Cross.
So far, some big names have signed [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 by Perez Hilton

Pop star Cyndi Lauper is helping Japan’s disaster relief that only way she knows how: Singing!
With concerts scheduled for tonight and tomorrow in Osaka while touring Japan to promote her new Memphis Blues album, she plans on doing radio and TV charity events before each show.
On top of donating ALL her Memphis Blues royalties earned [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 8th February 2011 by Perez Hilton

Wow! Good for them!
Ever since Steven Tyler joined the motley crew at American Idol, he and his Aerosmith bandmates have been reaping some serious benefits. Since the show premiered on Fox a few weeks ago, Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits collections have shot up more than 250% in sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan!
Just to kind of give [...]

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Posted on Monday, 10th January 2011 by Perez Hilton

They want their money and they want it now.
Elvis Presley Enterprises is suing music publisher Chrysalis Music Group, claiming they owe them as much as $5 million in royalty payments.
EPE, which owns a 50% interest in Elvis’ music, filed the suit lat week and claim that Chrysalis has breached an agreement by “failing to properly [...]

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Posted on Friday, 7th January 2011 by Perez Hilton

We didn’t realize that those effing chipmunks were so lawsuit-happy!
Bagdasarian Productions, which owns the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise, is reportedly pressing charges against EMI for allegedly failing to pay royalties on a 24-song boxed set of the cartoon critters’ music!
According to legal documents filed by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., his company demands damages for both [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 21st December 2010 by Perez Hilton

Madonna’s longtime co-writer John “Jellybean” Benitez is probs going to have less-than-warm feelings towards the song Holiday.
Unfortunately for Benitez, he collaborated on the hit song with Spirit One Music group. And they’re suing him because they feel they’ve been cheated out of $10 million in royalties, which “Jellybean” was in charge of distributing.
According to the [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 7th December 2010 by Perez Hilton

New year, new “plastics.”
Before Mean Girls 2 makes it way into the $5 bin at Walmart onto the shelves, it will premiere on ABC Family.
The network has just announced that the sequel to the Lindsay Lohan classic will air Sunday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. and then go straight to DVD after that.
Somewhere, [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 7th December 2010 by Perez Hilton

New year, new “plastics.”
Before Mean Girls 2 makes it way into the $5 bin at Walmart onto the shelves, it will premiere on ABC Family.
The network has just announced that the sequel to the Lindsay Lohan classic will air Sunday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. and then go straight to DVD after that.
Somewhere, [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 4th September 2010 by Perez Hilton

Eminem’s gonna get paid!
A federal appeals court has found that Eminem’s former production company F.B.T Productions LLC is entitled to royalties by Universal Music Group (UMG) for music downloaded over iTunes or sold as cellphone ringtones.
Last year, a federal jury ruled against F.B.T., however, the appeals court ruled on Friday that the contracts between UMG [...]

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Posted on Monday, 30th August 2010 by Perez Hilton

Looks like the Glee cast has bigger issues to contend with than cars getting keyed.
Glee stars are complaining that they aren’t seeing royalties from Sony for the latest CD release.
A source says that Glee executive producer Ryan Murphy struck a major deal with Sony CEO Ralph Schmidt-Holtz, in which the show’s cast weren’t included. Here’s [...]

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