Rachel Scharf

SCOOP: Drake is accused in a new lawsuit of “shamelessly” using a songwriter’s demo without credit for the hook of his chart-topping Iceman single “Janice STFU.” Aviel Calev Hirschfield claims he sent the demo to Drake's producers at the beginning of 2026 but never heard back.

In classic judicial fashion, a major ruling just dropped ahead of the holiday weekend: A federal judge denied competing summary judgment motions in the massive dembow copyright case, saying only a jury can decide whether Steely & Clevie invented reggaeton's signature rhythm.

Google is arguing that when indie artists upload music to YouTube, they grant a "broad license" that allows their work to be used for AI training. This in response to a copyright lawsuit over the origins of Lyria 3, which generates 30-second AI songs from text and image prompts.

Scoop: The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has filed a lawsuit alleging its union members aren’t sharing in the upside of the major labels’ landmark licensing settlements with AI music companies Suno and Udio.

D4vd's lawyers say in a new statement that they'll "vigorously defend" the singer's innocence: "Let us be clear – the actual evidence in this case will show that David Burke did not murder Celeste Rivas Hernandez and he was not the cause of her death.” billboard.com/business/legal…

Chatted with @CNNTheStoryIs and @Elex_Michaelson in studio last night about the Live Nation verdict!

Clean sweep of Live Nation at the blockbuster antitrust trial. A judge will now be tasked with deciding what that means - he could break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster or order more limited structural relief.

Spoke with @WBUR about SCOTUS' music piracy ruling today. My takeaway: Our court system moves more slowly than technology, and sometimes tech is pretty obsolete by the time precedent arrives. Something to think about in the infancy of AI litigation. wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/03/…

First reported by Billboard: Johnny Ramone’s widow has bought Joey Ramone’s brother out of the Ramones’ estate, ending a years-long legal battle between the two heirs to the iconic punk band’s legacy. billboard.com/pro/ramones-le…