Aaliyah’s estate is in the process of bringing her music to streaming services. Part of his disarray around her business affairs is that each song album was distributed through a different label. Currently, only a handful of her singles are legally available on streaming services. Aaliyah’s estate is “arguably the most popular catalog” not to...Read More
Kevin Costner has filed a $15M lawsuit against his former business executive, Jim Wilson. The two met in 1983 and built a friendship over the years after Costner hired Wilson to serve as the Executive VP for his production company, TIG Productions, amongst other credits. Reportedly, Wilson made over $35M from his ongoing business relationship...Read More
Nicki Minaj agreed is to pay singer-songwriter, Tracy Chapman, $450,000 over a copyright dispute over the leaked song, “Sorry,” where Minaj sampled from an old Tracy Chapman song. The song was played on the radio by DJ Funkmaster Flex in 2018, and then Chapman sued Minaj. Chapman said the leaked song had, “borrowed heavily from...Read More
After nearly a year, Regal Cinemas has said that they hope to reopen theaters in New York City and Los Angeles by March 2021. As more and more movies intended for theatrical release were pushed to 2021, the only two films that had a release in 2020 were Tenet and Wonder Woman 1984, and a few movies went straight to...Read More
In June, Lil Wayne sold his masters to Universal Music Group for $100 million. The sale documents reveal the masters of other Young Money artists were included, such as Drake, Nicki Mina, and Tyga. The sale was disclosed in a lawsuit filed by Tunechi’s former manager Ronald E. Sweeney, who is suing Wayne for $20M for failing...Read More
