https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comThu, 03 Sep 2026 02:52:00 +0200 With a number of AI copyright battles unfolding – and with billions riding on the all-important fair use question – the Justice Department has doubled down on its position that training LLMs on protected text constitutes fair use.The DOJ reiterated its training stance yesterday, in a filing submitted as part of an ongoing infringement showdown between the New York Times and OpenAI as well as Microsoft. In motion since late 2023, that case, having received a th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/doj-says-training-llms-on-written-works-is-exceedingly-transformative-amid-fair-use-ai-suits-while-acknowledging-that-outputs-themselves-may-not-be-transformative/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/doj-says-training-llms-on-written-works-is-exceedingly-transformative-amid-fair-use-ai-suits-while-acknowledging-that-outputs-themselves-may-not-be-transformative/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/tlcs-t-boz-drops-out-of-shows-amid-medical-emergency/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/tlcs-t-boz-drops-out-of-shows-amid-medical-emergency/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/poetic-justice-tupacs-murder-case-and-why-the-notorious-bigs-may-remain-unsolved/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/poetic-justice-tupacs-murder-case-and-why-the-notorious-bigs-may-remain-unsolved/ When it rains, it pours: SOCAN has filed a Suno copyright lawsuit of its own, accusing the platform of unlawfully training on protected works and then generating infringing outputs.SOCAN submitted the straightforward complaint to Canada’s Federal Court today, moments after activist artist David Lowery as well as Latin label Gerencia 360 fired off]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/when-it-rains-it-pours-socan-sues-suno-for-allegedly-engaging-in-rampant-copyright-infringement-on-a-massive-scale/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/when-it-rains-it-pours-socan-sues-suno-for-allegedly-engaging-in-rampant-copyright-infringement-on-a-massive-scale/ Musicians union AFM Local 47 celebrates the passage of California’s SB 186, which it says will save hundreds of its 5,000 members’ jobs across the entertainment industry.
As a proud member of the Entertainment Union Coalition, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and Local 47’s 5,000 members are celebrating the passage in Sacramento of SB 186, a bill that it says will save hundreds of its members’ jobs in the entertainment industry. The ti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/musicians-union-celebrates-the-passage-of-californias-sb-186-saving-thousands-of-entertainment-industry-jobs/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/musicians-union-celebrates-the-passage-of-californias-sb-186-saving-thousands-of-entertainment-industry-jobs/ According to a new report from industry publication Hits Daily Double, Lipa and Tame Impala are expected to headline next year’s edition of the California festival.
Fred Again.., meanwhile, is reportedly in contention for the special “Returning to the Desert” position that traditionally appears separately at the bottom of the festival po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/dua-lipa-tame-impala-fred-again-reportedly-in-talks-for-coachella-2027-with-bts-sza-oasis-and-radiohead-being-chased/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/dua-lipa-tame-impala-fred-again-reportedly-in-talks-for-coachella-2027-with-bts-sza-oasis-and-radiohead-being-chased/ Brazil’s President Lula da Silva has signed the ‘Taylor Swift Law’ to protect fans from the abusive resale of tickets and to provide free drinking water at large events.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, has signed two decrees that expand customer protection mechanisms at large cultural events. Known as the “Taylor Swift Act,” the measures regulate the sale and resale of tickets while establishing new guarantees for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/president-lula-da-silva-signs-taylor-swift-law-to-protect-fans-in-brazil/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/president-lula-da-silva-signs-taylor-swift-law-to-protect-fans-in-brazil/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/cassandra-wilson-grammy-winning-jazz-singer-dead-at-70/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/cassandra-wilson-grammy-winning-jazz-singer-dead-at-70/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/dollywood-developing-several-new-experiences-to-honor-dolly-parton/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/dollywood-developing-several-new-experiences-to-honor-dolly-parton/ Sports betting platform FanDuel rolls out its upgraded app, with an ad campaign featuring an All-American Rejects cover of a Johnny Cash classic.
In a new ad campaign to announce the rollout of sports betting platform FanDuel’s upgraded app, the company has gone all out tapping rock band The All-American Rejects for their cover of Johnny Cash’s iconic track, “I’ve Been Everywhere.” The song features in a new ad campaign, “FanDuel Everywhe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/fanduel-blows-out-the-budget-on-an-all-american-rejects-meets-johnny-cash-ad-campaign/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/fanduel-blows-out-the-budget-on-an-all-american-rejects-meets-johnny-cash-ad-campaign/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/razorlight-when-i-left-the-room-there-was-an-inch-of-water-everywhere/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/razorlight-when-i-left-the-room-there-was-an-inch-of-water-everywhere/ Towards t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/noel-gallagher-on-oasis-2027-tour-rumours-theres-no-football-tournament-on-next-year-so-weve-got-to-do-something-in-the-summer/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/noel-gallagher-on-oasis-2027-tour-rumours-theres-no-football-tournament-on-next-year-so-weve-got-to-do-something-in-the-summer/ California’s state senate and assembly passed AB 1349 despite the arts communities cautioning that it is no longer the bill they initially supported.
Despite numerous warnings from small businesses and arts communities that California’s “ghost” ticketing bill AB 1349 was no longer the version they initially supported, the state senate and assembly passed it this week. Now, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) and other organizations are cal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/california-ghost-ticketing-bill-ab-1349-passesbut-original-backers-say-this-isnt-the-bill-they-intended/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/california-ghost-ticketing-bill-ab-1349-passesbut-original-backers-say-this-isnt-the-bill-they-intended/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/heres-what-stevie-nicks-and-olivia-rodrigo-sing-on-the-practical-magic-2-soundtrack/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/heres-what-stevie-nicks-and-olivia-rodrigo-sing-on-the-practical-magic-2-soundtrack/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/bts-wrap-up-north-american-stadium-tour-with-sofi-stadium-finale/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/bts-wrap-up-north-american-stadium-tour-with-sofi-stadium-finale/ Daniels accused members of the singer’s team of sexual and racial harassment, disability discrimination a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/lizzo-responds-after-judge-dismisses-harassment-and-discrimination-lawsuit-the-truth-has-prevailed/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/lizzo-responds-after-judge-dismisses-harassment-and-discrimination-lawsuit-the-truth-has-prevailed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/d4vd-doesnt-deserve-public-defender-lawyer-for-celeste-rivas-hernandezs-family-claims/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/d4vd-doesnt-deserve-public-defender-lawyer-for-celeste-rivas-hernandezs-family-claims/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/karol-g-and-bruno-mars-fill-a-stadium-with-love-in-still-video/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/karol-g-and-bruno-mars-fill-a-stadium-with-love-in-still-video/ The disgraced singer and convicted child sex offender, whose real name is Paul Gadd, entered his pleas at Southwark Crown Court today (September 2).
Appearing via video link from prison, the 82-year-old denied four charges of indecent assault of a girl under 13, two counts of sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and two counts of indecency with a child under 13.
Ga]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/gary-glitter-pleads-not-guilty-to-historical-sex-offence-charges/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/gary-glitter-pleads-not-guilty-to-historical-sex-offence-charges/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/kacey-musgraves-performs-easy-with-troye-sivan-for-the-first-time-at-msg/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/kacey-musgraves-performs-easy-with-troye-sivan-for-the-first-time-at-msg/