R&B singer R. Kelly is now facing bribery charges for the fake ID he used to marry Aaliyah. The charges were revealed in an unsealed indictment this afternoon. Federal prosecutors in New York’s Eastern District accuse the singer of bribing a …
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Chris Brown Ordered to Stop Owning Pet Monkeys by a California Judge
A Los Angeles judge has ruled Chris Brown must give up all rights to his former pet monkey. Brown must pay for its care and must not buy a new one to have charges dropped. The 30-year-old singer was facing charges of illegal animal ownership. He was al…
TuneIn’s Legal Battle With Sony Music, Warner Music Heading Toward Appeal
TuneIn announced that it has gotten approval to appeal last month’s decision in a U.K. court that found that it infringed on the copyrights of Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music U.K. On November 1, U.K. High Court Judge Colin Birss ruled t…
TikTok Faces Legal Action for Massive Child Privacy Violations
The parents of a pair of underage TikTok users are suing the company, claiming that the app has exposed the personal information of children under the age of 13. The class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
Federal Judge Orders Universal Music To Hand Over Critical 2008 Fire Evidence
A federal judge in California has ordered Universal Music Group (UMG) to provide discovery evidence requested by litigating artists. The order is the latest development in a class action lawsuit filed by artists in response to the fire at the Universal…
Genius Sues Google and LyricFind for $50 Million Over Stolen Lyrics
Lyrics website Genius is suing Google and its partner Lyricfind for $50 million, claiming that the companies are knowingly copying song lyrics from its site as well as employing anti-competitive practices. Google commonly displays song lyrics in respon…
Jung Joon-young, Choi Jong-hoon Headed to Prison Over Sexual Assault Charges
A court in Seoul sentenced K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon to prison for having sex with women who were not capable of resisting them. The Seoul Central District Court gave Jung, who is a popular singer and songwriter, a six-year jail se…
Marc Jacobs Countersues Nirvana Over Smiley Face Design
In response to a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against them by Nirvana over its iconic smiley face design, designer Marc Jacobs is countersuing the band. In their countersuit, the designer is asking the court to declare that the band’s c…
Hacker Shows Just How Easy It Is To Leak Unreleased Music
A 27-year-old hacker demonstrated just how easy it is to acquire and leak unreleased music, according to an indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan. Christian Erazo and a group of other hackers allegedly hacked the social medi…
Recording Academy Settles Ugly Lawsuit Over Harassment, Wrongful Termination, and Financial Impropriety
Dana Tomarken, who is a former vice president of MusiCares and the Grammy Foundation, has settled her lawsuit against the Recording Academy. While Tomarken dismissed the suit, which charged the Academy with wrongful termination and discrimination among…