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LOS ANGELES – Punk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends.
The former Blink-182 drummer sued the plane’s owners, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., and an airplane maintenance company, seeking more than $25,000 in damages.
Barker’s suit claims the companies improperly operated [...]

The Federal Communications Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the indecency case over Janet Jackson’s breast-baring performance at the 2004 Super Bowl.
The FCC this week appealed a ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, saying that court was wrong to throw out the case and a $550,000 fine [...]

Last month, Epic senior VP of promotion Jacqueline Saturn was poring over airplay reports from Nielsen BDS when she noticed something strange. Apparently, KROQ Los Angeles had given eight spins to the Incubus song “Love Hurts,” from an album that was nearing 2 years of age.
Epic worked three singles from 2006’s “Light Grenades,” all of [...]

Plain White T’s is teaming with Disney Interactive Studios’ (DIS) “Ultimate Band” game for the Nintendo Wii and DS platforms. The group is featured on the Wii version with exclusive videos including an acoustic performance of the single “Natural Disaster” from the its new Hollywood album, “Big Bad World.”
A re-recorded version of the band’s “Our [...]

Rapper T.I. testified today in Cincinnati that he believes the bullets fired at his entourage during a wild vehicle chase two years ago were meant for him. He took the witness stand in the trial of Hosea Thomas, 34, who is accused of firing the shot that killed Philant Johnson during a gun battle on [...]

Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: Mavis Staples - Live: Hope at the Hideout
“Last year, Mavis Staples released a revelatory collection of protest songs (”We’ll Never Turn Back”) that, though such a thing was hardly needed, reaffirmed her vitality in the current music scene. “Hope at the Hideout” is her victory [...]

Product Information, Audio Previews, Reviews and More On: Zac Brown Band - The Foundation
“Touring tour-de-force Zac Brown Band’s major-label debut is as refreshing a set as has come down the pike in quite some time. Infectious first single “Chicken Fried” celebrates the simple things in life like cold beer and “jeans that fit [...]

John McCain may have lost the presidential election to Barack Obama, but his campaign seems absolutely determined not to lose to Jackson Browne.
The singer/songwriter sued McCain in August after the Republican candidate used his song, “Running on Empty,” in a campaign commercial that targeted Obama’s energy plan. At the time, many didn’t take the legal [...]

Guns N’ Roses is streaming its long-awaited Black Frog/Geffen album “Chinese Democracy” on MySpace ahead of its Sunday (Nov. 23) release exclusively via Best Buy.
The album, which was debuted for fans at New York and Los Angeles listening parties earlier this week, has already leaked online. An avalanche of “Democracy” reviews have gone to print, [...]

Michael Jackson plans to testify next week in a British court in a lawsuit brought against him by a Bahrain prince, Jackson’s lawyer said.
The singer is being sued by Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Khalifa, the second son of the king of Bahrain, who says Jackson reneged on a contract to record a new album and [...]

It’s a very sad day for us “Dancing with the Stars” fans.
While on Ryan Seacrest’s morning radio show (KIIS FM’s “On Air with Ryan Seacrest”) professional dancer Julianne Hough said that she will not be returning in the spring to compete for her third Mirror Ball Trophy. “I’m not going to be back next season,” [...]

Germany’s highest civil court has dealt Kraftwerk a blow in ruling that sampling music does not in principle violate copyright.
Today’s (Nov. 20) decision overturns a Hamburg state court ruling in Kraftwerk’s favor that said reusing even the shortest bit of a song infringed on copyright. The Hamburg court will now have to take up the [...]