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 »
The Justice Department has sued a California ticket broker and three of its executives, accusing them of bypassing online purchase limits to acquire more than 18.5 million tickets and generate at least $120.8 million in resale profits. The October 15, 2026, lawsuit alleges that REPS & Company used thousands of... Read More »
Sean "Diddy" Combs has been transferred from a New Jersey federal prison to a low-security facility in Pennsylvania following allegations that he obtained contraband, received special treatment from other inmates, and suffered a head injury while in custody. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed the October 16, 2026, move but declined... Read More »
Pop star Dua Lipa is fighting Samsung's attempt to dismiss her $15 million federal lawsuit over the use of her photograph on television packaging, arguing in an October 16, 2026, court filing that the electronics giant exploited her likeness without permission and falsely suggested she endorsed its products.In her response... Read More »
The owners of the Golden Globe Awards are suing the nonprofit foundation created as part of the deal that sold the Hollywood awards show, accusing the charity of illegally using the Golden Globe name for fundraising, events, and merchandise.Golden Globes LLC and Eldridge Globes LLC filed the trademark infringement lawsuit... Read More »
Kanye West has been ordered to pay another $181,433.93 in attorneys' fees and court costs after losing a lawsuit brought by a former worker at his $57 million Malibu mansion, bringing the total awarded in the case to more than $321,000.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brock Hammond issued the... Read More »
Disney accused the Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission of using its power over ABC's broadcast licenses to punish the network for its programming, arguing in an October 12, 2026, court filing that the agency deliberately chose a regulatory process intended to pressure the company while avoiding immediate judicial review.The allegation... Read More »
Larry David saw O.J. Simpson at an exclusive Los Angeles country club on June 12, 1994, just hours before Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered, according to a new biography of the Seinfeld co-creator.The encounter took place during breakfast at the Riviera Country Club, where David was dining... Read More »
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the former Compton gang leader convicted of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, was sentenced on October 13, 2026, to 40 years to life in prison, nearly three decades after the fatal drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny imposed... Read More »
Dolly Parton's nephew and former security chief is fighting a Tennessee restraining order obtained by the late singer's estate, accusing its managers of turning private messages between friends into allegations of violent threats.In an October 13, 2026, court filing, Bryan Seaver asked a Nashville judge to dissolve the order, arguing... Read More »
Warner Music Group has sued the parent company of Ray-Ban and Oakley, accusing the eyewear giant and several affiliates of using 427 copyrighted songs and recordings in social media advertisements without permission, potentially exposing the companies to more than $64 million in statutory damages.Filed October 9, 2026, in Manhattan federal... Read More »
Grammy-winning singer Muni Long has won a federal court ruling blocking her former managers from obtaining her medical records in a defamation dispute over her allegation that they tried to have her involuntarily committed to a mental health facility.In an October 8, 2026, order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn ruled... Read More »
Independent musicians say their original songs have disappeared from Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms after DistroKid began removing recordings in response to a copyright lawsuit from Universal Music Group, leaving some artists with copyright strikes, frozen royalty payments and little explanation of what they allegedly infringed.DistroKid confirmed that... Read More »
Actress Selma Blair has pleaded not guilty to assault charges after allegedly attacking a police officer and hospital nurse following a disturbance aboard a Delta Air Lines flight in which two flight attendants were injured, while federal authorities separately pursue allegations involving the crew.Blair, 54, appeared in Queens Criminal Court... Read More »
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