Summer Walker Lawsuit, DistroKid AI Slop Case, Top Dawg Ruling & More Top Music Law News

THE BIG STORY: Summer Walker and Universal Music Group are pitted in a legal battle over the status of her record deal, centered on the singer’s efforts to use California’s “seven-year rule” to get out of her deal.

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Reading between the lines, both sides still appear to be open to a deal. UMG said it was forced to file the case because of legal deadlines, but has “great respect for Summer” and hopes for an “amicable resolution.” Her lawyers said she is “disappointed” in the lawsuit and would “vigorously defend” it, but that she “remains open to a constructive resolution.”.

For more on Summer, UMG and the seven-year rule, go read our full story here — and stick with Billboard for more updates as the case moves ahead.

Um tribunal de apelações da Califórnia decidiu que a Top Dawg não pode ser processada sob uma nova lei estadual de “doxxing” depois que revelou os nomes de duas mulheres que processaram o selo por assédio sexual e agressão.

A judge ruled that Muni Long’s former managers cannot subpoena her medical records after she publicly accused them of involuntarily committing her to a mental health facility.

Warner Music Group sued Ray-Ban over accusations that it used hundreds of songs in social media advertisements without permission — the latest in a flood of such cases over the past three years.

A judge ruled that a German artist suing Ye (formerly Kanye West) over an allegedly uncleared sample can cite his history of antisemitism and her own family’s ties to the Holocaust in the case.

A UMG foi atingida por uma ação judicial centrada na ascensão de Gigi Perez, movida por um gerente que diz ter “discovered” a sensação do TikTok, mas que depois foi excluído de seu sucesso.

Two producers dropped a lawsuit accusing Travis Scott of illegally sampling their work on his chart-topping albums Astroworld and Utopia — a move that came with no settlement payment.

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