Katy Perry, Capitol Records and others ordered to pay $2.8m for copyright infringement

“Any song with a cowbell will [now] be sued by Blue Oyster Cult. Blue Oyster Cult will be sued by a cow.”
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Veteran artist manager Corey Smyth launches Blacksmith Recordings with Capitol Music Group & Motown Records

Smyth has guided the careers artists including Mos Def, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, Foxy Brown and others
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5 Seconds of Summer rule US Top 40 radio in ‘huge achievement’ for UK-signed act

“No-one has worked harder this year, or indeed the past five years, than 5 Seconds of Summer.”
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‘You are an icon in the truest sense of the word’: Capitol celebrates Sir Paul McCartney in Hollywood

Plaque handed out at Capitol Congress event in Los Angeles
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How Five Seconds Of Summer refused to tailor their sound for streaming playlists… and made history

Capitol Records’ Nick Raphael on why 5SOS ‘stuck to their guns’ in the studio
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