{"id":11189,"date":"2026-07-28T20:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/ariana-grande-lawsuit-d4vd-murder-trial-more-top-music-law-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:32:09","slug":"ariana-grande-lawsuit-d4vd-murder-trial-more-top-music-law-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/ariana-grande-lawsuit-d4vd-murder-trial-more-top-music-law-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande Lawsuit, D4vd Murder Trial & More Top Music Law News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tTHE BIG STORY:<\/strong> Like many Americans, Ariana Grande is tired of getting hacked. Unlike many Americans, she can hire a team of lawyers to go do something about it.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a lawsuit submitted in court Monday (July 27), the star sued several unnamed John Does who she claims have repeatedly stolen and leaked unreleased music, photos and video footage, allegedly by hacking devices and accounts of her producers and photographers.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAri says it\u2019s not a one-off problem and that she\u2019s faced hundreds of such breaches over the past 15 years, including the leak of 45 of her songs in 2023 alone. Her attorneys say these cyberattacks are not just an invasion of privacy, but a violation of the \u201csacred relationship that exists between her and her fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFor more details, go read our entire story here \u2014 and stick with Billboard<\/em> for more updates on Grande\u2019s case and an upcoming breakdown of other leak lawsuits filed by superstar artists.<\/p>\n

\n\tYou\u2019re reading The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from <\/em>Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday, subscribe here.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t\tOther top stories this week\u2026\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0A Los Angeles judge ruled prosecutors have enough to take singer D4vd to trial for the alleged murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, following a week-long hearing that featured grisly photos, DNA evidence and testimony by an Interscope exec.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0A judge refused a request from Cher that Sonny Bono\u2019s widow repay $1 million in legal bills the music legend racked up during their battle over royalties to \u201cI Got You Babe\u201d and other Sonny & Cher hits.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0The FTC settled with a ticket broker called Elite Events over claims that it violated the BOTS Act by buying more than 100,000 tickets to Tate McRae, Megan Moroney, Benson Boone and Metallica concerts.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0House Democrats launched an investigation into whether StubHub\u2019s CEO has engaged in \u201cmarket manipulation and self-dealing\u201d by operating his own ticket reselling fund on the platform.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0A judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Capitol Christian Music Group improperly bailed at the last minute on a done-deal to buy Christian hip-hop label Reach Records.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0An ex-housekeeper to Chris Brown who was mauled by his dog claimed the star has done nothing to satisfy a $13 million judgment and must now pay her money from his ongoing stadium tour with Usher.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0Boosie Badazz was hit with a civil lawsuit from a nightclub bouncer who says the rapper smashed a hookah over his head, adding to criminal charges over the alleged incident.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0French Montana reached a settlement to resolve an unusual lawsuit claiming the star rapper stole a Richard Mille watch worth more than $1 million.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0A former longtime Nike music staffer is facing felony charges over accusations that he stole more than $1 million by paying phony fees to a music licensing consulting firm run.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0A Venezuelan composer filed a lawsuit claiming he\u2019s owed more than $300,000 in royalties from two Willie Col\u00f3n songs he penned for the late salsa legend.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u2014\u00a0Trey Songz avoided any jail time on his arrest for allegedly punching a man at a Times Square nightclub last year.<\/p>\n


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