THE BIG STORY: Like many Americans, Ariana Grande is tired of getting hacked. Unlike many Americans, she can hire a team of lawyers to go do something about […]
Nike Music Exec Charged With Stealing $1M In Kickback Scheme
A former longtime Nike music staffer is facing felony charges over accusations that he stole more than $1 million from the sneaker giant by paying phony fees to […]
Music Publishers & Elon Musk’s X End Social Media Copyright Lawsuit
The major music publishers have agreed to end their long-running lawsuit against Elon Musk’s X over copyrighted music on the social media platform. Publishing units of Universal Music […]
‘Yellowstone,’ ‘Avengers’ Composer Sells Music Rights & More Deals
Too Lost acquired Australian indie music distribution and artist services company GYRO.Group, marking its first acquisition after securing a strategic investment led by GoldState Music and TA Associates. […]
BTS Swim Lawsuit, Bad Bunny Ruling, Taylor Swift Case: Music Law Recap
It was a busy week for the copyright lawyers over at HYBE, as the kpop giant was hit with not one but two separate infringement lawsuits over songs […]
Lion King Music Lawsuit Dropped, But Comedian Wants Payback
The composer of the Zulu chant from The Lion King’s “Circle of Life” has dropped his lawsuit against a comedian who joked about the song on a podcast […]
Jermaine Dupri Sues Sony Music Over Mariah Carey & Usher Royalties
Jermaine Dupri is suing Sony Music Entertainment over accusations that the music giant owes him and his label more than $18 million in unpaid royalties tied to albums […]
Proposed Class Action Against PRS For Music Struck Down by Appeals Judge
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has lost a U.K. court appeal to revive his challenge against PRS For Music’s “black box” royalty distribution on Monday (June 29). The U.K.’s […]
Nvidia Sued Over AI Music Training In New Copyright Lawsuit
Tech giant Nvidia is facing a lawsuit over accusations that it trained its AI music models Fugatto and Audio Flamingo on a copyrighted trove of songs without permission. […]
YouTube AI Training Argument Raises Indie Music Community Concerns
YouTube has long been one of the most accessible ways for independent artists to get their music out into the world: Anyone can create an account and post […]