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Prince engineer must pay $4 million for unauthorized EP release

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April 09, 2019

A former Prince engineer has been ordered to pay $4 million to the late icon's estate after releasing recordings without authorization. Plus, Bob Dylan's all in with his new whiskey brand, opening a dedicated distillery in Nashville. Also in the news today: rotating door for Jazz Fest headliners; B-52s celebrating 40th anniversary; Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish rule Billboard charts; and Meghan Trainor gets cheers from her Spy Kid husband. Audio sampled: Jahzzar - "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0), BoxCat Games - "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0), The B-52's - "Deadbeat Club", Audiobinger - "Good Times" (CC BY 4.0), Lil Nas X - "Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)", Billie Eilish - "my strange addiction", Meghan Trainor - "All The Ways"