The Game’s independent label has sued Universal Music Group and Virgin Music Group, alleging the companies left more than $320,000 of an agreed $500,000 marketing budget unspent for his 2022 album Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mindand hurt the record’s sales, streams and royalties.100 Entertainment Inc. filed the breach-of-contract lawsuit September... Read More »
Jay-Z has gained a new path to try to revive his lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee after the woman who accused the rapper of rape recanted her allegations, even as a California appeals court refused to rehear his case.California’s Second District Court of Appeal denied Jay-Z’s rehearing request October 1,... Read More »
Chris Brown’s former housekeeper Maria Avila has accepted a reduced $9.5 million damages award over the 2020 dog attack at his Tarzana home, avoiding a new trial over how much the singer owes her after a jury originally awarded $12.9 million.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton gave... Read More »
A federal judge has dismissed most of Alec Baldwin’s civil rights claims against the prosecutors who pursued him over the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of “Rust,” ruling that they are protected by absolute prosecutorial immunity for conduct tied to their roles as advocates.U.S. District Judge Kea W. Riggs... Read More »
Lil Durk’s second federal trial has been pushed to August 30, 2027, extending the rapper’s legal battle nearly a year after his acquittal in the murder-for-hire case involving fellow rapper Quando Rondo.U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald approved the delay on September 30, 2026, moving an October 5 trial date... Read More »
Federal prosecutors are urging a Manhattan judge to sentence Michael Smith to at least 46 months in prison for a six-year AI music streaming fraud that generated more than $8 million in royalties, rejecting his request for probation ahead of his October 6 sentencing.Smith, 54, pleaded guilty on March 16,... Read More »
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued the organizers of Evolutions Festival, alleging they failed to refund more than $243,000 in advance ticket sales after canceling the 2025 event just 10 days before it was scheduled to begin. The complaint, filed September 29, names Evolutions Festival LLC, 845 Vibrations... Read More »
An Austrian judge has dismissed a privacy lawsuit brought by a man convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on Taylor Swift’s 2024 Eras Tour concerts in Vienna, ruling that Disney did not violate his privacy by briefly showing his parents’ home in a documentary series.The plaintiff, identified as Beran A.... Read More »
Oasis has sued its former sound engineer to block the sale of a vast archive of unreleased material, prompting an auction house to withdraw the collection just days before it was expected to go up for sale for as much as £1.6 million.Oasis, Noel and Liam Gallagher and Sony Music... Read More »
Former “American Idol” contestant and Ohio church music pastor Caleb Flynn has been convicted of murdering his wife after prosecutors told jurors he shot her twice in the head and staged a break-in while pursuing an affair with a younger woman.A Miami County jury found Flynn, 40, guilty on all... Read More »
The woman accused of firing about 20 rounds from an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna’s Los Angeles home has been found mentally competent to stand trial, restarting a criminal case that had been suspended for psychiatric evaluations.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi reinstated proceedings against Ivanna Ortiz on September... Read More »
Chris Brown’s former housekeeper must choose between accepting $9.5 million or returning to trial over damages after a Los Angeles judge ruled that her $12.9 million dog attack award was excessive.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton issued the conditional new trial order on September 29, 2026, days... Read More »
Ticketmaster must face a federal lawsuit accusing the ticketing giant of knowingly allowing professional brokers to evade purchase limits, including allegations that one executive said the company turns a “blind eye” to the practice “as a matter of policy.”U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong on September 28, 2026, rejected Ticketmaster... Read More »
Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko is asking a Los Angeles court for temporary authority to protect their 11-year-old daughter’s inheritance, citing allegations that outsiders destroyed the late actress’s emails and that jewelry and other personal property have disappeared or cannot be located.Klitschko filed the petition September 24, 2026, in Los... Read More »
Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees are facing a federal copyright lawsuit from two Florida brothers who claim their 2023 song “Pick It Up” copied lyrics and melody from a track the brothers released under the same title more than 30 years earlier.Van and Patrick Watler, who performed as the rap duo... Read More »
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