A jury says Ye (formerly Kanye West) must pay a six-figure damages award for failing to clear a sample included in an early version of the Grammy-winning song […]
Tupac Shakur Estate Faces Lawsuit Over ‘All Eyez On Me’ Song Royalties
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 Wins ‘Savage Love’ Song Copyright Trial
Jason Derulo has emerged victorious in a copyright trial over the writing and production credits on his 2020 chart-topper “Savage Love.” A jury in Los Angeles handed down […]
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” […]
Isaac Hayes Estate Settles Trump Copyright Lawsuit Over Rally Song
The estate of Isaac Hayes has reached a confidential settlement with President Donald Trump to end copyright litigation over the allegedly unauthorized use of the 1966 song “Hold […]
Star Sued Over ‘Happy’ Song in Instagram Post
Drew Barrymore is facing a lawsuit over accusations that she used a copyrighted song in an Instagram post promoting her now-defunct Flower Beauty brand — the latest in […]
Illegal Horn Sample In ‘The Time Is Now’ Theme Song
WWE superstar and actor John Cena is facing a lawsuit over the iconic horn riff from his entrance theme song “The Time Is Now” – a questionable legal […]
GloRilla Beats Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘BBL’ Lyric in ‘Never Find’ Song
GloRilla has defeated a lawsuit that accused her of stealing a social media personality’s viral catchphrase “all natural, no BBL” for her 2024 song “Never Find.” The federal […]
Downtown Faces Lawsuit for Axing YouTube Song Contract Amid UMG Deal
A new lawsuit alleges Downtown Music Holdings threw a licensing partner under the bus as a “sacrifice” to lessen regulatory scrutiny of its controversial acquisition by Universal Music […]
Zohran Mamdani’s Bob Dylan Ad Removed From X After UMPG Song Denial
Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’” scored New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s final advertisement before his election night victory — but the campaign spot has now […]