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Teksupport Co-Founders Locked in Legal Battle Over Future of the New York Dance Events Company
The longtime friends behind New York dance events company Teksupport are no longer getting along — and now they’re messily litigating the terms of a business divorce.
Rob Toma and Mike Vitacco are the co-founders of TCE Presents, which owns the warehouse venue Brooklyn Storehouse and produces dance events through the brand Teksupport. Toma has always been the company’s public face and talent booking whiz, while Vitacco is the behind-the-scenes force responsible for the company’s logistics and finances.
But the partnership recently took a turn for the worse, and Toma and Vitacco have now brought dueling lawsuits against each other in New Jersey court. Each man accuses the other of unlawfully pushing him out of TCE.
Toma sued first in early February, alleging Vitacco conspired with TCE’s longtime lawyer to usurp control of the business. Toma said he discovered in the fall of 2025 that Vitacco had secretly transferred ownership interests to his mother as part of an alleged conspiracy, and their relationship has since “deteriorated to the point of no return.”
“Defendants knowingly and intentionally conspired and acted in concert to perpetuate a fraudulent scheme against plaintiff, with the common purpose of mismanaging TCE, effectuating an invalid transfer of membership interests, concealing material facts from plaintiff, and depriving plaintiff of rightful economic benefits, control and oversight as a minority member,” reads Toma’s legal complaint.
Vitacco countersued later in February with a different story. He alleged that Toma has actually been trying to force him out since mid-2025 with an “an increasingly aggressive, irrational and totalitarian plan for consolidating authority.” Vitacco claimed Toma was “driving TCE into certain destruction” and planning to either embark on a new solo endeavor or take the company’s events to Ibiza-based competitor Pacha, which recently began managing the Brooklyn Mirage venue in New York.
“Toma has represented to multiple high-level contacts within the industry that he is going to work for Pacha,” reads Vitacco’s countersuit. “While preparing to join TCE’s competitor Pacha, Toma has simultaneously spread unauthorized information about Brooklyn Storehouse, prematurely informing people in the industry that the venue is closing. Upon information and belief, Toma is intentionally attempting to damage TCE and redirect TCE business opportunities to its competitors for his own personal gain.”
Both men asked a New Jersey judge to immediately restrict the other’s management activities. Vitacco won this first bout of the legal battle, with Judge Thomas D. McCloskey entering a temporary restraining order in early March barring Toma from diverting away TCE business or locking out Vitacco while the litigation plays out.
On Wednesday (March 25), Judge McCloskey further extended that temporary restraining order against Toma and rejected his request for comparable relief against Vitacco. The judge also ordered the two men to try to settle their differences amicably with a mediation session within the next month.
If Toma and Vitacco are unable to reach a settlement, the case will head toward a trial to decide the future of TCE. Both co-founders are asking a judge to make them the company’s sole owner, and each is also requesting financial damages from the other — Toma for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, civil conspiracy, breach of contract and unjust enrichment, and Vitacco for breach of fiduciary duty, waste of company assets, conversion and breach of contract.
Vitacco’s attorney, Daniel Guadalupe, told Billboard following Wednesday’s hearing that they’re “delighted with the court’s ruling” regarding the temporary restraints against Toma.
“We are hopeful that the extension of these restraints will persuade Mr. Toma to collaborate and cooperate in operating the companies and not do anything to harm the business or harm our client Mike Vitacco,” said Guadalupe. “We look forward to having discussions to resolve this matter, and if it doesn’t get resolved we are ready willing and able to continue protecting our clients.”
A rep for Toma declined to comment on the dispute.
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It’s the final new music Friday (April 24) of the month, and everyone from Noah Kahan to Kehlani and Suki Waterhouse have put forth some of their best work as May waits just around the corner.
This week, Vermont’s favorite folk-rock singer-songwriter finally returned with a new album after four years of Stick Season, his breakout album that reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The Great Divide is 17 tracks of Kahan reexamining his worldview after struggling with his mental health in the years since he found fame.
And, as if taking cues from the success of first-ever Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Folded” (which reached No. 6 on the chart in January), Kehlani leans fully into classic R&B flavors in an intentional push to recenter the genre’s traditions. “All the R&B artists, we want R&B to be back,” the artist told Billboard ahead of being named Billboard Women in Music’s Impact honoree. “We want good, long songs. We want three verses and bridges and modulations and all the things – we want that too. We just didn’t think anybody else wanted it. I have an allegiance to the genre, and I’ll keep it there.”
On top of the bounty of new albums, several artists have released fresh singles — including Suki Waterhouse, who returns with “Tiny Raisin” shortly after announcing her next album, Loveland, as well as Hayley Kiyoko and Gigi Perez, who teamed up for heartfelt duet “Collide.” Plus, Dylan Gossett adds “My Boy” to the mix, written as a letter to his son.
But which release is your favorite this week? Let Billboard know by voting in the poll below.
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It’s been almost three decades since the LA-based casual wear brand Juicy Couture first hit store shelves, and the Hollywood-loved label has made its way back into the spotlight in recent years thanks to the Y2K trend resurgence and newfound love from influencers online.
Best known for its T-shirts, handbags and yes, those velour tracksuits (reportedly designed exclusively for Madonna at first), Juicy Couture pieces were seen on practically every major celebrity in the 2000s, from Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, to Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian. Musicians like Miley Cyrus, Nicole Scherzinger and even Beyoncé have also been spotted wearing Juicy Couture, and now, a new Amazon deal makes it easy for you to get into some JC as well.
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Amazon is selling a five-pack of Juicy Couture T-shirts right now for just $39. Part of the “Juicy Sport” line, the cropped T-shirts are made from a super soft and breathable “performance” fabric that features a touch of spandex for easy movement and stretch.
That makes the T-shirts as ideal for a workout or yoga session as they are for pairing with your everyday ‘fits. The crop top look leans into the Y2K aesthetic and Amazon’s website shows the shirts styled with shorts, leggings and mini skirts alike.
This Amazon deal gets you five Juicy Couture T-shirts for under $40. That brings the price of each tee down to less than $8 — a virtually unheard of deal for generic T-shirts, let alone a brand name pick.
We like the five-pack above, which gets you a T-shirt in two shades of pink (including a light pink with the signature Juicy Couture cherries), plus navy blue, gray and black. You can choose from other color combinations online. The tees are available in sizes small to XXL.
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And if you need a bag to take to the gym (or for an overnight stay), we like this mini barrel-style duffle bag, on sale for 43% off. The two-tone bag measures approximate 8.2 x 4.9 inches in size, which is enough room for your wallet, keys, change of clothes and toiletries. Choose to carry the bag via the top handle or with the detachable shoulder straps.
All of the above picks are officially-licensed products sold through Amazon’s Juicy Couture storefront. As with all Amazon deals, the sale prices could end at anytime, so we recommend adding the deals to cart while they are still live.
Netflix is bringing us back to the ’80s, and it’s making sure we have the right music for the occasion.
On Wednesday (April 22), Billboard can exclusively reveal that an original soundtrack is coming this week for the brand-new animated spin-off series Stranger Things: Tales From ’85. The score album, composed by Brad Breeck (Gravity Falls, We Bare Bears), will be released globally Thursday (April 23) at midnight ET.
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 also arrives Thursday on Netflix, bringing viewers back to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana, in the ’80s and reuniting us with some of the original show’s main characters. And much like Stranger Things, music plays a large role in the new show.
“This collection bridges the gap between the eerie depths of the Upside Down and the vibrant, neon energy of the mid-’80s,” Netflix said in a statement.
Tales From ’85 will feature not only a brand-new version of the original Stranger Things theme song, but the first episodes also include a selection of ’80s hits from artists like Black Sabbath, Billy Idol, Cyndi Lauper and more. Needle drops throughout the series include “We Got the Beat” by The Go-Go’s, “A Forest” by The Cure and “We’ll Meet Again” by Vera Lynn, “Rebel Yell” by Idol, and Lauper’s Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Time After Time.”
If it’s anything like the original show, artists with songs played in the new series could see a bump in streams and chart placements in the aftermath of the show’s premiere. After featuring the songs in pivotal moments, Stranger Things brought Kate Bush‘s “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” to a new peak of No. 3 on the Hot 100 in 2022, 37 years after its initial release, while Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” made its debut on the chart the same year, 36 years after it came out.
Fans can pre-save Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) by Brad Breeck here, and find the full score track list below.
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) by Brad Breeck track list
Flamethrower (artists: Brad Breeck feat. Brian Parkhurst)
Kids Riding Bikes
Big Snowstorm Coming
Someone In There
HIC Theme
I Just Saved Your Life
Strange Stones
Gotta Go Dark
How Long Is Detention
Sewer Chase (artists: Brad Breeck feat. Brian Parkhurst)
Towns
Clean Up
Investigating Pumpkins
Heaven Eleven
Nice Time Tonight
Storm the Gates
What Were These Things
Ground Rules
seluR dnuorG
Her Royal Nastiness
We Have To Try
Tales from ’85 End Titles (artists: Brad Breeck feat. Cooper Babbes)
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