A year and a half after Cher won a legal victory preserving her right to publishing royalties from her songs with Sonny Bono, Sonny’s widow Mary Bono is […]
Jimi Hendrix Trial Over Royalties for Bandmates Begins in UK Court
Are the estates of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates entitled to royalties from the rock legend’s catalog? The thorny legal question will be decided at a trial that began this […]
Daddy Yankee Hits Ex-Manager, Wife With Royalties Theft Lawsuit
Daddy Yankee has brought a bombshell lawsuit accusing his former manager, Raphy Pina, and estranged wife Mireddys González of scheming to steal songwriting royalties during a nearly decade-long […]
Lil Wayne ‘Tha Carter III’ Producer Settles UMG Royalties Lawsuit
A producer on Lil Wayne’s hit 2008 album Tha Carter III has reached a royalties settlement with Universal Music Group (UMG). Darius “Deezle” Harrison sued UMG earlier this […]
George Clinton Beats Lawsuit Over Parliament-Funkadelic Royalties
George Clinton has won a court judgment throwing out a lawsuit that claimed Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell should be credited as a co-creator of the legendary funk collective’s […]
SoundExchange Appeals SiriusXM Royalties Lawsuit Dismissal
A major court ruling last month found that SoundExchange doesn’t have the power to collect royalties through litigation. Now, the organization has launched an appeal in hopes of […]
Frontman Must Share Royalties with Bandmates
A federal appeals court has ruled that former Supertramp lead singer Roger Hodgson needs to share songwriting royalties from the 1970s rock band’s hit catalog with his fellow […]
Sony Music Hits Napster With Lawsuit Over $9M in Unpaid Royalties
Sony Music has filed a lawsuit against Napster over allegations that the streaming service owes more than $9 million in unpaid royalties — and has continued to illegally […]
Singer Sued by Songwriters Over Royalties
Tyla has been sued by two collaborators on her hit 2023 song “Water,” who claim they’ve been cheated out of royalties by way of a “nefarious” scheme by […]
Lil Wayne ‘Tha Carter III’ Producer Hits UMG With Royalties Lawsuit
A producer on Lil Wayne’s hit 2008 album Tha Carter III has sued Universal Music Group (UMG) over claims that he’s owed more than 10 years’ worth of […]