Earlier this month Jay-Z called for the lawsuit that accuses him of rape to be dismissed and the lawyer who filed it to be sanctioned. That lawyer, Tony Buzbee, has now responded, calling Jay-Z’s motion for dismissal an “outrageous and unprecedented attempt” to silence his client

Last year Fred Durst sued Universal Music accusing the major of breach of contract and copyright infringement, and seeking to cancel his old deals with the music company. A court has now ruled that Durst has failed to demonstrate there are grounds for actually rescinding his old record contracts

Diddy has sued a man who claims he has videos showing the musician sexually assaulting celebrities and minors. No such videos exist, Diddy claims in a defamation lawsuit that also targets news network NewsNation, which - it says - provided a platform for distributing the “outlandish claims”

UK live sector trade group LIVE has published an agenda setting out its priorities for 2025, including the issues it will lobby government on. There are the customary calls for more economic support for the live industry, as well as requests relating to Brexit and Martyn’s Law

Warner Bros Discovery has been sued for defamation over a Chris Brown documentary which included claims that he raped a woman in 2020, an allegation the musician strongly denies. In his $500 million lawsuit, he says Discovery knew that woman’s claims were not credible before airing the programme

The Napster streaming service could lose access to portions of its catalogue as some labels and distributors threaten to pull the plug over late royalty payments. More than half a dozen labels have expressed frustration about the late payments, with some experiencing delays of over a year

GEMA has sued another AI company for copyright infringement. Having sued OpenAI last year, it has now filed a lawsuit against music AI platform Suno. While Suno has already been sued by the major labels in the US, this lawsuit will test the copyright obligations of the AI company under European law

The TikTok ban in the US has been officially paused for 75 days by incoming President Donald Trump. However, the app’s future in the US remains uncertain, meaning artists should use those 75 days to strengthen their presence on other platforms and to also encourage fans to connect by email

Ninja Tune are seeking a full time Digital Operations Coordinator to work across release deliveries and digital catalogue management, working 5 days a week in their Kensington office. Closes: Tues 4th Feb.

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