George Clinton sues UMG, alleging over $1.1M in royalties have been withheld for more than three years
Legendary funk musician George Clinton has sued Universal Music Group‘s UMG Recordings, alleging the label has withheld 100% of his ...
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Sony Music sued by Lit, the band behind pop-punk hit ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ over alleged unpaid streaming royalties
Lit — the rock band best known for their 1999 hit My Own Worst Enemy — are suing Sony Music ...
K-pop industry eyes royalties boost as China’s copyright body signs deals with Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music
The Music Copyright Society of China (MCSC), a collective rights management organization based in China, has signed licensing deals with ...
Cher prevails in long-running royalties battle with Sonny Bono’s estate
Cher has won most of a lawsuit she brought against Sonny Bono’s estate over the royalties from recordings and compositions ...
Jorja Smith’s label FAMM seeks share of royalties from viral track ‘I Run’ amid AI allegations, calls for industry ‘guardrails’ to protect artists
The independent record label of Jorja Smith is demanding a share of royalties from the viral dance track I Run, ...
Cam’ron Takes J. Cole To Court Over “Ready 24” Unpaid Royalties
Cam’ron filed a lawsuit against J. Cole over the release of their song “Ready 24,” claiming he was never paid ...
Music Nation Launches in UAE to Collect Royalties with BMI Partnership
For years, the Middle East has been regarded as the next hot music market – for talent, streaming and even ...
SoundExchange launches appeal of ruling in SiriusXM lawsuit, says satellite radio firm has underpaid royalties by $400M
US-headquartered performance rights organization SoundExchange is appealing its loss of a lawsuit against SiriusXM over allegedly underpaid royalties.“In filing of ...
Duplicate Works, Diverted Royalties, and What the MLC Isn’t Catching
Image by Mohamad HassanThe first in a multi-part investigation into how duplicate registrations, orphan ISRC policies, and manual-only dispute handling ...
UK tribunal rejects Blur drummer’s class action lawsuit against PRS For Music over ‘black box’ royalties
A UK judicial tribunal has rejected a proposed class action lawsuit against performance rights organization PRS for Music over how ...
