Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell’s widow sued the musician’s former bandmates Monday, claiming they wrongfully withheld hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid royalties from the deceased grunge icon’s unreleased songs.
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Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z is suing a small online Australian retailer for profiting from the use of his name and hit song “99 Problems” in books that teach children the alphabet.
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Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said on Thursday the band had shelved plans to go on tour to promote their latest album over concerns about the environmental impact of concerts.
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Many people claim music is a universal language. They feel it in their bodies through dance or in the emotions each song seems to tap into by allowing the person to revisit when they first heard a tune – either as children during a lullaby, during a funeral procession, after a religious experience or when they first fell in love.
Read moreActress Sharon Stone sued aspiring Chelsea Chanel Dudley pka Chanel West Coast in federal court, claiming she violates trademark in a song called “Sharon Stoned.”
Read moreAn attorney for Universal Music Group told a federal judge Monday that artists seeking a cut of an insurance settlement from a 2008 fire that destroyed their master recordings have no stake in the matter since recordings belong solely to the label.
Read moreA British musician who launched a public appeal after leaving his 310-year-old violin on a train was reunited with the undamaged instrument in a secretive meeting in a supermarket car park.
Read moreA federal judge denied singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s request for summary judgment on his former manager Eric Podwall’s claim for unpaid commissions.
Read moreIn an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit remanded Lennie Williams’ (Tower of Power) class action complaint that Warner Music underpaid “royalties owed to potentially thousands of persons and entities for sound recordings streamed in foreign countries.”
Read morePop superstar Taylor Swift can’t shake off a copyright lawsuit over her 2014 hit “Shake It Off,” which the Ninth Circuit revived Monday.
Read moreA British railway company said on Monday it was helping a renowned violinist track down a 310-year-old violin he accidentally left on a train.
Read moreThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. sued The Pimps aka The Good Year Pimps and its five members in federal court, claiming the rock band violates trademark despite agreeing to stop it.
Read moreNashville’s sheriff says there’s proof that Johnny Cash was granted law enforcement authority four decades ago.
Read moreMusic star Lizzo asked a judge Wednesday to find three songwriters who claimed to have helped write her hit “Truth Hurts” – and then said they had nothing to do with it before claiming again they’re co-writers – have no rights to the song or its profits.
Read moreAttorneys for HBO said Monday they will appeal a federal judge’s order denying the network’s request to keep a dispute with the estate of pop legend Michael Jackson over the “Leaving Neverland” documentary out of arbitration.
Read moreA black high school senior sued the Troup County School System, its superintendent and the principal of LaGrange High School in federal court for expelling him for making a rap video, out of school, in the summer, and posting it on YouTube.
Read moreA popular K-pop star who had long been the target of abusive online comments was found dead at her home Monday, South Korean police said.
Read moreSporting a black quiff and sideburns, Ahmad Zahir sang of love and heartbreak in liberal 1970s Kabul — a city now plagued by war and suffering, but where the popularity of Afghanistan’s “Elvis” remains undimmed 40 years after his death.
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