A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a large-scale fraud scheme that used artificial intelligence and automated streaming to generate millions in music royalties. Michael Smith, 54, entered a guilty plea in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The case was heard before... Read More »
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spent hours on the witness stand this week defending the company’s pricing practices and business structure as part of a federal antitrust trial that could reshape the live entertainment industry. The case, brought by a coalition of states following a 2024 lawsuit from the Department... Read More »
Kevin Spacey has reached out-of-court settlements in three civil sexual assault cases in London, bringing an end to legal proceedings that had been scheduled to go to trial later this year. The cases, which involved allegations spanning more than a decade, were set to be heard in the U.K. High... Read More »
Music company BMG has filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, alleging that the artificial intelligence firm used copyrighted song lyrics without authorization to train its chatbot, Claude. The complaint, filed in federal court in California, claims Anthropic incorporated lyrics from artists including Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, and The Rolling... Read More »
Mystikal has entered a guilty plea to a charge of third-degree rape in connection with his 2022 arrest in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, according to court proceedings. The plea replaces earlier charges that included first-degree rape, along with allegations of robbery, domestic abuse battery, and false imprisonment. The rapper, born Michael... Read More »
Bad Bunny has prevailed in a copyright lawsuit tied to the song “Enséñame a Bailar,” a track from his 2022 album Un Verano Sin Tí, after the producer who filed the case failed to continue pursuing the claim in court. The lawsuit was originally filed in May 2025 by Nigerian... Read More »
A coalition of hip-hop artists and legal advocates is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to examine a Texas death penalty case involving the use of rap lyrics as evidence. Among those supporting the appeal is rapper Travis Scott, whose legal team submitted an amicus brief arguing that prosecutors improperly relied... Read More »
A California jury has found rapper and fashion entrepreneur Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, partially liable in a civil lawsuit brought by a former worker who claimed he was injured while working on the artist’s controversial Malibu property renovation. The case, decided Wednesday, stems from a lawsuit filed... Read More »
Mickey Rourke has been evicted from his Los Angeles residence after a court ruled he failed to pay nearly $60,000 in overdue rent. According to court records from the Los Angeles County Superior Court, a judge ruled in favor of Rourke’s landlord in an unlawful detainer case after the actor... Read More »
Live Nation Entertainment and its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster have reached a settlement with the United States Department of Justice in a major antitrust case that began trial proceedings last week in New York. The agreement avoids the breakup of the two companies, which merged in 2010 and together dominate large... Read More »
A woman was arrested Sunday after allegedly firing multiple shots toward the Los Angeles–area home of Rihanna, authorities said. The singer was reportedly inside the residence at the time of the incident, though no injuries were reported. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to reports of gunfire... Read More »
A civil lawsuit involving Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, moved into another tense phase this week as testimony continued in Los Angeles over renovation work at the artist’s Malibu property. The case centers on Tony Saxon, a construction worker who claims he was improperly terminated and injured while... Read More »
A closely watched antitrust trial against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster began this week in federal court, with U.S. prosecutors arguing that the company’s dominance has distorted the entire live music industry. The case, brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, centers on allegations that Live Nation... Read More »
Justin Timberlake has filed a petition in an effort to prevent the public release of body camera footage from his June 18, 2024, traffic stop and arrest in Sag Harbor, New York. The filing, submitted on March 2, comes months after Timberlake pleaded guilty to a reduced charge stemming from... Read More »
Sean Combs is now scheduled for release from federal prison on April 25, 2028, according to updated records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The revised date moves his expected return home forward by more than five weeks. Combs, 56, is currently serving a 50-month sentence at FCI Fort Dix,... Read More »
