Sony BMG and EMI Songs Australia have lost a claim in Australia which argued that Men at Work's massive hit Down Under infringed the copyright in the classic Aussie children's song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree, written by Marion Sinclair in 1934.

The 2010 Grammy Awards belonged to the ladies with Beyonce topping the league table with a record breaking six gongs.

Australia's Federal Court is expected to fast-track a decision in a case brought by AFACT (the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) on behalf of a consortium of film and TV companies against the Australian internet service provider iiNet.

The Black Eyed Peas have been accused of plagiarism by rapper Phoenix Phenom who along with songwriter Manfred Mohr, have launched a lawsuit claiming that the Black Eyed Pea’s  track 'Boom Boom Pow' is "virtually identical" to their song 'Boom Dynamite' which they say they had already submitted to the Pea’s Interscope label.

Recording star Sly Stone filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday, claiming that his former manager committed fraud and breach of contract for more than twenty years.

Live Nation is reportedly mulling the sale of at least some of its venues to rival AEG in a bid to win antitrust approval of its proposed merger with Ticketmaster acoridng to an article in the New York Post.

Organisers of the Rothbury music festival have announced that they will not host a 2010 event. According to event producers Madison House Presents and AEG Live, a contributing factor in the decision is that, due to various artists’ recording and touring schedules, timing will not allow them to assemble the cutting edge roster that has been associated with Rothbury.

UK rock band After Death has suffered a double tragedy in Brazil with guitarist Leon Villalba drowned and fellow member Tim Kennelly feared drowned.