Metallica frontman James Hetfield has reportedly filed to divorce his wife of 25 years. Editors at TMZ report that the rocker filed documents to end his marriage to Francesca Hetfield in Colorado earlier this year. […]
Metallica frontman James Hetfield quietly filed for divorce from his wife, Francesca, earlier this year, according to TMZ. The couple has been married for 25 year and share three children together. TMZ cites sources as […]
Metallica frontman James Hetfield and his wife of more than two decades are no more, TMZ has learned. Sources close to the former couple tell us James filed divorce docs against Francesca Hetfield in Colorado […]
Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio TikTok parent company ByteDance has filed a U.S. trademark application for “TikTok Music” – prompting speculation that the Beijing-headquartered business could debut a stateside music streaming platform to expand upon the […]
Photo Credit: Alex Haney Royalty-free music library Epidemic Sound is officially suing Meta for allegedly infringing upon north of 1,800 recordings and compositions during the last five years. Stockholm-headquartered Epidemic Sound just recently filed the […]
After nearly nine months of good faith negotiation with Facebook to no avail, the original META has filed a lawsuit against the corporate goliath for infringing upon their federally registered trademark and common law trademark […]
Photo Credit: Anirudh Koul / CC by 3.0 About seven months after asking Spotify to remove his comedy albums amid a broader royalties dispute, stand-up star Lewis Black has officially filed a copyright infringement lawsuit […]
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa TikTok rival Triller has formally filed for a direct listing via an initial public offering, execs have announced, with shares expected to begin trading (as “ILLR”) by September. The short-form video-sharing […]
The 65-year-old model and actress cites ‘irreconcilable differences’ as legal grounds for her divorce from billionaire husband Murdoch Jerry Hall has officially filed for divorce from billionaire husband Rupert Murdoch on Friday, July 1, six […]
The estate of photographer Chi Modu, who passed away in May of 2021, is officially suing Universal Music Group (UMG) for copyright infringement over the major label’s allegedly unauthorized use of a Tupac Shakur photo. […]
The Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) has officially filed a petition against performing rights organizations (PROs) ASCAP and BMI “for the determination of reasonable final license fees.” The Radio Music License Committee – which settled […]
B.o.B performing live. Photo Credit: Mark Guim Rapper B.o.B (full name Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.) is officially facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit from Round Hill Music, its namesake royalty fund, and an entity called Artists Rights […]
Are NeNe Leakes and Marlo Hampton still good girlfriends? That’s the question that’s being asked after NeNe made some questionable comments about the new full-time peach holder. Source: Bravo / Getty In case you’ve been […]
A Real Housewife of Atlanta was defended by an unlikely ally who put her husband in his place. In a surprising moment during Sunday’s episode of #RHOA, Drew Sidora was defended by Kenya Moore […]
Photo Credit: Pandora In February, following a much-publicized licensing dispute, multiple comedians (and Word Collections clients) sued Pandora for allegedly failing to license their comedy albums’ underlying compositions. Now, Pandora has fired back with a […]
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS In celebration of BTS’ recent residency in Las Vegas, Kayla and Bethany of Stanning BTS host a new Vegas-themed episode of The FanFic Files. Kayla shares “Black Swan” by Charjooning, […]
Photo Credit: Bored Ape Yacht Club Universal Music Group has filed four trademarks tied to its Bored Apes band ambitions. The music giant purchased Bored Ape #5537 back in March 2022 for 125 ETH. UMG […]
A Steinway & Sons piano. Photo Credit: Filipp Romanovski Steinway Musical Instruments Holdings, the entity behind 169-year-old piano company Steinway & Sons, has revealed plans to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). […]
In case you missed it, there was a recent cast shakeup to The Real Housewives of Orange County. Kelly Dodd, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, and Emily Simpson were let go from the cast, and Bravo brought on Noella Bergener, Nicole James, and […]
For rapper Everlast, his marriage is not everlasting … because his wife just filed for divorce. The House of Pain front man’s wife, Lіѕа Schrody, beelined it to a California courthouse Wednesday and filed divorce […]