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Jay-Z Officially Wins $67.6 Million Lawsuit Over Cologne Deal Turned Sour

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Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Jay-Z has officially emerged victorious in his roughly six-year, $67.6 million lawsuit with Parlux Fragrances. A jury in Jay-Z’s native New York just recently clear... Read More...
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Van Morrison performing in Canada in 2010. Photo Credit: sahlgoode Belfast-born singer-songwriter Van Morrison – who’s been a vocal critic of COVID-19 lockdown measures – is facing a libel lawsuit from Northe... Read More...

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The scene immediately after the Walmart shooting in Huntersville, NC in 2018; DaBaby faced murder charges after the incident. During his recent Netflix special The Closer, Dave Chappelle accused rapper DaBaby... Read More...
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Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ Child Pornography Lawsuit Takes Strange Twist as ‘Intervenor Defendant’ Files Motion

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In late August, one Spencer Elden, the individual who appeared on the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind (1991) as a baby, filed a shocking child pornography lawsuit against the surviving members of the band. Now, ... Read More...
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Photo Credit: bobjim4726 / CC by 3.0 Meek Mill has taken to Twitter to air frustrations with his recording contracts. But fans are having none of the rapper's complaints, even if they are legitimate. The rap... Read More...
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A California federal court has dismissed a copyright infringement case involving an illustration that allegedly appeared on Nirvana t-shirts, mugs, buttons, and other merchandise – but the defendants must agr... Read More...

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Young Thug performing live. Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg Young Thug has officially filed a lawsuit centering on the loss of a Louis Vuitton bag, $40,000 in cash, a $57,000 watch, a $37,000 chain, and, m... Read More...

Photographer Danny Clinch Sues Warner Music Group, HipHopDX Over Tupac Image

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Federal Court Dismisses Former Lil Wayne Manager’s $20 Million Lawsuit Due to ‘Lack of Personal Jurisdiction’

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Lil Wayne. Photo Credit: Megan Elice Meadows / CC by 2.0 In December of 2020, Lil Wayne was named in a $20 million lawsuit from his former attorney and manager, Ronald Sweeney. Now, a California federal court... Read More...

Cher Sues Mary Bono, Trustee of Sonny Bono’s Estate, Over Royalty-Termination Notice

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Cher performing live in 2019. Photo Credit: Raph_PH 75-year-old singer and actress Cher is officially suing Mary Bono, the fourth wife of Sonny Bono and trustee of the Bono Collection Trust, for allegedly att... Read More...
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Last month, mega-ISP Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) officially moved to dismiss the second and latest copyright infringement lawsuit it’s facing from the major labels. Now, the Spectrum operator and it... Read More...
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