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Kanye West Files Motion to Dismiss EMI Music Publishing's Countersuit in New York

Kanye West Files Motion to Dismiss EMI Music Publishing’s Countersuit in New York

Daniel Sanchez
June 25, 2019
Taking a jab at Sony Music's EMI Music Publishing division and Universal Music Group (UMG), Kanye West told his fans that artists should have the right to purchase their publishing catalog whenever they want.... Read More...
Kanye West (Again) and Pusha T Sued for Failing to Clear a 1972 Sample

Kanye West Sued for Failing to Clear a Sample — for the Second Time This Month

Daniel Sanchez
June 11, 2019
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According to Kanye West and his legal team, clearing samples is unnecessary. Last week, performance actor Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple filed a lawsuit against Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Ty Dolla Sign. Filed at... Read More...
In Bitter Lawsuit Against EMI, Kanye West Pushes Once Again For Publishing Rights Ownership

In a Bitter Lawsuit Against EMI, Kanye West Pushes Once Again For Publishing Rights Ownership

Daniel Sanchez
March 5, 2019
Has Kanye West omitted a key clause that could ultimately cause him to lose his legal battle against EMI Music Publishing? Kanye West has remained pretty upset at Sony’s EMI Music Publishing division and Uni... Read More...
Kanye West and TIDAL Quietly Settle The Life Of Pablo Lawsuit

Kanye West and TIDAL Quietly Settle The Life Of Pablo Lawsuit

Daniel Sanchez
January 31, 2019
Three years ago, Kanye West released The Life of Pablo exclusively on Jay-Z’s streaming music service, TIDAL. Immediately after the release of his album, Kanye West went on Twitter to boldly proclaim the fol... Read More...
Sacramento DJ Goes On Epic Rant, Stops Playing Kanye West

Wyoming Ranch Officially Bans Rappers After Kanye West’s Listening Party

Lennon Cihak
June 6, 2018
Image by Pieter-Jannick Dijkstra (CC by 2.0) Apparently Kanye West's listening party was a tad obnoxious. Some artists release albums.  Kanye West hosts a lavish private listening party at a ranch in Jackson... Read More...
As Artists Pull Their Music from the Service, TIDAL Faces Criminal Complaint Over Fake Streams

As Artists Pull Their Music, TIDAL Faces Millions In Damages Over Fake Streams

Daniel Sanchez
May 15, 2018
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TIDAL remains suspiciously silent as the fallout over fake plays continues to grow. Norwegian songwriters, composers, and music publishers have filed a complaint against Jay-Z’s streaming music service, TIDA... Read More...

Latest Industry: RIAA v. Grande, Grammy Diversity, Morgan Evans, R&C+ITB, BTS, Sony/ATV, TIDAL, Vertigo…

Daniel Sanchez
May 9, 2018
The RIAA goes all in against Grande Communications. In its lengthy legal battle against ISP Grande Communications, the RIAA has filed a new complaint.  According to the trade organization, Grande has profite... Read More...
TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

TIDAL Accused of Fraudulently Inflating Kanye, Beyonce and Subscriber Numbers

Daniel Sanchez
May 9, 2018
How far did TIDAL go to promote Kanye West's The Life of Pablo and Beyoncé's Lemonade? Let’s face it.  Jay-Z hasn’t had such a great time so far. First, his last 4:44 album didn’t appear on Billboard ch... Read More...
Music Industry Latest: Jay-Z, G-Eazy, Kanye West, Spotify, Pandora Media, Live Nation, the RIAA...More

Latest Industry: Jay-Z, G-Eazy, Kanye West, Spotify, Pandora, Live Nation, the RIAA, More…

Daniel Sanchez
May 4, 2018
Spotify + Hulu…and Scribd? According to a new report, Spotify may expand its entertainment bundle to include Scribd’s audiobook service.  TechCrunch notes that the company has placed a consumer survey in its... Read More...
Latest Industry: Spotify, YouTube, Live Nation, Gaon Charts, Kanye West, Bono, Help Musicians UK, More...

Latest Industry: Facebook + Indies, Spotify, YouTube, Live Nation, Gaon Charts, Kanye West, Bono, More…

Daniel Sanchez
April 20, 2018
Facebook inks Merlin, INgrooves, + Beggars. A lot has happened at Facebook since the social network inked massive deals with major label and publishers.  But Facebook looks like it's trying to get back to b... Read More...
Elon Musk, Kanye West

People Can’t Handle Elon Musk Naming Kanye West His “Obvious” Inspiration

Mutembei Kevin
March 12, 2018
The audience at SXSW couldn't get a hold of themselves after space-travel maestro Elon Musk named Kanye West as his source of inspiration. Kanye West is an inspirational person, of course. There's no doubt a... Read More...

Taylor Swift’s Album Drops on the 10 Year Anniversary of Kanye West’s Mother’s Death

Paul Resnikoff
August 25, 2017
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Kanye West's mother, Donda West, pictured in 2007 shortly before her death (photo: Tyler Curtis CC 2.0). No, no, no... this cannot be intentional... right?  Unfortunately, it turns out that Taylor Swift's alb... Read More...
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