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 videos posted […]
Stephen Amell has a new target in his sights — the guy’s taking his neighbors to court over what he claims is an unpermitted animal adoption biz … one that he says is super loud […]
Diana Jenkins, a star on Bravo’s hit show “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” filed a lawsuit Thursday against “bots” she claims targeted her co-star’s 14-year-old son with racist messages, which Jenkins was then blamed […]
Welp, the saga continues for Bishop Lamor Whitehead, aka Grand Pastor Flash, the holy man who was robbed by gunpoint while delivering a Sunday sermon. Source: New York Daily News / Getty We previously reported that […]
Photo Credit: GabboT / CC by 2.0 The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz sues the FBI over a ‘secret dossier’ they allegedly held of the band. Micky Dolenz, the 77-year-old former drummer and vocalist for the 1960s […]
Sony Music has sued Triller Inc. for alleged copyright infringement, saying the TikTok rival refused to pay millions for licensing songs like Doja Cat’s “Say So” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.” New York-based […]
Photo Credit: Jørund Føreland Pedersen / CC by 4.0 Rapper Offset is suing label Quality Control over the right to control his solo catalog. Offset has filed a lawsuit that accuses Quality Control Records of […]
George Lopez. Photo Credit: Maggiejumps George Lopez has officially become the latest comedian to sue Pandora for copyright infringement amid a broader rights-related battle. The 61-year-old actor and stand-up star just recently submitted the straightforward […]
Housing inequality takes many forms, but it never ended. Source: Jeff Greenberg / Getty Even when Black people follow the rules to pursue the American dream, the game remains rigged. For a Black professor who […]
Rap Snacks is being sued over its Nicki Minaj-branded potato chips. According to Reuters, Mattel Inc. filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court last week, alleging the popular snack brand infringed on its long-standing Barbie trademark. […]
You can talk about Oprah, but don’t go ripping off her signature logo — that seems to be the message being sent by the media mogul herself in a new lawsuit. The legendary talk show […]
Photo Credit: Ranjith Alingal Google is suing Sonos over its voice control technology, claiming it violates Google patents. The move follows Sonos’ successful lawsuit against Google for at least five Sonos patents. As a result […]
Netflix is suing the songwriting team behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, which is based on the streamer’s hit series Bridgerton, for infringement. Deadline reports the streaming giant has filed a lawsuit against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in […]
Legendary house music artist Marshall Jefferson has launched a lawsuit against Kanye West on the basis of alleged copyright infringement. The complaint, filed in New York’s U.S. District Court, alleges West sampled Jefferson’s 1986 song “Move Your […]
SoundExchange is officially suing LiveOne and Slacker for allegedly failing to pay owed royalties for streams from the last five-plus years. SoundExchange, which collects digital performance royalties for recordings used on non-interactive music platforms (i.e. […]
Billboard has learned the estate of late legendary hip-hop photographer Chi Modu filed a lawsuit Friday against Universal Music Group over its use of a photo of Tupac Shakur in a blog post. The suit […]
Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Singer-songwriter H.E.R. is suing her label for release, citing a California statute limiting contract term length. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H.E.R., has filed […]
More than 11 years after signing to MBK Entertainment at the age of 14, H.E.R. is suing to be released from the label. In a lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles County Superior Court on […]
Kanye West is facing a lawsuit after a Texas pastor sued the rapper for sampling his sermon on “Come to Life,” a standout track from Ye’s 2021 album Donda. TMZ reports Bishop David Paul Moten has filed a […]
Photo Credit: Frank An (NetEase Building) China’s two largest DSPs are fighting. NetEase Cloud Music has sued Tencent Music. Here’s what we know. NetEase’s Cloud Music has sued Tencent Music Entertainment, accusing the latter of […]