Music

SummaryCam’ron is suing J. Cole over their 2024 collaboration “Ready ‘24,” alleging a breach of contract and lack of compensationThe original verbal agreement required J. Cole to provide a verse for a future track or appear on Cam’ron’s It Is What It Is podcast, which Cam’ron claims Cole failed to doCam’ron, who is only credited as a co-author and not on the recording, is seeking at least $500,000 USD in earnings and co-author status on the sound recordingCam’ron is suing J. Cole over their 2024 collaboration “Ready ‘24,” alleging that he was not compensated and that the latter did not hold up his end of the bargain following the recording and release of their track.In court documents obtained by Music Business Worldwide, Cam’ron states that he wrote his lyrics and delivered vocals for “Re...

SummaryDrake's legal team filed a Notice of Appeal in a New York court, challenging the dismissal of his lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us"The lawsuit was dismissed by District Judge Jeannette Vargas, who ruled that the lyrics were "non-actionable opinion"given the context of a rap battleDrake accused UMG of prioritizing "corporate greed" over its artists' safety by promoting the diss track despite knowing the allegations were falseDrake is challenging the dismissal of his lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), with his legal team officially filing a Notice of Appeal in a New York court. A copy of the filing was obtained by Music Business Worldwide.The Boy’s infamous legal battle against his record label was dismissed by District Judge Jeannette Vargas on October 9. She expl...

SummaryNewJeans’ contract with ADOR is valid until 2029, ruled the Seoul Central District CourtThe court rejected the group’s termination claims, stating the former CEO's dismissal was not a breachADOR is now committed to resuming NewJeans' activities, including a full album releaseNewJeans has lost its legal battle against record label ADOR after almost a year.The Seoul Central District Court officially ruled that the group's contract with ADOR remains valid until 2029. The ruling was made several months after the Seoul High Court rejected the appeal filed by members Hanni, Hyein, Haerin, Danielle and Minji to terminate their exclusive contracts with the label. The court further shut down NewJeans' claims that ADOR's dismissal of the group's mentor and former label CEO Min Hee-jin was a b...