Hey kids, hope you enjoyed your long weekend- and I hope, even more, that you took a moment to reflect on just what that Monday off really stands for.
A New York appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that rejects Kesha's counterclaims in the suit filed against her by producer Dr. Luke.
New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich had previously ruled that the singer and her attorneys should have given proper notice before filing a countersuit seeking owed royalties and the dissolution of her contract that would be "impossible to perform under the deals due to the acrimonious relationship."
"Kesha's proposed amendments are palpably insufficient and devoid of merit," read today's decision. "Her counterclaim seeking declaratory relief terminating the agreements on the ground of impossibility and impracticability of performance was speculative, contradicted by her own allegations that she had continued performing under the agreements and, as to at least one of the agreements, the impossibility was not produced by an unanticipated event that could not have been foreseen or guarded against."
In response to the singer's wish for New York to apply California's seven-year rule limiting personal service contracts, "The court also properly denied Kesha leave to assert a counterclaim for declaratory relief terminating the agreements on the ground that they violate California Labor Code § 2855, as the unambiguous New York choice-of-law provisions contained in the agreements preclude the application of that California statute."
The court also upheld the lower court ruling that Kesha must produce documents held by her PR firm and former attorney, opining that "communications between her counsel and press agents do not reflect a discussion of legal strategy relevant to the pending litigation but, rather, a discussion of a public relations strategy, and are not protected under the attorney-client privilege."
After teasing fans last week with their cover of Toto's Rosanna, Weezer has released their cover of Africa.
The Turks and Caicos Islands private retreat of Prince is up for auction. The nearly six acre property is believed to be the only remaining property in the late singer's real estate portfolio.
A New York auction house is taking sealed bids on the property which is surrounded by water on three sides and includes more than 10,000 square feet of living space, two private beaches, a marina and a long, winding driveway that's painted purple. Prince bought the property in 2011 for $13 million and it's expected to sell for at least $15 million.
Florence + the Machine have announced a 23 stop North American tour in support of their upcoming High as Hope album.
The tour kicks off on August 5th in Montreal and wraps up October 20th in Minneapolis, and includes stops in LA, New York, Nashville- as well as appearances at the Outside Lands, Life is Beautiful, Grandoozy and Skookum festivals.
The suit against rapper Afroman filed by a woman he punched during a 2015 Mississippi performance has been decided. In the judgment filed last week, the Harrison County Circuit Court has ruled that Afroman must pay Haley Byrd monthly installments of $10,000- and a total of $65,000. If he fails to make the payments, the judgment will be adjusted to $125,000.
Willie Nelson was forced to bail out on his appearance at the Outlaw Music Festival Saturday night after falling ill. Nelson appeared on stage, picked up his guitar, then set it back down, flung his cowboy hat into the crowd and left the stage.
Live Nation Carolina released the following statement after the incident: "Due to illness, Willie Nelson was unable to play tonight at the Outlaw Music Festival at PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte. Fans are asked to please hold on to their tickets until the new date is announced." A representative for Nelson told Billboard that the singer was suffering from a "stomach bug" and that the show will be rescheduled.
Birthdays today include: Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown of Spice Girls (43); Chad Kinchla of Blues Traveler (49); Noel Gallagher of Oasis (51); Melissa Etheridge (57); Jesse Johnson of The Time (58); Mel Gaynor of Simple Minds (59); Marie Fredriksson of Roxette (60); Larry Blackmon of Cameo (62); Mike Procaro of Toto (63); Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo (63); and Gary Brooker of Procol Harum (73). #MusicalBirthdays
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