9+ hour, 23+ min ago   (530+ words) Sam Smith and Normani are closer to facing a jury over their hit “Dancing With a Stranger” after a federal judge signaled Friday that he plans to reject their latest attempt to end a long-running copyright lawsuit before trial. U....

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (707+ words) A federal jury in Los Angeles began deliberating Wednesday in Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial after prosecutors accused the Chicago rapper of financing a deadly revenge plot and his attorneys argued the government built its case around cooperating witnesses seeking lighter…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (763+ words) Stella Lefty gave Noah Kahan a songwriting credit on her breakout hit “Boston” after his representatives raised concerns about its similarity to “Stick Season,” a decision the rising country-pop singer says was made to avoid a legal fight. Kahan did…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (480+ words) The lawsuit was filed Aug. 31 in federal court in Massachusetts by Isbell, David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, blues musician Guy Forsyth and jazz saxophonist Eduardo Calle. The musicians are seeking unspecified damages and a court order barring…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (474+ words) A federal judge has dismissed the remaining harassment and discrimination claims brought by wardrobe stylist Asha Daniels against Lizzo’s touring company, ending the nearly three-year lawsuit stemming from the singer’s 2023 European tour. U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha granted…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (785+ words) AI-generated music is facing new restrictions across streaming services and official charts as the recording industry begins setting rules for how artificial intelligence is disclosed and whether AI-made songs can compete for chart positions. Australia’s ARIA Charts began excluding wholly…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (568+ words) Musician Luigui Bleand and two affiliated companies have been ordered to pay $1.2 million after a federal court found they infringed copyrights covering 40 sound recordings and musical compositions controlled by independent Latin record labels and publishers. U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles ruled…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (459+ words) Sony argues Kroger knew separate permission was required because the company entered into at least 14 licensing agreements with the label between 2017 and 2025, including deals covering internet and social media use. The complaint also says Sony warned Kroger about the alleged…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (573+ words) A Los Angeles judge has ordered qualifying tour and entertainment payments owed to Chris Brown redirected to his former housekeeper as she seeks to collect the nearly $13 million judgment she won after being mauled by one of his dogs. Judge…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (566+ words) A federal judge has denied Bad Bunny’s request to recover more than $465,000 in legal fees after a copyright lawsuit over an allegedly unauthorized sample on Un Verano Sin Ti was dismissed earlier this year. Bad Bunny, whose legal name is…...