News Mary J. Blige’s ‘Real Love’ subject of copyright infringement lawsuit filed against UMPGA new lawsuit alleges the composition of Mary J. Blige's 'Real Love' uses a sample from The Honey Drippers without permission
News Major labels’ $1bn copyright win against Cox Communications overturned on appealA federal appeals court in Virginia has overturned a 2019 verdict against Cox Communications
News Sony Music sues Whitney Houston biopic producers over alleged unpaid song licensesSony Music says the producers of 'Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody' never paid for using Houston's music in the bopic
News New York City sues TikTok, YouTube and other social media giants over ‘youth mental health crisis’"These companies have chosen profit over the wellbeing of children by intentionally designing their platforms with manipulative and addictive features..."
News The MLC sues Pandora for allegedly underpaying royalties and late fees"Our team repeatedly sought to resolve this issue directly with Pandora, but Pandora has refused to correct their reporting or royalty payments"
News Travis Scott sued for alleged copyright infringement over ‘Stargazing’ and ‘Til Further Notice’A vocal line from a 1991 track was used without permission in 'Stargazing' and 'Til Further Notice,' a new lawsuit alleges
News Hip-hop producer Turbo the Great sued over ‘Run that back Turbo’ producer tagA Georgia-based musician and songwriter claims that he contributed to Turbo's producer tag
News New York AG sues SiriusXM over alleged ‘trapping’ of consumers in ‘unwanted subscriptions’New York state's top law enforcer alleges SiriusXM is breaking the law by making it difficult to cancel subscriptions.
News Lil Durk sued by fintech startup for $12m over alleged ‘fraud’Exceed Talent Capital says Lil Durk sold them the rights to one of his songs, despite another party owning those rights
News Juice WRLD estate, Dr. Luke sued over royalties for ‘Not Enough’The lawsuit also names as a defendant music publisher Opus Music Group, which acquired a large stake in Juice WRLD’s catalog earlier this year.
Analysis OpenAI’s response to Sarah Silverman’s lawsuit shows music rightsholders could be in for a tough fight over copyright and AIOpenAI says a lawsuit over its use of copyrighted materials in training AI algorithms is based on an 'erroneous' understanding of copyright law
News Sony, Universal sue Internet Archive over alleged ‘massive ongoing violation’ of music copyrightsComplaint claims that "hundreds of thousands" of tracks have been digitized from 78-rpm vinyls and posted to the site
News DistroKid faces potential class-action lawsuit over how it handles takedown requestsComplaint argues that DistroKid breached its fiduciary duty
News Court dismisses shareholder lawsuit over Block’s purchase of TIDALTech company led by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey purchased Jay-Z's music streaming service TIDAL in 2021
News Lauren Spencer-Smith’s ex-manager files $45m lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging ‘libel,’ ‘slander,’ ‘tortious interference’The lawsuit seeks USD $45 million in damages, including $25 million for alleged defamatory conduct