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Triller Settles $28 Million Missing-Payments Lawsuit Filed By Verzuz Creators Swizz Beatz and Timbaland

September 23, 2022

Photo Credit: Triller Five weeks back, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sued Triller over millions in allegedly owed payments stemming from the acquisition of their Verzuz music-competition program. Now, the artists... Read More...

Diplo Reportedly Wins $1.2 Million Judgement Amid ‘Revenge Porn’ Lawsuit Against Alleged Stalker

Dylan Smith

September 22, 2022

Photo Credit: MTheory LLC / CC by 3.0 Diplo has reportedly been awarded a $1.2 million judgement as part of a high-stakes legal battle with a former partner who accused him of distributing "revenge porn." Di... Read More...

Warner Music Group Sues Bang Energy Over Social Media Promo Videos Following Infringement Complaints From UMG and SME

Dylan Smith

September 19, 2022

Photo Credit: Aman Pal Warner Music Group (WMG) has officially joined the other Big Three labels in suing Bang Energy Drink for copyright infringement over the allegedly unauthorized use of music in promo vid... Read More...

Sony Music Receives Mixed Summary Judgement Ruling In Bang Energy Infringement Suit

Dylan Smith

September 16, 2022

A federal judge has partially granted Sony Music Entertainment’s motion for summary judgement in a much-publicized copyright infringement battle with Bang Energy Drink. This latest development in the high-p... Read More...

PRS for Music Reportedly Files Formal Complaint Against Korean Streaming Services Over Missing Royalty Payments

Dylan Smith

September 15, 2022

Seoul, South Korea. Photo Credit: Mathew Schwartz PRS for Music has reportedly filed a formal complaint against Korean streaming services over allegedly missing royalty payments. Regional outlets including ... Read More...

Copyright Infringement Case Against Chris Brown’s ‘No Guidance’ Officially Dropped

Ashley King

September 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 3.0 The copyright infringement lawsuit against Chris Brown's "No Guidance" has been dismissed. Here's the latest. In October 2021, Chris Brown, Drake, and producer Noah Sheb... Read More...

Judge Denies Spotify’s Early Motion For Summary Judgement Against Kobalt In Eminem Publisher Legal Battle

Dylan Smith

September 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Kobalt Music A federal judge has officially denied Spotify’s early motion for summary judgement against Kobalt as part of a long-running legal battle centering on allegedly unpaid royalties for ... Read More...

Pandora Wins Patent Lawsuit Involving Playlist Technology — Plaintiff Promptly Appeals

Dylan Smith

September 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Pandora SiriusXM’s Pandora has officially emerged victorious in a long-running patent infringement lawsuit concerning playlist technology, but the plaintiff is already appealing. Digital Music... Read More...

Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group Face Patent Infringement Suits Over High-Resolution Audio Agreements

Dylan Smith

September 9, 2022

Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG) are officially facing patent infringement lawsuits from an entity called Blue Spike, which claims that the defendants violated its IP “when performing ... Read More...

The FBI Tracked Aretha Franklin For Years, Now The Files Will Be Released

Ashley King

September 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Atlantic Records The Monkees weren't the only musical act with an FBI file in the '60s and '70s. They also followed Aretha Franklin extensively. The information about Aretha Franklin comes from... Read More...

Were Don Henley’s Handwritten Lyrics Actually Stolen? The Accused Call The Case ‘Baffling’

Ashley King

September 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Alan Light / CC by 2.0 Were Don Henley's handwritten lyrics for "Hotel California" actually stolen? The three men charged with the theft call the accusation 'baffling.' Lawyers for the three me... Read More...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Personally Visits Brussels, Encourages European Commission to ‘Accelerate’ Apple Antitrust Case

Dylan Smith

September 9, 2022

Brussels' Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee Back in March of 2019, Spotify levied a European Union antitrust complaint against Apple over th... Read More...

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Meta Moves to Dismiss Epidemic Sound Infringement Suit: ‘The Lack of Specificity in Epidemic’s Complaint Is Striking’

Mr. Probz Sues Sony Music For $10 Million: ‘SME and Its Subsidiary Ultra Records Have Withheld Royalties For Years’

California Governor Newsom Signs Bill to Assist Live Music Venues In the State

Shakira Officially Ordered to Stand Trial On Tax Fraud Charges In Spain After Rejecting Plea Deal

Meta Ordered to Pay $175 Million For Infringing ‘Walkie-Talkie’ Live-Streaming Patents

Warner Music Group Sues Bang Energy Over Social Media Promo Videos Following Infringement Complaints From UMG and SME

Sony Music Receives Mixed Summary Judgement Ruling In Bang Energy Infringement Suit

PRS for Music Reportedly Files Formal Complaint Against Korean Streaming Services Over Missing Royalty Payments

Copyright Infringement Case Against Chris Brown’s ‘No Guidance’ Officially Dropped

Judge Denies Spotify’s Early Motion For Summary Judgement Against Kobalt In Eminem Publisher Legal Battle

Pandora Wins Patent Lawsuit Involving Playlist Technology — Plaintiff Promptly Appeals

Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group Face Patent Infringement Suits Over High-Resolution Audio Agreements

Were Don Henley’s Handwritten Lyrics Actually Stolen? The Accused Call The Case ‘Baffling’

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Personally Visits Brussels, Encourages European Commission to ‘Accelerate’ Apple Antitrust Case