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Chris Cornell’s Widow Sues His Soundgarden Bandmates

December 9, 2019December 10, 2019 ERIKA WILLIAMS
Music, musicians, Royalties

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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Entertainment Trials 

Composer’s Copyright

December 6, 2019December 9, 2019 BRIEF
Copyright, dbrief4, Music

A federal court in New York dismissed a composer’s copyright suit against singer Romeo Santos over two songs titled “Eres Mia,” finding no reasonable jury could find a substantial similarity between them.

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Appeals Criminal Entertainment 

Murder Song

December 2, 2019December 3, 2019 BRIEF
dbrief3, evidence, murder, Music, Social Media

An appeals court in Indiana ruled that a song posted on social media was properly admitted as evidence in a murder and robbery trial. The defendant’s song – titled “I’m Different” – includes a description of the murder.

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Business Entertainment International 

Jay-Z Lawsuit Gives Australian Retailer 99 Problems

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Australia, books, children, Music, publicity rights, Publishing

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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Entertainment Environment International 

Coldplay Axes Tour Plans Over Pollution Fears

November 21, 2019November 22, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Climate change, concerts, emissions, Env4, Music

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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Arts Science 

Songs Found to Share Universal Patterns Across World’s Cultures

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 NATHAN SOLIS
culture, Music

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.

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Entertainment 

Sharon Stone

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 BRIEF
Brief5, celebrity, hip-hop, Los Angeles, Music, Trademark

Actress Sharon Stone sued aspiring Chelsea Chanel Dudley pka Chanel West Coast in federal court, claiming she violates trademark in a song called “Sharon Stoned.”

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Business Entertainment Trials 

Universal Says It Owes Artists Nothing for Fire That Destroyed Masters

November 4, 2019November 5, 2019 MARTIN MACIAS JR
Fire, Insurance, Music, Settlement

An 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.

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Criminal Entertainment International 

Centuries-Old Violin Returned in UK Carpark

November 4, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
London, Music, theft, United Kingdom

A 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.

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Arts Entertainment 

Smokey Robinson

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 BRIEF
celebrity, dbrief1, Music

A federal judge denied singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson’s request for summary judgment on his former manager Eric Podwall’s claim for unpaid commissions.

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Appeals Arts Entertainment 

Music Royalties

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019 BRIEF
Brief7, Music, Ninth Circuit, Royalties

In 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.”

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Appeals Entertainment 

Ninth Circuit Revives Copyright Spat Over Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’

October 28, 2019October 29, 2019 NATHAN SOLIS
celebrity, Copyright, eldCelebrity, Music, Ninth Circuit

Pop superstar Taylor Swift can’t shake off a copyright lawsuit over her 2014 hit “Shake It Off,” which the Ninth Circuit revived Monday.

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Entertainment International 

UK Train Firm Searches for Missing Rare Violin

October 28, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Music

A 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.

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Entertainment 

Trademark

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 BRIEF
Brief4, Music, Trademark

The 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.

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Entertainment Government Regional 

Nashville Sheriff Reveals Johnny Cash Was Once Deputized

October 24, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
celebrity, Law Enforcement, Music, Tennessee

Nashville’s sheriff says there’s proof that Johnny Cash was granted law enforcement authority four decades ago.

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Entertainment 

Truth Hurts

October 23, 2019 BRIEF
Brief7, Copyright, Music

Music 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.

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Appeals Entertainment 

Leaving Neverland

October 21, 2019October 22, 2019 BRIEF
arbitration, Brief7, celebrity, contract, Documentaries, Music, Ninth Circuit, television

Attorneys 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.

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Civil Rights Education Entertainment 

Constitution

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 BRIEF
Brief4, Constitution, Georgia, Music, schools, teens, therapy

A 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.

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Entertainment International 

Cyber-Bullied K-Pop Star Found Dead at Her Home

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
ap6, celebrity, Music, South Korea, suicide

A 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.

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Entertainment International 

Burning Love: Afghan Elvis’ Legacy Endures, Decades After Death

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Afghanistan, ap6, Music

Sporting 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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