Diddy returning music rights to Bad Boy artists, including Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans

Katy Perry is the latest artist to sell her music rights.

the pioneers who launched the Bronx-born culture in the ‘70s and ’80s. And rightly so.However, one ’90s game-changer — the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy — has been strangely MIA from the festivities, such as the epic Hip Hop 50 concert, held at Yankee Stadium in August.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It’s been 17 years since Sean “Puff Daddy/ Diddy/ Love” Combs made a solo album, and he’s more than made up for lost time with “The Love Album: Off the Grid.” In the conversation below, he describes the album as a “Super Bowl of R&B,” and the list of guests bears out that title: everyone from the Weeknd and Justin Bieber to Summer Walker and H.E.R. to Babyface and Mary J. Blige make featured appearances, but it sounds like a Puff album every step of the way.

Thania Garcia Diddy’s first solo album in 17 years, “The Love Album: Off the Grid,” is here and is loaded with features from across the R&B spectrum: from fresh faces like Jazmine Sullivan and Coco Jones to superstars like Justin Bieber and the Weeknd, along with R&B veterans like Mary J. Blige, K-Ci and Babyface.

Justin Bieber and Diddy just unveiled their new collab “Moments”, but teaming up wasn’t always an option.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Sean “Puff Daddy/Diddy” Combs’ decision to give artists and songwriters the publishing rights that he owns on songs from his 1990s powerhouse label Bad Boy, confirmed last week, was surprising, to put it mildly, and possibly unprecedented in its scale. At a time when music catalogs are routinely selling for nine figures and awareness of publishing’s value is at an all-time high, the decision to reassign his rights on those songs — many of which were hits — to the artists and songwriters is highly unusual, even for a man whose net worth was estimated by Forbes last year to be nearly a billion dollars.

Scooter Braun appeared to subtly respond to multiple reports about his relationship with various big-name clients on social media.

Football Ramble on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.For example, descriptors like “actor,” “musical artist”, “NBA player,” or “comedian / content creator” were listed next to the other names, but “the Duke and Duchess of Sussex” titles were nowhere to be found.But that didn’t stop Harry, 38, from watching on as Inter Miami won against Los Angeles FC although Markle, 42, didn’t seem to attend after all.The Post has contacted reps for Markle for comment. However, the pair were spotted dancing the night away Friday at Beyoncé’s first Renaissance tour stop in Los Angeles.The former “Suits” actress also attended Queen Bey’s birthday show on Monday alongside Kelly Rowland and Kerry Washington.

Bad Boy has made good. Adding yet another accolade to his collection of wins, mega magnate Sean “Diddy” Combs, 53, is poised to receive the distinguished Global Icon Award at MTV’s 2023 Video Music Awards on September 12. “He’s a legend in hip hop, a multi-industry mogul, and now… the GLOBAL ICON at this year’s VMAs,” MTV tweeted Tuesday, announcing the “Bad Boys For Life” lyricist’s forthcoming honors.

Queen now. Royally grooving the night away, Meghan Markle was spotted snapping flicks with Hollywood hotshots Kelly Rowland, 42, and Kerry Washington, 46, at Beyoncé’s third Renaissance World Tour stop in Los Angeles on Monday — Queen Bey’s 42nd birthday.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is gearing up to receive the Global Icon Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

Sean Combs, a.k.a. Diddy, has reassigned all the publishing rights to Bad Boy Records back catalog to the artists and writers, Variety and Rolling Stone reports.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music In a rare move apparently themed for Labor Day, Bad Boy Records founder Sean “Diddy” Combs has “decided to reassign his Bad Boy publishing rights back to all Bad Boy artists and writers who helped build Bad Boy into the powerhouse it is today,” a source close to the situation confirmed to Variety on Monday. The artists in question include the Notorious B.I.G.’s estate, Faith Evans, Ma$e, the Lox, 112 and “many more” unspecified creators.

Jack Antonoff has responded to the news that a host of artists have left the roster of notorious music manager Scooter Braun.This month, it was reported that Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande have parted ways with the manager. Other clients of his include Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas and Ava Max.Antonoff works closely with Taylor Swift, who publicly criticised Braun when he apparently denying Taylor Swift her masters’ recordings, leading to her ongoing re-recording series.Now, he has responded to the spate of artists leaving Braun’s management company.

Justin Bieber is pushing a new level of comfy style.

Carly Rae Jepsen has been confirmed as the latest artist to have exited Scooter Braun’s management roster.Braun is one of the most successful managers in the world, with clients including Justin Bieber, David Guetta, and Black Eyed Peas on his roster, as per his official website.Earlier this week, however, it was reported that Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande had parted ways with their manager.Now, representatives for Jepsen have confirmed that she is no longer working with Braun, and apparently hasn’t for some time, according Associated Press. Representatives for BabyJake and Asher Roth told the agency the same.A person close to Idina Menzel also told AP that the singer is no longer managed by Braun, but was not authorised to speak publicly.

Police have confirmed the arrest of multiplatinum recording artist Polo G and his brother, Trench Baby, in a Wedneday raid on the former’s Chatsworth, Calif. mansion.

Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato have reportedly dropped him.The Hollywood super agent — who has been branded by Taylor Swift as a “manipulative bully” amid years of hard-knuckle disputes over her master recordings — is also on the outs with his co-founders at TQ Ventures, an investment fund he helped launch in 2018, On The Money has learned. One source with direct knowledge said Braun’s co-founders — Andrew Marks, son of investing legend Howard Marks; and Schuster Tanger, heir to the Tanger Outlets mall fortune — have lately told some LPs that Scooter may not be involved in TQ’s future.Braun, Tanger and Marks each took an equal share at the fund’s inception even though Braun was not involved in the day-to-day operations, insiders said.

Justin Bieber is reportedly working on a new album without longtime manager Scooter Braun for the first time in 16 years.

Demi Lovato and Ariana Grande have parted ways with the manager. Other clients of his include Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas, Ava Max and Carly Rae Jepsen.After the reports came out, Braun shared a short and jokey response on X/Twitter last night (August 22).Addressing the reports, he wrote: “Breaking news… I’m no longer managing myself.”Breaking news… I’m no longer managing myself— Scott “Scooter” Braun (@scooterbraun) August 22, 2023Braun first rose to fame in 2008 after helping launch the career of a then-12-year-old Bieber, after seeing him performing on YouTube, and has since gone on to represent him for 15 years.