A new class action lawsuit alleges Drake has used his partnership with online casino Stake to funnel millions of dollars towards artificial stream-boosting campaigns. The claims come in […]
Spotify Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by Fired Black Sales Exec
A former Spotify sales executive is suing the music streamer over accusations that it “systematically disadvantaged” Black employees and subjected them to a “pattern of mistreatment.” In a […]
Spotify Lawsuit, Taylor Swift Trump TikTok, Michael Jackson: Music Law
THE BIG STORY: Since subscribing to Spotify in 2023, Genevieve Capolongo says she’s mostly listened to “lesser-known artists” like Próxima Parada, Julia Cooper and Brusco. But she says […]
Spotify Lawsuit Says ‘Discovery Mode’ Is Just ‘Modern Payola’
Spotify is facing a class action lawsuit claiming its Discovery Mode and editorial playlists are a “modern form of payola” that allow record labels and artists to secretly […]
Drake Fake Spotify Streams Class Action Lawsuit Filed
Drake’s music has received “billions of fraudulent streams” on Spotify, according to a new class action lawsuit that says the streaming giant turned a “blind eye” to bots […]
Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl, Spotify Lawsuit Ruling & More Music Law 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 […]
Spotify Beats MLC Audiobook Lawsuit
Spotify won a ruling Wednesday dismissing a lawsuit from the Mechanical Licensing Collective that accused the streamer of unfairly slashing royalty rates, with a federal judge ruling that […]
Drake Drops Action Against UMG & Spotify Over Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’
UPDATE 11:30AM ET: Hours after withdrawing the earlier petition, Drake’s attorneys have now filed a full-fledged defamation lawsuit against his longtime label – claiming Universal Music Group knew […]
Spotify Beats Eminem Publisher’s Lawsuit Over Song Streaming
Spotify has defeated a long-running lawsuit that claimed Eminem’s music was streamed illegally “billions” of times on the platform, winning a ruling that sharply criticized the rapper’s publisher […]
Spotify Blasts MLC’s Audiobook Royalties Lawsuit As ‘Nonsensical’ and ‘Wasteful’
Spotify is demanding that a federal judge toss out a lawsuit filed by the Mechanical Licensing Collective over royalty rates, calling the case “nonsensical” and “wasteful.” The MLC […]