lawsuits

M.I.A. releases statement on Superbowl "offensive gesture" lawsuit, reveals cover art for 'Matangi'

You may remember that M.I.A. flipped the bird during the Madonna-centric Halftime Show telecast of the 2012 Superbowl and that raised digit caused a bunch of controversy…

Black Flag sues FLAG +++ belated pics from Grand Victory

Hollwood Reporter has details on a majorly shocking development to absolutely no one… Black Flag has sued FLAG. claims he and his label, SST Records, exclusively own the rights to the Black Flag name (and “Flag” variation) and infamous logo, which Flag use on tour…

Woman says Rihanna gave her herpes at Barclays Center

A Harlem woman claims in a lawsuit that she got herpes at a Rihanna concert in Brooklyn from lipstick the singer endorsed. Starkeema Greenidge, 28, alleges she contracted the virus when a representative of MAC Cosmetics applied a used tube of RiRi Woo to her smackers…

Layne Staley's mom suing Alice in Chains (who are playing the MMRBQ w/ Soundgarden & Cheap Trick)

“The mother of deceased Alice in Chains lead singer Layne Staley has sued her son’s former bandmates, claiming they cut her out of royalties owed on the band’s hits…

Olympia WA's Broken Water launch North American tour

DOWNLOAD: Broken Water – Drown (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Broken Water – Underground (MP3) Olympia, WA trio Broken Water released their second album, Tempest, about a year ago via Sub Pop subsidiary, Hardly Art…

RZA countersuing against copyright infringement claims related to Kanye West track

RZA screams “J’Accuse!!!” at Teichiku Ent. (more by Dana Yavin) RZA is taking a bold move of fighting back against a copyright infringement lawsuit, filing a lawsuit of his own against JVC Kenwood Holdings, which includes Teichiku Entertainment:RZA (born Robert Diggs) is upset that the record label Island Def Jam has withheld more than $50,000 in royalties based on the claims that one of Teichiku’s sound recordings was illicitly used on Kanye West’s 2010 song, “Dark Fantasy,” which RZA produced…

Thousands in NJ being sued for file-sharing (many for downloading Lacuna Coil & Iced Earth)

An independent record label, a foreign film company and several pornography studios have declared war on illegal file sharing in New Jersey, suing more than 12,000 people since June for allegedly using peer-to-peer networks to unlawfully distribute copyrighted material over the Internet…

Ravers claim "reduction of visibility in both eyes" after swimming in glow-in-the-dark pool at a Sunset Park party

Next time you go, ahem, raving, make sure and stay away from the glowing green pool of water. Two women have allegedly suffered ill affects after going to Return to the Bubble Kingdom on August 4 at a Sunset Park Warehouse: The two 19-year-old women, Rocio Marie Cabrera and Sarah Deodath of the Bronx, have now filed a lawsuit against the promoters as well as warehouse owner Atlantic Properties…

The Velvet Underground lose lawsuit against the Warhol estate over rights to banana image

A judge has peeled back one of The Velvet Underground’s legal claims involving the use of the band’s famed banana logo. Manhattan federal Judge Alison Nathan tossed the legendary band’s request for a court order declaring that the late artistAndy Warhol’s foundation doesn’t hold a copyright on the iconic image…

R.E.M.: 'Fox News and Losing My Religion'

R.E.M., who recently described “why President Obama’s vision is essential to the notion of equality and democracy in America“, posted the following note today:R…
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