Instacart has agreed to pay $60 million and change how it presents delivery fees, refunds, and subscription enrollments under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, according to federal court records. The agreement would impose long-term rules on how the company presents pricing information and subscription terms. The settlement resolves... Read More »
Jane’s Addiction and frontman Perry Farrell have formally resolved their legal dispute stemming from a highly publicized onstage altercation in 2024, bringing a definitive close to one of the most turbulent chapters in the band’s history. According to court documents, band members of Jane’s Addiction, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and... Read More »
Mariah Carey has been awarded more than $92,000 in attorney’s fees following the dismissal of a copyright infringement lawsuit that alleged her holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” unlawfully copied an earlier song of the same name. The decision marks a decisive conclusion to a case that... Read More »
Avicii’s former manager, Ash Pournouri, has filed a lawsuit in Sweden against the estate of the late DJ, alleging that a Netflix documentary and two subsequent books defamed him by presenting a distorted and damaging portrayal of his role in the artist’s career. The lawsuit, filed in Stockholm District Court,... Read More »
A federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of Karl Jordan Jr., one of two men found guilty last year in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, marking a major development in one of hip-hop’s longest-running criminal cases. On Friday, U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall ruled that prosecutors... Read More »
Bronx drill rapper Kay Flock, born Kevin Perez, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison following his conviction in a sweeping racketeering case that prosecutors say tied his rising music career to a pattern of violent criminal activity across New York City. The sentence was handed down by... Read More »
Jelly Roll has been formally pardoned by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, closing a chapter on a criminal record that has long shadowed, and in many ways, shaped the country-rap artist’s career. The decision, first reported by the Associated Press, was finalized Thursday after months of review by state officials. Governor... Read More »
Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced in absentia to nine months in prison in Romania following an appeal related to a drug possession case stemming from a 2024 concert appearance. The ruling follows an incident in July 2024, when the rapper, born Cameron Jibril Thomaz, was briefly detained after allegedly smoking... Read More »
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a surf and lifestyle company cannot use trademark law to stop Lady Gaga from selling merchandise tied to her Mayhem era, delivering a significant early setback to the company’s $100 million infringement lawsuit against the pop star. In an order issued... Read More »
Lizzo has secured a partial legal victory in the ongoing lawsuit filed by several former backup dancers, with a Los Angeles judge dismissing claims that the pop star fat-shamed one of the plaintiffs and terminated her because of weight gain. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2023 by former dancers Arianna... Read More »
