Streaming and physical sales, led by vinyl, drive 11% growth in music copyright value, according to the annual report from Will Page.
A new case against the Rock Hall is just the latest in a campaign of lawsuits against Universal Music Group, Spotify, Ticketmaster, Mötley Crüe and many others.
The agreement will end a Brooklyn rapper's allegations that the 2023 hit was "strikingly similar" to his earlier track called “In That Mood.”
Members of his St. Lunatics crew - childhood friends from St. Louis - now say he “manipulated” them into thinking they’d be paid for their alleged work on the album.
The case was one of many, many sampling lawsuits the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has faced over the course of his prolific career.
Potentially seeking billions in damages, the music companies say Verizon refused to crack down on "blatant" piracy by its users.
The new rule clears up uncertainty about who gets paid streaming royalties when songwriters take back their music rights – a trickier question than it sounds.
A producer claimed he had “no doubt” that Megan's smash hit infringed his song, but a federal judge now says she has plenty of doubts.
A little-known New Orleans group claims one of the track's high-profile samples featured infringing lyrics. But a case over a three-word phrase could face long odds in court.
The NMPA's letter arrives just a week after The MLC filed a lawsuit against Spotify for "improperly" cutting royalties for songwriters and publishers.
