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[Photos by: Poppy/Facebook, Mars Argo/YouTube] Internet icon Poppy, whose name is Moriah Rose Pereira, is reportedly being sued for copying fellow YouTube star Mars Argo's “identity, likeness and expression of ideas.” Argo is also suing Poppy's partner Titanic Sinclair, whose name is Corey Michael Mixter, for “emotional and psychological abuse.” Read more: Poppy is internet famous, just released […]

[Photos by: Chuck Grant, Radiohead/YouTube] After being accused of copyright infringement for reportedly using melodic elements from Radiohead's “Creep” in her song “Get Free,” singer Lana Del Rey is saying her lawsuit with the English rock band has been settled. Read more: Did Lana Del Rey rip off Radiohead's “Creep”? Del Rey came under fire […]

Hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan are being sued for copyright infringement over their song “People Say.” Read more: Martin Shkreli ordered to forfeit his rare Wu-Tang Clan album According to TMZ, '60s soul trio The Diplomats claim that Mathematics, a producer for Wu-Tang, ripped off the “melody, lyrics and rhythm” of their 1969 track “I've […]

Iron Maiden appear to have settled the legal dispute over their song “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” which arose from the similarities the song shared with the band Beckett's “Life's Shadow.” Read more: Clown-themed Iron Maiden tribute band singer arrested for allegedly smuggling $7 million in drugs The reportedly almost year-long dispute has been settled, with Iron Maiden's Steve […]

[Photo by: “Shake It Off”/YouTube] A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Taylor Swift, which accused her of copyright infringement for her boppy hit “Shake It Off,” as Variety reports. Read more: This is what Gerard Way’s vocals over a Taylor Swift song sounds like As previously reported, Swift was hit by a copyright lawsuit from songwriters Sean Hall […]

Spotify has been hit with a massive lawsuit by Wixen Music Publishing for allegedly using Tom Petty's “Free Fallin',” the Doors' “Light My Fire” and “tens of thousands of other songs without a license and compensation,” The Hollywood Reporter reports. Read more: Black metal and power metal lead Spotify’s Emerging Genres for 2017 As THR explains, Wixen Music […]

[Photo by: Slash/Amazon, Ace Frehley/Amazon] Funko Pop! figures are some of our faves, but it turns out that Gibson isn’t totally in love with the Pop! figures like we are. Read more: Three Kurt Cobain Pop! figures are coming soon As Law 360 explains, Gibson Brands Inc. sued Funko for their use of the trademarked Les […]

[Photo by: Clark County Nevada‏/Twitter] Attorneys have filed negligence cases on behalf of more than 450 victims against MGM Resorts International and the corporate owner of both Mandalay Bay resort and Route 91 Harvest Festival concert venue following the shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 concert-goers and left hundreds more injured, Billboard reports. Read more: 59 […]

[Photo by: fuckjerry/Instagram] You’ve likely heard of the internet famous Instagram account fuckjerry—you know, the one with 12.5 million followers that posts amazing memes and photos? Well, it turns out that the account might just be in some serious legal trouble that isn't funny at all. Read more: 14 LANY lyrics for when you need an […]

[Photo by: “Shake It Off”/YouTube] Taylor Swift might be trying to leave her previous eras behind (as made obvious by her “Look What You Made Me Do” music video…), but it doesn’t look like she’ll be doing that too easily. Swift has reportedly been hit by a copyright lawsuit from songwriters Sean Hall and Nate […]

Davey Suicide recently stopped by APHQ to chat with our APTV correspondent, Stevie James. Davey goes in to talk about their recent victory with their lawsuit, their new album “MADE FROM FIRE,” his recent shoot with Chris from Motionless In White, and much more in this APTV interview. He even opens up about the source […]

Paramore have settled their legal dispute with former bassist Jeremy Davis, according to The Tennessean. As AP originally reported in March 2016, the dispute centered on whether Davis was an employee of the band or a partner in their businesses. This would affect the revenue he received. If he was a partner, he would be […]

[Photo by Tim Tronckoe] UPDATE—Iron Fist Clothing provided the following statement via email: “This is a legal matter that will be responded to accordingly, and that Iron Fist denies the allegations in the complaint and in the story published by Alt Press.” When New Years Day frontwoman Ash Costello entered into a collaboration with Iron Fist […]

According to a new report, Five Finger Death Punch have filed a lawsuit against Prospect Park Records, the label that's released the bulk of the group's albums. As covered by Theprp.com, the band is suing Prospect Park in an effort to be released from their recording contract with the company. 5FDP are also seeking a […]

The lawsuit among former members of Ghost and the band's singer, Papa Emeritus, is apparently gaining steam. On Thursday, a reported founding member of the band issued a public statement about the case on Facebook. In doing so, he revealed the identities of certain past Ghost members. Read it below. Ghost's instrumentalists are always anonymously […]

Former members of Ghost are reportedly suing the band's leader, Papa Emeritus, according to Swedish media outlet Corren. According to reports, four previous Ghost members—whose, keeping with the band's secretive style, identities are not revealed—instituted a lawsuit against Papa Emeritus, aka Tobias Forge, for “missing wages and allowances for several years.” Forge apparently managed the […]

Disney is being brought to court by a screenwriter for allegedly stealing Zootopia, according to Deadline. Gary L. Goldman, credited for Total Recall, is suing Disney for copyright infringement, saying that he brought the idea of Zootopia twice to executives, but was turned down each time. Read more: This ‘Punk Goes Disney’ soundtrack may not […]

Indie rockers Sleigh Bells are suing Demi Lovato over her 2015 track “Stars.” In a complaint filed yesterday in California Federal Court, Sleigh Bells members Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller claim that Lovato’s “Stars” contains “material taken from the original Sleigh Bells song ‘Infinity Guitars,’” which was released in 2010. “Demi Lovato, and the label […]

[Photo credit: Tyler Church] A Day To Remember’s lawsuit with former label Victory Records has been ongoing for multiple years now. A final settlement will be decided this fall, but regardless of the outcome, frontman Jeremy McKinnon believes he and the rest of the band win no matter what. Read more: A Day To Remember delay new […]

Sonny Moore (aka Skrillex), Justin Bieber and other artists that contributed to the 2015 song “Sorry” are being sued by singer/songwriter Casey Dienel (aka White Hinterland). Dienel shared a statement Thursday saying Bieber’s “Sorry” “copies the vocal riff” that is in her track “Ring The Bell,” which was released in 2014.  “The writers, producers, and performers […]