Music
Lawyer for Meek Mill Judge Lobs Federal Wiretap Suit
The makers of a docu-series about Meek Mill’s experience with Philadelphia justice officials were hit with a federal complaint Wednesday from a lawyer who says his off-the-record remarks were secretly recorded.
Read moreThelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk Jr. settled his federal complaint with North Coast Brewing Co. for the use of his late father’s name and image, for an undisclosed amount.
Read morePandora-Sirius Merger
A shareholder class action challenges the sale of Pandora Media to Sirius XM Holdings in a 1:1.44 stock swap valued at $3.5 billion, in Alameda County Court.
Read moreCopyright
The composer Paul Cheever claims in a federal complaint that Huawei Technologies distributed “tens of millions of illegal copies” of his copyrighted tune “A Casual Encounter,” preinstalling it in smartphones and tablet computers, without paying him a dime.
Read moreBono Thanks Congress for Ignoring Trump on AIDS Funding
Bono has a message for the U.S. Congress: Thanks for ignoring President Donald Trump.
Read moreChris Cornell
The family of rocker and former Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell sued a doctor they say overprescribed drugs that led to his death, which authorities ruled a suicide.
Read moreNicki Minaj
Tracy Chapman brought a federal complaint Monday against Nicki Minaj, claiming Minaj violated copyright on Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You” song in Minaj’s recording “Sorry.”
Read moreAssault
The Dominican music producer Sosobrita claims in court that reggaeton El Mayor Clasico hit him in the face on Sept. 20 while they were attending the Urban Awards Gala at the United Palace Theater.
Read moreThird Eye Blind
Kevin Cadogan, a founding member and lead guitarist of Third Eye Blind, brought a federal complaint against the band and its current lead singer Stephan Jenkins, claiming they re-released its 1997 debut album with four unreleased songs, without informing him or paying him.
Read moreMusic Royalties
Leonard Williams (Tower of Power) filed a class action against Warner Music Group, claiming it uses Hollywood accounting to defraud musicians of royalties from international streaming, in L.A. Superior Court.
Read moreGetting Better: Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Named Top Album in UK
The Beatles’ psychedelic masterwork “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” has been named the most popular British album in history.
Read moreJudge Sends Fyre Fest Fraudster to Prison
Fyre Festival promoter Billy McFarland was sentenced Thursday to six years in jail and $26 million in restitution for frauds that ran long after a disastrous 2017 concert in the Bahamas led to his arrest.
Read moreAppeals Court Lifts Curtain on Lynyrd Skynryd Biopic
The Second Circuit lifted a ban Wednesday on the release of a biopic that probes the 1977 plane crash that killed the front man and other members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Read moreNinth Circuit Revives ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Fight
The Ninth Circuit on Friday revived an ongoing spat on claims the opening guitar riff in Led Zeppelin’s rock epic “Stairway to Heaven” was lifted from another band’s song.
Read moreMary J. Blige
Golden Venus LLC claims in court that former tenant Mary J. Blige owes $58,200 in unpaid rent and damages on a Beverly Hills home.
Read moreSinger Elton John and Partner Win Libel Judgment
Singer Elton John and partner David Furnish have accepted an apology and undisclosed libel damages over a newspaper report that their dog severely injured a child while on a play date.
Read moreBelgian Court Rules Out Extradition for Spanish Rapper
A Belgian court on Monday ruled that Spanish rapper Valtonyc should not be sent back to Spain, where he was sentenced to prison accused of writing lyrics that praise terror groups and insult the royal family.
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