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See the 20 Most Pirated Musicians of 2013

This year was big for music, and, as always, a big loss in terms of sales. According to to new statistics released from music analytics firm Musicmetric, Daft Punk, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, and Drake were a few of the musicians to see their music illegally downloaded the most in 2013. Bruno Mars and Rihanna came […]

TRAILER: Downloaded

UTG has been bringing you a fair amount of trailers recently, but this one is more poignant to you and the rest of our audience than ever. Today we would love to share with you the trailer for the documentary Downloaded. This documentary tells the story of infamous illegal file sharing website Napster, and the […]

Wu Tang Clan Members Accused of Illegal Sampling

A report has surfaced that names Wu Tung Clan members Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man and RZA as defendants in a suit accusing them of illegal sampling. The accuser is Bridgeport Music and Westbound Records. The track in question is “New Wu” from ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II, a Raekwon solo album released in […]

Norma Jean Singer Vents About Illegal Downloading

Apparently, Norma Jean‘s lead singer Cory Brandan is not having the best of holidays. He recently took to social networking to vent about his problems with people illegally downloading the band’s music. View the choice words by simply looking below and let UTG know if you side with Cory and what he had to say. […]

Tests show no illegal drugs in Amy Winehouse’s body at time of death

Recent tests have proven that singer Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died. Toxicology tests showed that “alcohol was present,” but it has not yet been determined if it was the factor that contributed to her death.

California could ban raves in 2011

A new bill issued by California State Assembywoman Fiona Ma could ban raves and all other “public performances of prerecorded music lasting over 3 1/2 hours.” Find out more, here.