Russell Brand's trial on seven rape and sexual assault-related charges involving six women began Monday in London, where a judge questioned prospective jurors about their exposure to earlier media allegations against the comedian before selecting a panel to hear the case.Brand, 51, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on October 12,... Read More »
Summer Walker is facing a lawsuit seeking at least $50 million after declaring she was walking away from her Interscope Records contract with the Universal Music Group-owned label, claiming the R&B singer still owes two studio albums and an EP under a deal she signed nearly a decade ago.In a... Read More »
A copyright lawsuit accusing Travis Scott of illegally sampling a repeated "alright" vocal hook on songs from his hit albums Astroworld and Utopia has been dropped after nearly three years, ending the dispute without a court ruling on whether the phrase qualifies for copyright protection.Songwriters Dion Norman and Derrick Ordogne... Read More »
Arizona has sued TikTok, accusing the social media company of deliberately designing its app to addict children and teenagers while concealing mental health risks and misleading parents about safety features intended to protect young users.Attorney General Kris Mayes filed the lawsuit on October 8, 2026, in Maricopa County Superior Court,... Read More »
Sean "Diddy" Combs' projected release from federal prison has been pushed back by 41 days, from January 21 to March 2, 2028, amid allegations that the music mogul received special meals, massages, and access to contraband devices while serving his sentence in New Jersey.The revised date appeared in Federal Bureau... Read More »
Kendrick Lamar's former record label, Top Dawg Entertainment, has won an appeal defeating a doxxing claim brought by two women who accused its executives of sexual misconduct, after the company publicly identified them despite their decision to sue anonymously.In an October 8, 2026, ruling, a California appeals court found that... Read More »
Kanye West has lost a bid to remove references to his antisemitic remarks and the Holocaust from a federal copyright lawsuit brought by German singer Alice Merton, who says she refused to let the rapper sample her music because of his public statements.U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha ruled on... Read More »
Halle Berry's 18-year-old daughter, Nahla Aubry, has entered her mother's custody battle with Olivier Martinez, filing a sworn declaration challenging allegations that the Oscar-winning actress physically abused her younger son and defending Berry's conduct as a parent.In documents filed October 5, 2026, in Los Angeles Superior Court, Aubry said she... Read More »
A music manager who claims he discovered Gigi Perez and secured her first major record deal alleges that Universal Music Group cut his company out of her breakout success, despite a contract entitling it to half the profits and certain ownership rights tied to her recordings.Josh Marshall, founder of Mogul... Read More »
Mia Goth has filed for divorce from Shia LaBeouf after nearly a decade of marriage, seeking primary legal and physical custody of their four-year-old daughter and asking a Los Angeles court to deny spousal support to both actors.The October 6, 2026, petition, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, cites irreconcilable... Read More »
Pharrell Williams is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by his longtime Neptunes partner Chad Hugo, arguing that Hugo still cannot identify the songs or recordings at the center of his copyright claims despite repeatedly revising his complaint.In an October 6, 2026, filing, Williams' attorneys argue... Read More »
Australia's music industry has warned lawmakers that weakening copyright protections to attract OpenAI and Anthropic could allow technology companies to train artificial intelligence models on copyrighted works without permission, threatening licensing rights for musicians, writers and other creators worldwide.Annabelle Herd, chief executive of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and... Read More »
Hard techno DJ Sara Landry has opened a new front in her legal battle with her former management company, accusing the firm of continuing to use her name and Hekate Records branding after their relationship ended.Landry IP LLC filed the lawsuit on October 6, 2026, in Manhattan federal court against... Read More »
A federal judge has sentenced a North Carolina musician to 18 months in prison for using AI-generated songs and thousands of automated accounts to produce billions of fake streams and collect more than $8 million in royalties, bringing the first U.S. criminal case over AI-assisted music streaming fraud to sentencing.U.S.... Read More »
Netflix’s attempt to overturn a ruling allowing Fiona Harvey’s $170 million Baby Reindeer defamation lawsuit to move forward has hit a new obstacle after a federal appeals court said it may lack jurisdiction to hear the company’s appeal.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order on... Read More »
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