CASH Music, Independent Music Nonprofit, to Shut Down Next Month

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAtlanta rap trio Migos on Wednesday filed a complaint against their longtime attorney Damien Granderson, claiming that he “abused his position of trust as Migos’ fiduciary from the moment he was retained as Migos’ lawyer” and “cheated [the group] out of millions of dollars,” accusing him of “glaring conflicts of interest” and favoring the group’s label, Quality Control, which he also represented.

Chace Crawford is grabbing a midday meal.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDina LaPolt is one of the music industry’s leading attorneys — and she is almost indisputably the loudest. Outspoken and seemingly fearless, the owner and founder of LaPolt Law represents artists including Steven Tyler, Britney Spears, 21 Savage, Deadmau5 and, for many years, the Tupac Shakur estate.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTwo men and two teens have been charged with killing rapper Pop Smoke during a robbery in February, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday (July 13).Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were each charged with murder Monday, with the special circumstance allegation that the murder occurred during the commission of a robbery and a burglary, making them eligible for the death penalty, according to the announcement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorVeteran rapper and activist Talib Kweli announced today that he will be launching his new album, “Cultural Currency,” via the independent subscription service, Patreon. While artists like Kimbra and Ani DiFranco have released songs through the service, Kweli is the first major artist to use it for a full album.While details on the album itself were scant, the Patreon plans are spelled out in detail on https://www.patreon.com/TalibKweli.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAtlanta rapper Lil Marlo has died, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed to NBC News. While no cause of death had been confirmed, TMZ, which first reported the news, cites a police source as saying the MC, whose real name was Rudolph Johnson, was shot while driving.

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary this week, and they both shared emotional Instagram posts commemorating the occasion. Underwood opted for some awkward throwback pics of her and Fisher from middle school, while Fisher declared the only way to celebrate was “on a horse.” In Underwood’s post, she shared two pics side-by-side of herself and Fisher from their early teenage years, along with a current pic of the couple.

Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists.From Kim Petras and Kygo's stunning new music video to Donna Missal's long-awaited sophomore album, check out some of our favorite new releases this week.Kim Petras & Kygo, "Broken Glass" (video)With their new music video, Kygo and Kim Petras are ready to let their icy music freeze your heart over.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA new photo and poster effort called Bring Music Home (BMH) has been launched, in an effort to document and raise funds for the hundreds of music venues across the U.S. that have been financially devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Timberlake, a native of Tennessee, has called for the removal of Confederate monuments throughout the country. In an Instagram post on Monday, he wrote, “America was built by men who believed in and benefitted from racism.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorASCAP has announced the winners of the most performed songs of the past year in Latin music via its @ASCAPLatino and @ASCAP social media platforms.

Matthew McConaughey had an important message to share on Independence Day.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia has broken a single-day record for new coronavirus infections with 6,367 reported Wendesday. At his noon press conference, Governor Gavin Newsom made good on his promise to “toggle back” reopenings in the state by ordering restaurants to shut down dine-in service once again.

Kim Kardashian West shared more high-fashion photos from her recent vacation to her family's Wyoming ranch to Instagram on Sunday. Both she and her husband, Kanye West, posed donning custom outfits from Nigerian-British designer Mowalola Ogunlesi.Ogunlesi is set to be the design director for West's upcoming Yeezy collaboration with Gap, debuting in 2021.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBenny Mardones, best-known for his 1980 smash “Into the Night,” died at his home in Menifee, Calif. after a 20-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, according to Syracuse.com and multiple news reports.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe organizers of the 20th annual BET Awards know all too well that 2020 is both different from past years and, sadly, not different enough — and the show kicked off on Sunday night in fiery fashion with a song that sums up both 31 years ago and now: an incendiary new version of Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” that featured new verses from Nas, YG, the Roots’ Black Thought, Rapsody joining Chuck D and Flava Flav’s classic original lines, accompanied by guest DJ

Gavin Newsom is shutting down all bars in several counties in California amid climbing coronavirus cases.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt has become abundantly clear over the past few years — not to mention the past few decades — that African-Americans and other people of color are not adequately represented in decision-making roles in the music business.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Bonnaroo 2020 festival has been officially canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the festival announced on Thursday. In March, the long-running festival, which is held in Manchester, Tenn., moved from its regular June dates to September in the hopes that the pandemic would have eased enough to allow for mass gatherings, but it has long been apparent that will not happen.The festival has scheduled its 2021 dates for June 17th through the 20th.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGenna Batson, who graduated last month from Syracuse University’s Bandier Program with a music business degree, was about as poised for a career in the concert industry as a senior without a nepotistic benefactor could be.