Suits and Litigation (Civil)

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The musician also added the author of a tweet that inspired the song’s signature “DNA test” line to the track’s credits. Source

The emo-rapper overdosed on a tour bus in 2017. His mother says those responsible for his welfare pushed him to perform and plied him with drugs. Source

Who wrote the 1971 song’s opening passage, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant or Randy Wolfe? The music industry is hoping to get an answer on what makes a song original. Source

The lawsuit accuses the fashion retailer of trying to convince customers on social media that it had partnered with the “7 Rings” singer. Source

The conductor’s suit and the company’s counterclaim each sought roughly $5.8 million in damages; whether money changed hands was not disclosed. Source

A jury found that the singer’s 2013 hit copied elements of a 2008 Christian rap song called “Joyful Noise.” Source

“I shouldn’t be thinking about legal precedent when I am trying to write a chorus,” a Beyoncé songwriter says, long after “Blurred Lines” changed the rules. Source

Once a band name turns into a brand name, there’s a strong incentive to continue on, even with a lineup that fans might not recognize. Source

Mr. Jackson died deep in debt. Now his estate is worth billions. Will the new film, “Leaving Neverland,” focused on two men’s accounts of sexual abuse, damage his posthumous career? Source

Elizabeth Rowe had claimed that her compensation was only about 75 percent that of her closest comparable colleague, a male oboist. Source


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