Daz Dillinger, a Death Row Records producer who collaborated on much of Tupac Shakur’s seminal final album All Eyez on Me, claims in a new lawsuit that the […]
Jason Derulo Testifies at ‘Savage Love’ Trial Over Song Royalties
Jason Derulo took the witness stand in a Los Angeles federal courtroom on Thursday (April 30) to deny that a session musician on his 2020 chart-topper “Savage Love” […]
Los Lobos Brings Lawsuits Against Sony Over Movie Soundtrack Royalties
Grammy-winning Chicano rock band Los Lobos alleges in a pair of recent lawsuits that Sony has underpaid royalties on songs it recorded for the 1987 Ritchie Valens biopic […]
Sonny Bono’s Widow Appeals Loss in Cher Royalties Lawsuit
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 […]