The family of late pop singer Aaron Carter has settled its wrongful death claims against Walgreens and Santa Monica Medical Plaza Pharmacy over Xanax prescriptions filled before he died in 2022, leaving a dentist as the sole remaining defendant in a lawsuit headed to trial in January 2027.Attorneys for Carter's... Read More »
Kroger and LG Electronics are facing separate federal copyright lawsuits after the creator of TikTok's viral "Cheese Tax" song accused both companies of using his music in promotional videos without permission or payment.Musician Matthew Hobbs, who runs the popular Puppy Songs account, filed the lawsuits on October 19, 2026, in... Read More »
The American Federation of Musicians is escalating its fight with the nation's biggest record labels over artificial intelligence, demanding that Universal Music Group, Sony, Warner and Disney's Hollywood Records obtain musicians' consent and compensate them when their recordings are used to train AI systems.The union, which represents more than 80,000... Read More »
Former Disney star Erik von Detten is facing a financial elder abuse and fraud lawsuit from an elderly California couple who allege he persuaded them to spend $2.1 million on gold coins worth approximately $1.3 million, leaving them with roughly $900,000 in losses.Sheila Greenberg, 85, and her husband Norman, 97,... Read More »
Spotify has removed more than 50 million tracks it identified as spam or low-quality content from its music recommendations this year, expanding its crackdown on AI-generated uploads that threaten legitimate artists' visibility and streaming royalties.The streaming giant disclosed the figure Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in a progress report on its... Read More »
A Los Angeles judge is leaning toward keeping Lionsgate in a sexual assault lawsuit against Tyler Perry after an actor alleged that the studio learned of the filmmaker's alleged misconduct through an internal audit and failed to intervene.In a tentative ruling issued Monday, October 19, 2026, Los Angeles Superior Court... Read More »
Beyoncé's entertainment company is seeking sanctions against a music copyright owner and his attorney, accusing them of making contradictory ownership claims in a renewed lawsuit over the singer's 2022 hit "Alien Superstar."In court papers filed Thursday, October 15, 2026, Parkwood Entertainment asked a California federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit... Read More »
Mariah Carey has won a five-year defamation battle against her brother after a New York judge dismissed his lawsuit over allegations in the singer's bestselling memoir that he sold cocaine and spent time in prison.New York Supreme Court Justice Leslie A. Stroth dismissed Morgan Carey's remaining claims on Monday, October... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, October 19, 2026, upheld a ruling allowing songwriters to reclaim worldwide copyrights to songs they sold decades earlier, dealing a setback to Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Warner Music Group and BMG. The companies warned that the decision could disrupt billions of dollars in... Read More »
Amy Helm, daughter of the late Band drummer Levon Helm, has sued to regain control of her father's famed Woodstock music venue, accusing a minority shareholder of orchestrating an "illegal takeover" that removed her from management.The lawsuit, filed October 16, 2026, in the New York Supreme Court in Ulster County,... Read More »
The family of slain rapper Drakeo the Ruler has reached settlements with Live Nation and other companies accused of failing to protect him before he was fatally stabbed backstage at a Los Angeles music festival in December 2021. The agreements come nearly five years after his death, while separate negligence... Read More »
Rapper Pooh Shiesty has asked a federal judge to intervene over conditions at a Texas jail where his attorneys say he is confined to his cell for 23 hours a day despite having no disciplinary violations. In an emergency motion filed October 15, 2026, his lawyers argue that the isolation... Read More »
Rapper Cordae is facing a $25 million federal lawsuit from a record label seeking to block the release of his upcoming album with Anderson .Paak, alleging that the project violates an exclusive recording contract signed eight years ago. The suit, filed October 15, 2026, comes just eight days before Heavy... Read More »
Chance the Rapper has won another court ruling against his former manager, Pat Corcoran, who must surrender undisclosed commissions collected from the rapper's merchandise vendors and forfeit management fees that could total $1.5 million. Cook County Circuit Court Judge James E. Hanlon Jr. ruled October 13, 2026, that Corcoran breached... Read More »
Universal Music Group and Sony Music are asking a federal judge to force DistroKid to disclose how many AI-generated songs pass through its distribution service each month, arguing that the data could help establish market harm in their copyright lawsuit against AI music company Suno. The October 14, 2026, filing... Read More »
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