When Live Nation’s epic DOJ antitrust trial finally kicked off this week, it didn’t disappoint, featuring strongly-worded opening statements, a battle over a botched Taylor Swift presale, and […]
ABA OSHA Midwinter Meeting – Day 3 Recap (February 27)
Our OSHA Practice Group wrapped up the final full day of the ABA Workplace and Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee’s Midwinter Meeting in San Juan with sessions […]
WMG’s Paul Robinson Receives Entertainment Law Initiative Award: Recap
Warner Music Group (WMG) general counsel Paul Robinson was honored with the Recording Academy’s 2026 Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Service Award on Friday (Jan. 30). Robinson, who has […]
Music Law Recap, Taylor Swift Case, Daddy Yankee Sues & More Law News
THE BIG STORY: As 2025 winds to a close, Billboard is recapping all the biggest music biz stories of the last year — and on the legal front, […]
Supreme Court Music Case, Johnny Cash, Diddy v. Netflix: Legal Recap
THE BIG STORY: It’s almost 2026. Music lawyers are grappling with streaming fraud, deepfakes and trillion-dollar battles over artificial intelligence. And the U.S. Supreme Court is talking about […]
Drake Lawsuit, Maverick City Case, Taylor Swift Songs: Music Law Recap
THE BIG STORY: Less than a year after Drake filed a stunning lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a federal judge tossed […]
Prince Lawsuit, Missy Elliott Case, Lil Nas X Charges: Music Law Recap
THE BIG STORY: The Prince estate is facing yet another legal battle – only this time not from his heirs, but from a co-star in his 1984 film […]
Jane, Kanye West & More in Week 5 Recap
With week five of the Diddy trial now in the books, Billboard is recapping the biggest moments you might have missed this week — from Jane’s blockbuster testimony […]
Diddy Trial Week 4 Recap: Balcony Dangling, Ex-Girlfriend Testifies
The fourth week of Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ sex-trafficking trial featured dramatic testimony about the rap mogul dangling a woman from a 17th-floor balcony and buying damning surveillance footage […]
Music Law Recap, Nicki Minaj Lawsuit, Lil Durk Case & More Legal News
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all […]