Last Friday (August 25), a copyright case against Future was tossed, Billboard reports. A lesser-known rapper from Virginia, DaQuan Robinson, claimed that Future copied him on his 2018 track “When I Think About It”.
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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Offset has filed to dismiss his 2022 lawsuit against Quality Control Music, the label to which Migos was signed, according to legal documents obtained by Variety. The documents, dated August 4 and filed Tuesday call for immediate dismissal with prejudice. TMZ first reported the news; reps for Offset and Quality Control declined comment when contacted by Variety.
In the lawsuit, filed last August, Offset maintained that QC continued to claim ownership of his recent solo releases despite the rapper buying back the rights in a 2021 deal, for which he “paid handsomely,” according to the complaint. He said the label’s ownership claim over his solo recording and songwriting was “wrongful and knowingly violates Offset’s rights to his own music.” Just two months later, Migos member Takeoff was murdered in a shooting outside a Houston bowling alley in which police said he was an “innocent bystander.” Both Offset and Migos’ other member, Quavo, are pursuing solo careers, but both have paid tribute to their late bandmate and performed together at the BET Awards in his honor. As noted in a Variety cover story from May, Offset has completed his next solo album and plans to release it through Capitol Music Group in the coming weeks.
He released a single from the project, “Jealousy,” a collaboration with his wife, Cardi B, on July 28. “This is me going full-fledged into my solo career,” he told Variety earlier this year. “The objective is to do it fully and smash shit and fuck the game up as a solo artist.
I’m coming through, bustin’ through the door. It’s all set, my next chapter. It’s my time.” Quavo’s new solo album, “Rocket Power,” is scheduled for release on Quality Control on August 18.
.Last Friday (August 25), a copyright case against Future was tossed, Billboard reports. A lesser-known rapper from Virginia, DaQuan Robinson, claimed that Future copied him on his 2018 track “When I Think About It”.
R. Kelly’s legal troubles continue.
DEALSRound Hill Music has acquired Canadian music company Linus Entertainment, bringing with it a catalogue of over 3000 songs and 20,000 master recordings. “This investment includes some of the most celebrated music and performers to come out of Canada and supports our strategy of investing in and supporting the growth of iconic music”, says Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss.
As expected, a US appeals court has revived lawsuits filed against companies owned by the Michael Jackson Estate by two men who claim that, as children, they were sexually abused by the late pop star.To date, that litigation has been stalled by legal technicalities. However, as the lawsuits now proceed, a legal rep for the estate insisted on Friday that “we remain fully confident that Michael is innocent of these allegations, which are contrary to all credible evidence and independent corroboration”.James Safechuck and Wade Robson both accuse Jackson of abusing them as children.
Michael Oher‘s former football coach is speaking out about the NFL star’s legal petition against the Tuohy family.
FIFTY FIFTY have spoken out for the first time since the start of the lawsuit against their label Attrakt.On August 17, handwritten statements in both English and Korean allegedly from FIFTY FIFTY were posted on a brand-new Instagram account without a profile picture. A representative of the girl group have since confirmed that the letters were indeed written by the members, per Herald Pop.In their letter, FIFTY FIFTY said they decided to “put our hesitation aside and [step] up to share our position” due to the “[confusing] current media and press coverage”.“Misunderstandings and accusations have been snowballing.
LOONA member Chuu in her contract lawsuit against Blockberry Creative.Today (August 17), several South Korean news outlets reported that the 23-year-old idol has won her lawsuit against the K-pop agency over her exclusive contract. Chuu had initially filed for a provisional injunction to suspend her contract with Blockberry in January 2022, which was accepted by the court.The 12th Civil Division of the Seoul Northern District Court has now officially nullified her contract with the agency.
A consortium of major record labels including UMG, Sony, and Capitol have launched a copyright lawsuit against Internet Archive. The full complaint, which can be read here via Music Business Worldwide, targets the online library’s “Great 78 Project,” a digitized collection of 78-rpm records produced prior to 1972.
Sandra Bullock out of the ongoing legal drama between Michael Oher and the Tuohy family. Aaron, who played Oher in the 2009 hit film, spoke out about his former co-star, who took home an Oscar for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in the film about the NFL star and the family who took him in. Oher filed a lawsuit against the Tuohy family on Monday, alleging that they tricked him into a conservatorship shortly after he turned 18.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urged The Walt Disney Co. to drop its lawsuit against him, while telling CNBC that he has “moved on” from his battle with company and that it should drop the lawsuit against him.
Tyrese Gibson has filed a lawsuit against Home Depot.
Offset has reportedly dropped his lawsuit against his former record label Quality Control Music after reaching a settlement.Offset signed a production agreement with the Atlanta-based record label for his work in Migos and as a solo artist in 2013. In February 2017, the rap trio signed with Motown and Capitol Records due to QC entering a joint venture with the former.
Lizzo issued a response to the lawsuit that was filed against her by former dancers from her team earlier this week. However, a new report revealed what’s going on with her camp behind the scenes.
One of the former dancers involved in the lawsuit against Lizzo is addressing a resurfaced clip of herself speaking favorably about the hitmaker.
Leah Remini is suing the Church of Scientology. On Wednesday, the 53-year-old actress filed a California lawsuit against the church she's long spoken out against for civil harassment, stalking, intentional inflection of emotional distress, tortious interference with contractual relationship, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, defamation and false light.
Leah Remini is attempting to take back her power by filing a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology for allegedly trying to “destroy” her life.
Leah Remini is taking the Church of Scientology and its leader, David Miscavige, to court.
The Church of Scientology is facing a fresh lawsuit.
Three of Lizzo’s former dancers are suing the singer, accusing her of creating a hostile work environment and allegedly pressuring them to participate in a nude photoshoot, Us Weekly can confirm.
Three of Lizzo’s former backup dancers have filed a lawsuit against the singer.