Country singer Jameson Rodgers allegedly hurled a “full, unopened beer can” into a concert crowd and hit a fan during a 2022 festival on the Jersey Shore – […]
Sony Company Sues Tour Counterfeiters
Sony merch venture Ceremony of Roses has brought a lawsuit seeking to stop counterfeiters from selling knockoff Benson Boone goods outside the pop singer’s American Heart arena tour. […]
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 […]
DSW Hits Back at UMG & Sony
A new lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment is flipping the script on the major labels’ common practice of taking legal action against businesses […]
‘Big Time Rush’ Creator Files Lawsuit Against Sony Over Reunion Tour
Sony Music Entertainment has been hit with a lawsuit from the creator of the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush, who says the label “concocted a bad faith entity […]
Sony Files Lawsuit Claiming LiveOne Owes $2.6M in Licensing Fees
Sony claims in a new lawsuit that streaming platform LiveOne and its subsidiary Slacker Radio owe $2.6 million in unpaid licensing fees yet are refusing to stop playing […]
Sony Music Sues USC Over TikTok Videos With Songs by Beyonce & Others
Sony Music is suing the University of Southern California (USC) for more than $25 million over claims that the college sports powerhouse illegally used songs by Michael Jackson, […]
Jimi Hendrix Lawsuit Heads To Trial After UK Court Rejects Sony Appeal
A long-running legal battle over the rights to Jimi Hendrix’s music is going to trial after a U.K. appeals court rejected Sony Music’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit […]
Verizon Music Piracy Lawsuit Filed By Universal, Warner, Sony
The three major record labels are suing Verizon over allegations that the telecom giant effectively encouraged its internet subscribers to steal copyrighted music on a “staggering” scale. In […]
Sony Label Sued Over DJ Regard’s Remix of Jay Sean’s ‘Ride It’
LONDON — A U.K. indie label is suing Sony Music-owned Ministry of Sound Recordings over a remix of a song by R&B artist Jay Sean that became a […]