music-business-today-sep-20th

Robin Thicke Breaks Silence on VMAs: 'The Whole Point Was to Provoke'. Sting hopes Justin Bieber will "survive" stardom. Kanye West has been charged with misdemeanors of battery and attempted grand theft for attacking a paparazzo at Los Angeles International Airport earlier this summer. Major Lazer have called for young people to be taught "how to do drugs [safely]" following two drug-related deaths at a New York music festival. Here's Why Warner Music's Deal with Clear Channel Could be Groundbreaking for the Future of the U.S. Music Biz. "Dear New CEO of Pandora: Will You Please Stop Screwing Our Songwriters? Signed, National Music Publishers' Association."