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LegalSeptember 2

Dame Dash's bankruptcy trustee seeks to sell his likeness and music archive
The trustee has also questioned whether the Roc-A-Fella co-founder is truly broke, AllHipHop reported.
LegalSeptember 2

Rapper Famous Dex arrested on domestic battery charges
The alleged victim has described her injuries following the arrest.
LegalSeptember 2

Rapper Lil Durk asks for two scholars to explain drill to jurors
His side argues a jury needs help telling drill performance apart from claims about real events.
LegalSeptember 2

MO3 murder trial opens in Dallas with testimony from the rapper's mother
Prosecutors say Kewon White was paid to carry out the killing on Interstate 35E in November 2020.
LegalSeptember 2

Alanis Morissette sues her former tour manager over an alleged blackmail scheme
The complaint says Keren Urinov threatened drug trafficking claims unless she got a 15-year contract.
LegalSeptember 2

Judge weighs reconsidering ruling in Bad Bunny reggaeton copyright case
One lawyer called the plaintiffs' theory a "Frankenstein" of unrelated song fragments.
LegalSeptember 2

Bad Bunny wins a court ruling over the reggaeton dembow rhythm
Judge Andre Birotte Jr. found no single copyrighted work holds the pattern claimed.
LegalSeptember 2

Judge dismisses a stylist's lawsuit against singer Lizzo's touring company
Asha Daniels did not show conduct demonstrating hostility to women, the ruling found.
LegalSeptember 2

D4vd's old fake-blood merchandise video resurfaces during his murder case
A friend says his behavior grew withdrawn and secretive before his arrest, according to a new interview.
LegalSeptember 2

Gary Glitter denies eight historical sex offence charges in court
The singer, real name Paul Gadd, faces a three-week trial in November 2027.
LegalSeptember 2

Duane Keffe D Davis found guilty of rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder
It is the first conviction in a case that ran for almost 30 years, and he asked to appeal within minutes of the verdict.
LegalSeptember 2

Jason Isbell's Suno lawsuit rests on publicity rights, not copyright
The class action cites laws in 15 states and territories and asks a Boston federal court for damages.
LegalSeptember 2

Jason Isbell and David Lowery file a class action lawsuit against Suno
The 84-page complaint carries no copyright claim and argues identity rights instead.
LegalSeptember 2

Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas, 30 years on
Prosecutors say the rapper's killing was revenge for a beating, and that Duane Davis said so himself.
LegalSeptember 1

Judge dismisses the last claims in the Asha Daniels lawsuit against Lizzo
The singer says she is relieved; the wardrobe worker's lawyer is weighing an appeal.
LegalSeptember 1

Jason Isbell and David Lowery lead a class action lawsuit against Suno
The 84-page filing brings 17 publicity rights claims and no copyright claim at all.
LegalSeptember 1

Duane Davis is convicted of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
A Las Vegas jury took under three hours, days after a detective testified he was told to hold off arresting Davis in 2009.
LegalAugust 31

CJ Wallace wins a ruling as his defamation case moves to a damages hearing
A federal judge in Tampa refused to undo a default against Jonathan Hay and set an Oct. 8 date.
LegalAugust 31

Rapper The Game loses another court appeal over a 7.13 million judgment
Priscilla Rainey's collection campaign now points at the rapper's new album.
LegalAugust 31

Aaliyah's uncle blames his son in a lawsuit over the singer's 2001 plane crash
Barry Hankerson's filing against Jomo Hankerson is part of a wider fight over the Blackground Records catalogue.
LegalAugust 31

Sam Smith wishes they had written back to Tom Petty about Stay With Me
Petty and Jeff Lynne were added as co-writers in 2015 after publishers flagged the two choruses.
LegalAugust 31

Jermaine Dupri drops his 18 million dollar royalty suit against Sony Music
So So Def filed a voluntary dismissal before the label had answered the complaint.
LegalAugust 30

BigXthaPlug arrested on DUI and weapons charges in Texas
The arrest caused him to miss a scheduled performance.
LegalAugust 30

Rapper Lefty Gunplay booked on an assault charge after a Missouri show
He was taken into Greene County Jail on Saturday morning, hours after playing Regency Live in Springfield.
LegalAugust 30

Rapper ColdheartedAC charged over an $8.1 million stolen check scheme
A 25-count federal indictment names Ada William Obayuwana and two co-defendants across three Southern California counties.
LegalAugust 29

Appeals court says rapper Bankroll Freddie's lyrics were fair evidence
The Eighth Circuit let his marijuana and firearms convictions stand, and he is serving 12.5 years.
LegalAugust 28

Cassie asks a judge to end Clayton Howard's $35 million trafficking suit
Her lawyers say the complaint describes Sean Combs as the one in control, and dispute a chlamydia allegation.
LegalAugust 28

Chris Brown challenges $13 million verdict, citing a Rihanna mention in court
His lawyers say a question about his 2009 conviction tainted the jury, per HotNewHipHop.
LegalAugust 28

Aretha Franklin's sons are still fighting over the soul singer's estate
More than 1,400 filings in, the brothers remain split over song copyrights, storage units and their eldest brother's care.
LegalAugust 28

Lawsuit says AI was used on rapper Kanye West's two latest albums
An anonymous producer names Vultures 2 and Bully, and wants paying for work he says went uncredited.
LegalAugust 28

Cledus T. Judd says Sony Music ordered his Ella Langley parody pulled
The country comic's Meet Her had run for two weeks before the takedown request.
LegalAugust 28

No charges for the man who defaced a Dolly Parton mural
The vandal, who splattered black paint on the East Nashville piece Monday, says it wasn't about hate.
LegalAugust 28

German police drop their travel ban case against Bob Vylan
The band call it another attempt to silence critics of the war in Gaza.
LegalAugust 27

Judge cuts 17 claims but rapper 6ix9ine still faces 14 from Yailin
Aileen Cannon left the abuse, privacy, explicit-content and property allegations alive, with an answer due in September.
LegalAugust 27

Judge lets country artist Tony Justice take his Suno class action to discovery
Only a Tennessee consumer protection count fell, after the plaintiffs told the court they had cited the statute by mistake.
LegalAugust 27

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons recovers Celsius shares in a 1MDB case
A Brooklyn federal court approved the settlement, and at least $8.6 million is earmarked for four creditors.
LegalAugust 27

Singer Selena Gomez and her mother accused of defrauding Wondermind investors
Her lawyer calls the lawsuit over the collapsed mental health startup meritless and plans to file for dismissal.
LegalAugust 26

Musician Yves Tumor denies sexual assault claims made by multiple women
The artist born Sean Lee Bowie says he has witnesses and will take legal action over posts that spread from Reddit to X.
LegalAugust 26

Guitarist Saul Adamczewski accused of assault and abuse by two women
The Insecure Men and former Fat White Family musician faces allegations shared on social media.
LegalAugust 19

Christian metal band Demon Hunter sued Netflix over a trademark
The band alleges the streamer's animated hit created consumer confusion with its own name.
LegalAugust 19

Singer Ariana Grande sues to unmask hackers leaking her unreleased music
The lawsuit says hackers have accessed devices and accounts of her photographers and producers for 15 years, leaking 45 songs in 2023 alone.
LegalAugust 19

Singapore bars two Massive Attack members over a pro-Palestine concert display
The Associated Press tied the ban to a display at one of the band's shows.
LegalAugust 19

Eminem fights a trademark case over beauty products tied to Reasonably Shady
Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant say he waited nearly three years to raise the challenge.
LegalAugust 19

Pity Alvarez does not testify on the first day of his homicide trial
The judges rejected a defense request to pause proceedings after Alvarez fell asleep in court.
LegalAugust 19

Ellie Goulding sues ex-management company over undisclosed Live Nation ties
She says her TaP Management team pushed her to work with Live Nation without disclosing the company owned TaP.
LegalAugust 18

Young Thug fights lawsuit over Lil Wayne tour bus shooting
A Cobb County judge will decide whether the decade-old case, over a 2015 shooting on Wayne's bus, has enough evidence to go to trial.
LegalAugust 17

Diddy accuses Lil Rod of feeding stolen footage to a 50 Cent Netflix documentary
The claim is part of a wider countersuit that also raises Lil Rod's own legal troubles, AllHipHop reports.
LegalAugust 17

Drummer Jay Weinberg says legal limits once kept him from working with other artists
He says the restriction, which he never named directly, traced back to his decade in Slipknot.
LegalAugust 16

Ronald Isley keeps the Isley Brothers band name after a court fight ends
The case closed with a dismissal that bars Rudolph Isley's estate from bringing it again.
LegalAugust 15

Rapper denies he spoiled a Don Toliver show after taking a gun into Toyota Center
Houston police say he entered through a loading tunnel with a handgun and was arrested inside the venue.
LegalAugust 15

Man convicted in rapper Pop Smoke's killing gets four more years in fentanyl case
Deijae Jester was sentenced after guards caught pills meant for him during a juvenile hall visit in December.
LegalAugust 15

Drummer Gene Hoglan threatens to sue Reversed Records boss Rob Shallcross
The dispute traces back to unpaid invoices, AI-generated album art and a fight over access to Dark Angel's own social media.
LegalAugust 15

Drake's Stake.us case turns on a New Mexico fight over discovery
A Virginia court already sent a related lawsuit to arbitration, while a New Mexico judge weighs dueling requests over Drake's promotional reach in the state.
LegalAugust 14

Rapper Boosie Badazz bails his longtime stalker out of jail
He told The Breakfast Club he wants her to get mental health help rather than sit in custody, even as his family objects.
LegalAugust 14

Keefe D case reaches jury selection, with Tupac's cousin watching in court
Daz Dillinger's separate royalties suit against the estate also moved forward this week.
LegalAugust 14

Jazz guitarist Pritesh Walia released after ICE detention, JazzTimes says
An editor's note added to the outlet's original piece says he is no longer in custody, though the case is not considered over.
LegalAugust 13

Judge keeps the defamation case against R&B singer Ray J alive
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner's claim now heads toward a 2028 trial.
LegalAugust 13

1000Milan asks a jury to settle his Kendrick Lamar credit lawsuit over m.A.A.d City
He says the producer AXLFOLIE kept him off the credit and the payout for the 2012 Compton track.
LegalAugust 13

Tupac's estate accuses producer Daz Dillinger of keeping a $1 million archive
The estate says he never returned a $91,445.27 check tied to the same material.
LegalAugust 13

Judge sends the Cascio siblings' case against Michael Jackson's estate to arbitration
The ruling leans on a clause in the 2019 settlement the siblings signed with the estate.
LegalAugust 13

Marilyn Manson is set for a 2027 jury trial over an assault claim
A California law revived the case after it had first been thrown out on a statute of limitations.
LegalAugust 13

Sean Combs, the music mogul, is out of solitary confinement at Fort Dix
AllHipHop says he was placed there after a prison fight, and his release date keeps shifting.
LegalAugust 13

Sean Combs countersues producer Rodney Jones Jr. over a Netflix documentary
He accuses Jones of selling stolen footage to Netflix and defaming him in the film, and wants it returned.
LegalAugust 13

A friend says hip-hop figure Big U is ready for his federal case
New prison photos surfaced days after prosecutors added charges over an alleged witness plot.
LegalAugust 13

Man arrested after allegedly urinating on family at Morgan Wallen concert
The man faces four assault charges over the incident at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium.
LegalAugust 12

Sidney Starr asks for a low bond as her Georgia child sex case moves on
The reality TV personality, who denies the allegations, has spent 10 days in a Fulton County jail's protected LGBTQ unit.
LegalAugust 12

Beyonce faces a copyright suit over a sample on Alien Superstar
The claim says a sample on the Renaissance track was used without clearing it with the rights holder.
LegalAugust 12

A jail call undercuts Keefe D's ghostwriter defense ahead of the Tupac murder trial
Prosecutors say the recording has him admitting he wrote the book they plan to use against him.
LegalAugust 12

Rapper Rod Wave's defense receives 90GB of evidence in Georgia shooting case
Prosecutors handed over the evidence dump on July 31, as the rapper heads toward a September court date on 14 charges.
LegalAugust 12

Suge Knight says he would wreck the Keefe D trial from the stand
The Death Row founder says loyalty and street code keep him silent, though he insists more than one person was involved.
LegalAugust 12

A stalker threatened Roc Nation label chief Desiree Perez outside its Manhattan offices
Police say the same man has targeted her with online threats since May, before the confrontation escalated in person.
LegalAugust 12

Reggie Wright Jr. denies a role in Tupac Shakur's killing as Keefe D's trial opens
The former Death Row security chief says his only meeting with Keefe D came years later, at a grocery store.
LegalAugust 12

Levon Helm Studios takes Amy Helm to court
The suit accuses the singer of self-dealing and puts the damage at $2 million or more.
LegalAugust 11

A photographer faces charges after a Cardi B video shoot in New York City
NYPD handcuffed the 70-year-old after he ignored security boundaries near the set in Brooklyn.
LegalAugust 11

Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty tells a judge settlement talks are over
Jennifer Hough's five-year harassment suit against him has cleared discovery, AllHipHop reports.
LegalAugust 11

Court upholds a conviction for beer taken at Toby Keith's farm
An Oklahoma appeals court left the 2025 conviction in place. The man took four beers from a mini-fridge at Dream Walkin' Farms.
LegalAugust 11

Charleston White posts bond on weapon and marijuana charges in Texas
Authorities booked him on weapon, marijuana and driver's license allegations in Collin County.
LegalAugust 11

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme defies a $10,000 smoking fine in Detroit
The band closed their set with a defiant speech from the Ford Field stage, mid-way through opening for Foo Fighters on their stadium tour.
LegalAugust 10

Video shows rapper Kodak Black turning himself in to police
The footage ties to a May arrest on a fleeing-police charge stemming from a February incident.
LegalAugust 10

Mopreme Shakur is cautiously optimistic about the Tupac murder trial
He told CNN the family has waited nearly 30 years for the case against Keefe D to reach a jury.
LegalAugust 10

Live Nation merch arm sues sellers over fake Nirvana and Bruno Mars goods
The suit also covers merch for The Notorious B.I.G., Avenged Sevenfold, Eazy-E, Harry Styles and The Cure.
LegalAugust 9

Reality TV star Khaotic reportedly faces an aggravated sexual battery case in Georgia
AllHipHop said Atlanta booking records link the accusation to an alleged incident from December 2025, months before his Florida arrest.
LegalAugust 8

Megan Thee Stallion ordered to trial in ex-photographer's harassment and wage lawsuit
A judge found conflicting evidence about his pay and workplace conditions enough to let the case proceed.
LegalAugust 8

A Delaware court sides against Faith Evans in the fight over Notorious B.I.G.'s catalog
The ruling hands Wayne Barrow's trust a formal stake in the estate's control over Biggie's music.
LegalAugust 7

Damon Dash's life story rights go up for sale in his bankruptcy case
A trustee points to Casey Anthony's Tampa bankruptcy as the model for auctioning it off.
LegalAugust 7

Lindsey Buckingham's alleged stalker is ruled unfit for trial
A judge found Michelle Dick not competent to stand trial and ordered psychiatric medication, following an alleged attack on the Fleetwood Mac guitarist in March.
LegalAugust 6

A judge will weigh defenses in rapper 50 Cent's life rights case
The fight with his ex Shaniqua Tompkins moves to court on September 22, 2026.
LegalAugust 6

Rapper Playa Pat faces 20 years to life after federal drug convictions
Authorities seized more than $500,000 in cash, vehicles, guns and jewelry.
LegalAugust 6

Ne-Yo is sued over a dog attack on a woman making a delivery
Dominique Bridgett says the July 2025 bite cost her more than $9,000 in medical care.
LegalAugust 6

Rapper Tee Grizzley says his felony convictions have been expunged
The Detroit artist says the move opens doors that his record once closed.
LegalAugust 5

OMB Bloodbath convicted at trial over a 2017 killing in Houston
The Texas rapper faces a possible life sentence alongside codefendant Shaquille Richards.
LegalAugust 5

Prosecutors move to take final ownership of Diddy's Ibiza tapes in a forfeiture case
The Sony cassettes were seized from his Miami home in 2024, and what's on them is still unknown.
LegalAugust 5

Report moves rapper Diddy's prison release date back again
Officials now list February 20, 2028, erasing a January date set just a week earlier.
LegalAugust 4

Keefe D says Diddy had no role in the Tupac Shakur murder trial
The reversal came in a jailhouse interview days before jury selection starts in Las Vegas.
LegalAugust 4

Accuser in rapper Cartel Bo's kidnapping case takes back captivity claim
Prosecutors say the accuser was pressured into withdrawing her account from jail.
LegalAugust 4

Cartel Bo denies kidnapping charges as a Houston judge keeps him in custody
His attorney calls new evidence "very exculpatory," pointing to a recanted statement and an OnlyFans explanation for handcuffs found at the scene.
LegalJuly 31

Actor and singer Jared Leto denies sexual misconduct accusations from BBC documentary
Ten women describe alleged incidents between 2002 and 2016 in a film the BBC spent 18 months investigating.
LegalJuly 30

Kanye West settles sexual assault lawsuit with former assistant Lauren Pisciotta
The deal, reached July 23, closes claims of assault, trafficking and wrongful termination without any admission of fault.
LegalJuly 30

Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs gets his prison release date moved up again
Federal records now show a release date of January 24, 2028, days after a reported fight landed him in solitary confinement.
LegalJuly 29

Rapper RBX refiles lawsuit accusing Spotify of ignoring streaming fraud
The amended complaint claims stream manipulation tied to Drake has diverted at least $600 million in royalties from other artists.
LegalJuly 24

Rapper Drakeo the Ruler's security guard says YG had a knife in fatal brawl
A deposition surfaced as California Highway Patrol briefly detained YG this week while searching a Burbank property in the ongoing killing investigation.
LegalJuly 24

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty in London nightclub bottle attack case
Prosecutors dropped assault and grievous-bodily-harm charges tied to a 2023 incident at nightclub Tape London in exchange for the plea.
LegalJuly 8

Taylor Swift wins copyright case dismissal as "Eras Tour" film gets five Emmy nods
The nominations land five days after her Manhattan wedding to Travis Kelce and mark only her second career Emmy nod.
LegalJuly 7

Rapper Nipsey Hussle's children reportedly split his estate
TMZ reports the rapper's two children split $11 million in cash and assets, seven years after his 2019 killing outside his South LA store.
LegalJune 29

Fuerza Regida frontman Jesus Ortiz Paz in legal battle with Jimmy Humilde
Ortiz Paz accused Rancho Humilde of pulling Fuerza Regida songs from streaming as a royalties countersuit moves through federal court.

Dame Dash's bankruptcy trustee seeks to sell his likeness and music archive

Rapper Famous Dex arrested on domestic battery charges

Rapper Lil Durk asks for two scholars to explain drill to jurors

MO3 murder trial opens in Dallas with testimony from the rapper's mother

Alanis Morissette sues her former tour manager over an alleged blackmail scheme

Judge weighs reconsidering ruling in Bad Bunny reggaeton copyright case

Bad Bunny wins a court ruling over the reggaeton dembow rhythm

Judge dismisses a stylist's lawsuit against singer Lizzo's touring company

D4vd's old fake-blood merchandise video resurfaces during his murder case

Gary Glitter denies eight historical sex offence charges in court

Duane Keffe D Davis found guilty of rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder

Jason Isbell's Suno lawsuit rests on publicity rights, not copyright

Jason Isbell and David Lowery file a class action lawsuit against Suno

Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas, 30 years on

Judge dismisses the last claims in the Asha Daniels lawsuit against Lizzo

Jason Isbell and David Lowery lead a class action lawsuit against Suno

Duane Davis is convicted of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

CJ Wallace wins a ruling as his defamation case moves to a damages hearing

Rapper The Game loses another court appeal over a 7.13 million judgment

Aaliyah's uncle blames his son in a lawsuit over the singer's 2001 plane crash

Sam Smith wishes they had written back to Tom Petty about Stay With Me

Jermaine Dupri drops his 18 million dollar royalty suit against Sony Music

BigXthaPlug arrested on DUI and weapons charges in Texas

Rapper Lefty Gunplay booked on an assault charge after a Missouri show

Rapper ColdheartedAC charged over an $8.1 million stolen check scheme

Appeals court says rapper Bankroll Freddie's lyrics were fair evidence

Cassie asks a judge to end Clayton Howard's $35 million trafficking suit

Chris Brown challenges $13 million verdict, citing a Rihanna mention in court

Aretha Franklin's sons are still fighting over the soul singer's estate

Lawsuit says AI was used on rapper Kanye West's two latest albums

Cledus T. Judd says Sony Music ordered his Ella Langley parody pulled

No charges for the man who defaced a Dolly Parton mural

German police drop their travel ban case against Bob Vylan

Judge cuts 17 claims but rapper 6ix9ine still faces 14 from Yailin

Judge lets country artist Tony Justice take his Suno class action to discovery

Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons recovers Celsius shares in a 1MDB case

Singer Selena Gomez and her mother accused of defrauding Wondermind investors

Musician Yves Tumor denies sexual assault claims made by multiple women

Guitarist Saul Adamczewski accused of assault and abuse by two women

Christian metal band Demon Hunter sued Netflix over a trademark

Singer Ariana Grande sues to unmask hackers leaking her unreleased music

Singapore bars two Massive Attack members over a pro-Palestine concert display

Eminem fights a trademark case over beauty products tied to Reasonably Shady

Pity Alvarez does not testify on the first day of his homicide trial

Ellie Goulding sues ex-management company over undisclosed Live Nation ties

Young Thug fights lawsuit over Lil Wayne tour bus shooting

Diddy accuses Lil Rod of feeding stolen footage to a 50 Cent Netflix documentary

Drummer Jay Weinberg says legal limits once kept him from working with other artists

Ronald Isley keeps the Isley Brothers band name after a court fight ends

Rapper denies he spoiled a Don Toliver show after taking a gun into Toyota Center

Man convicted in rapper Pop Smoke's killing gets four more years in fentanyl case

Drummer Gene Hoglan threatens to sue Reversed Records boss Rob Shallcross

Drake's Stake.us case turns on a New Mexico fight over discovery

Rapper Boosie Badazz bails his longtime stalker out of jail

Keefe D case reaches jury selection, with Tupac's cousin watching in court

Jazz guitarist Pritesh Walia released after ICE detention, JazzTimes says

Judge keeps the defamation case against R&B singer Ray J alive

1000Milan asks a jury to settle his Kendrick Lamar credit lawsuit over m.A.A.d City

Tupac's estate accuses producer Daz Dillinger of keeping a $1 million archive

Judge sends the Cascio siblings' case against Michael Jackson's estate to arbitration

Marilyn Manson is set for a 2027 jury trial over an assault claim

Sean Combs, the music mogul, is out of solitary confinement at Fort Dix

Sean Combs countersues producer Rodney Jones Jr. over a Netflix documentary

A friend says hip-hop figure Big U is ready for his federal case

Man arrested after allegedly urinating on family at Morgan Wallen concert

Sidney Starr asks for a low bond as her Georgia child sex case moves on

Beyonce faces a copyright suit over a sample on Alien Superstar

A jail call undercuts Keefe D's ghostwriter defense ahead of the Tupac murder trial

Rapper Rod Wave's defense receives 90GB of evidence in Georgia shooting case

Suge Knight says he would wreck the Keefe D trial from the stand

A stalker threatened Roc Nation label chief Desiree Perez outside its Manhattan offices

Reggie Wright Jr. denies a role in Tupac Shakur's killing as Keefe D's trial opens

Levon Helm Studios takes Amy Helm to court

A photographer faces charges after a Cardi B video shoot in New York City

Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty tells a judge settlement talks are over

Court upholds a conviction for beer taken at Toby Keith's farm

Charleston White posts bond on weapon and marijuana charges in Texas

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme defies a $10,000 smoking fine in Detroit

Video shows rapper Kodak Black turning himself in to police

Mopreme Shakur is cautiously optimistic about the Tupac murder trial