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Ariana Grande Accused of Stealing a Drag Queen’s Likeness After Suing Forever 21 for Trademark Infringement

September 4, 2019
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Drag queen Farrah Moan (left), known for being in RuPaul's Drag Race, accuses pop star Ariana Grande for committing the same infringement she's suing Forever 21 for. Image: @farrahrized (Twitter).

Arianna Grande recently sued fashion retailer Forever 21 for $10 million claiming the brand launched an unauthorized marketing campaign by using the look, audio, and lyrics from her hit single “7 Rings,” but the tables turned on Grande Wednesday when she was hit with a similar accusation. Buzzfeed reports that drag queen Farrah Moan, best…

September 4, 2019
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Ariana Grande in her music video for "7 Rings," released in January. Image: Ariana Grande/YouTube.

TMZ reports that Pop singer Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against Forever 21 over their use of her name and likeness without her permission to sell and promote their makeup brand. According to Complex, Grande claims that her team was negotiating with Forever 21’s sister store, Riley Rose, in December 2018 to create a…

August 30, 2019
Written by: Kasey Hudson
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Cage the Elephant rocks the crowd at Tampa's MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. Photo: Marlo Miller/Creative Loafing.

TAMPA (FNN NEWS) – In the midst of hurricane season, Thursday, August 29th turned into a beautiful summer night for the best alternative rock music and a swooning crowd of 11,000. Kicking off the concert that evening was Sunflower Bean and Spoon, followed by one of the most anticipated bands of the night, Night Running Tour co-headliner Cage…

July 22, 2019
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AOMG CEO Jay Park, Simon Dominic, Gray, Code Kunst, and Woo Won Jae have a drink as they discuss the contract for the program as well as the audition applications. Poster: AOMG.

SEOUL, South Korea (FNN NEWS) – South Korean record label AOMG (Above Ordinary Music Group) is teaming up with Maeil Broadcasting Network to develop a new K-Hip Hop audition program called Sign Here. The program aims to discover artists with wide-ranging talent, including rap, vocal and producing to lead the next generation of Hip Hop…

July 22, 2019
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Nas X has taken his horse to the old town road and ridden it to the top of the Billboard charts for 16 weeks, tying a record set by Mariah Carey and Luis Fonsi. “Old Town Road” logs its 16th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this…

July 21, 2019
Written by: Kasey Hudson
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Dierks Bentley was a crowd pleaser despite the Florida weather at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater Saturday, July 20, 2019. Photo: Johanna Tomossone/Florida National News.

TAMPA, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Saturday’s Thunderstorms didn’t keep fans from crowding out the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater for one of the most anticipated events of the summer: the Dierks Bentley Burning Man Tour. The night kicked off with two up and coming bands, Hot Country Knights and Tenille Townes. As the intermission approached after…

July 18, 2019
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NEW ORLEANS – In true NOLA spirit, popular brass band The Soul Rebels have shown us why music and culture heals all even in the midst of trial and tribulation. Right on the heels of a major storm, this New Orleans Jazz infused band has done it again when they opened for The Rolling Stones…

July 15, 2019
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KPop boy group GOT7. Photo courtesy of GOT7's Mark Tuan (Facebook).

SEOUL, South Korea (FNN NEWS) – South Korea’s top three entertainment companies, YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment are in for a rollercoaster ride this month thanks to challenges and scandals. YG Entertainment’s scandal, which kick-started the bad publicity of South Korea’s entertainment market, includes former Big Bang member Seungri’s Burning Sun scandal in which…

July 9, 2019
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Singer and songwriter Darius Rucker poses with Woody during his visit at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Tuesday, July 9, 2019.…

June 6, 2019
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blink-182 and Lil Wayne (center) launch their North American Tour June 27, 2019. Photo: Live Nation.

LOS ANGELES, Ca. (LiveNation) — Multi-platinum, award winning artists blink-182 and Lil Wayne announced they’ll be hitting the road together for the first time ever on a co-headlining tour across North America this summer. Special guest Neck Deep will join on all dates. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 38-city outing will kick off June 27th in Columbus, OH and make stops in Toronto, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, and more…