The California Labor Commission decided that Celine Dion does owe ICM Partners for unpaid commissions from a 2019 deal, based on a decades-old contract. Dion’s legal team has already stated that they plan to appeal the ruling and take the issue to a jury. The Commission’s ruling dictates: “ICM Partners is due 1.5% of the...Read More
Four years ago, the Broadway show producer of “Shuffle Along” sued its’ insurer, Lloyd’s of London, over the loss of coverage when the show had to end abruptly when the main actress became pregnant. Four years later, both parties have agreed to render the case “discontinued” and drop the case. The cases rested on whether...Read More
Taylor Swift recently announced that she is rerecording her entire catalog with Big Machine, as Scooter Braun looks to confirm the sale of her master recordings to a private equity company, Shamrock Holdings, for $300 million. Making it the second time her music, videos, and album art had been sold without her knowledge. The singer’s...Read More
The 1997 Selena movie producer, Moctesuma Esparza, is suing Netflix and Selena Quintanilla’s family members for $1 million over the upcoming Selena: The Series set to release in December. Esparza claims that he owned her life story’s rights and is alleging a breach of contract as shut out of the new series. “The two-part coming-of-age drama Selena: The Series explores the...Read More
In 2019, Kanye West produced an opera that chronicled a Babylonian empire monarch, Nebuchadnezzar. Reports are now indicating he is facing a lawsuit by employees for $1 million. Former employees are claiming they have not been paid in a year. The opera was directed by Venessa Beecroft and live-streamed on Tidal, and featured music from West’s Sunday...Read More
