Universal Music Group (UMG) is continuing to fight Salt-N-Pepa’s attempt to claw back ownership of the duo’s master recordings, arguing in a new appellate filing that copyright law’s […]
Rolling Stones ‘Paint It Black’ Owner Settles Instagram Ad Lawsuit
ABKCO Music & Records has reached a settlement with Behr Paint over an in Instagram advertisement that allegedly featured an unlicensed version of The Rolling Stones’ 1966 chart-topper […]
Maverick City Music Co-Founder Can’t Release New Music During Lawsuit
Maverick City Music has won a court order halting a competing Christian music project launched by its estranged co-founder — at least for now. A New York […]
Steven Tyler Sexual Assault Lawsuit Largely Dismissed
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has won a court ruling dismissing much of a lawsuit from a woman who says he sexually assaulted her as a minor. Julia Misley […]
Lawsuit Says Cinq Refusing To Sell Albums
A decade after Cinq Music bought much of T.I.’s recorded music catalog, the rapper is suing the label over accusations that it has refused to honor a contract […]
Smokey Robinson Defamation Claims in Sexual Assault Lawsuit Tossed
A Los Angeles judge has dismissed Smokey Robinson’s defamation counterclaims against former employees suing the Motown legend for sexual abuse. In a ruling on Thursday (April 23), Judge […]
D4vd Murder Charge, Bad Bunny Lawsuit, BTS Leak Case: Legal News Recap
THE BIG STORY: You probably don’t need me to tell you: Live Nation and Ticketmaster lost their antitrust trial. After 15 years of gripes, three years of litigation, […]
Kanye West Faces Lawsuit for Chateau Marmont Fight Over Bianca Censori
A new lawsuit seeks financial damages from Ye (formerly Kanye West) over a well-publicized 2024 altercation at Los Angeles’ famed Chateau Marmont, which the rapper later blamed on […]
Spotify and Major Labels Win $322M in Music Piracy Lawsuit
Spotify and the three major label groups have been awarded a nine-figure copyright judgment against the pirate library Anna’s Archive — though at least for now, the victory […]
HYBE Seeks X User Identity for Copyright Lawsuit
BTS’ record label has taken the first step to sue an anonymous X user who allegedly leaked songs, lyrics and artwork from ARIRANG before the release of the […]