The misdemeanor filed against the rapper is punishable by no more than 90 days of imprisonment and a $500 fine.
In this week's Legal Beat, Ed Sheeran heads to trial over “Let’s Get It On,” Drake faces a sampling suit, Afroman gets help from the ACLU and much more.
Nearly a decade after "Thinking Out Loud" climbed the charts, Sheeran will head to court to fight accusations that it was copied from Gaye's iconic slow jam.
In December, the singer was found guilty for the 2020 shooting.
The Fugees rapper's trial included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio & former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The group is demanding the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Ohio cops who say Afroman broke the law by publicizing images of the guns-drawn raid on his home.
A Ghanaian rapper says he got an email trying to clear the sample, but that Drake released the song before he was able to respond.
In this week's Legal Beat, an AI-generated Drake song goes viral, Cam'ron is sued for using a photo of himself, Megan lobs new claims at her label and much more.
Artists and labels have legal tools to fight fakes created by artificial intelligence, but massive questions about AI-generated music loom unanswered.
His team said that the "Ghetto Supastar" MC was trying to reinvent himself by entering the political arena.
