Ye (formerly Kanye West) testified in federal court on Wednesday (May 5) that he followed the right steps to clear a sample for his chart-topping 2021 album Donda […]
Salt-N-Pepa Music Ownership Lawsuit: UMG Wants Appeal Rejected
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lawyers Who Won Landmark Music Ruling Explain Lawsuit & Why It Matters
When Tim Kappel and Loren Wells first filed a lawsuit in 2023 aimed at helping Cyril Vetter win back control of the global rights to his 1963 rock […]
Salt-N-Pepa Appeal to Revive UMG Music Ownership Lawsuit
Salt-N-Pepa argue in a new appeal brief that a judge was wrong to dismiss the duo’s high-stakes music ownership lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG). The Tuesday (March […]
Ramones Settlement, Bad Bunny Case, Mariah Carey & More Music Law News
THE BIG STORY: The long legal war over The Ramones, pitting Johnny Ramone’s widow against Joey Ramone’s brother, appears to finally be over. The leaders of the pioneering […]
Chandler Moore Can Release Solo Music Amid Maverick City Lawsuit
Former Maverick City Music member Chandler Moore has been given the all-clear signal from a federal judge to release independent solo music amid a bitter legal feud with […]
Maverick City Music Countersues Co-Founder Over Competing Choir
Maverick City Music is firing back in a legal battle over co-founder Tony Brown’s exit from the Grammy-winning worship collective, accusing the executive of violating his non-compete by […]
Elon Musk’s X Sues Music Publishers for Collusion in Antitrust Lawsuit
Elon Musk’s X is suing the major music publishers and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) over allegations that they “weaponized” takedown requests and exploited their monopoly power […]