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Bill Donahue

New York

Senior Legal Correspondent at Billboard

legal beat guy @billboard, covering the intersection of the music biz and the law. tips, pitches, leaks, gripes: [email protected]

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  • 2 days ago | billboard.com | Bill Donahue

    THE BIG STORY: Is the music industry’s billion-dollar legal battle over artificial intelligence suddenly going to be over before it starts? I wouldn’t count on it just yet.

  • 2 days ago | billboard.com | Bill Donahue

    Lizzo is launching an appeal aimed at ending a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by her former backup dancers, calling it an “attack” on her “First Amendment right to perform her music and advocate for body positivity.” The blockbuster case, filed in 2023, accuses the star (Melissa Jefferson) of sexual harassment and discrimination.

  • 3 days ago | billboard.com | Bill Donahue

    Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Music are in talks with Udio and Suno to license their music to the artificial intelligence startups, Billboard has confirmed, in deals that could help settle blockbuster lawsuits over AI music.

  • 6 days ago | billboard.com | Bill Donahue

    Eminem’s music publisher is suing Meta over accusations that Facebook and Instagram made “Lose Yourself” and other iconic tracks available to billions of users without permission, violating copyright law on a “massive” scale in the pursuit of “obscene monetary benefit.” In a complaint filed Friday (May 30) in federal court, Eight Mile Style alleged that the social media giant added Eminem’s songs to its music library without the necessary licenses, allowing users to add them to millions of...

  • 1 week ago | billboard.com | Bill Donahue

    Offset is now demanding that his estranged wife Cardi B pay him spousal support after their split is finalized, according to new court filings in their divorce case. The Migos rapper filed an updated answer to Cardi’s divorce petition in New Jersey’s Bergen County Superior Court earlier this month, as first reported by TMZ. The amended filing adds a request for an unspecified amount of alimony, but remains unchanged otherwise.

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Bill Donahue
Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue
26 Nov 24

can't imagine that sending jurors to deliberate on 11 months of testimony two days before Thanksgiving will cause any problems. https://t.co/DbjfjJnZIr

Jozsef Papp
Jozsef Papp @JozsefPapp_

@ajc Seems things are moving along and the jury should be starting to deliberate anytime now.

Bill Donahue
Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue
25 Nov 24

RT @Phil_Lewis_: “Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspi…

Bill Donahue
Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue
22 Nov 24

i've made the jump to bluesky. all my music law news is over there now. please go follow me: (AT)billdonahue -30- https://t.co/gUFPLbf0SY