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Mary J. Blige Sample, Madonna Case, Morgan Wallen & More Legal News

This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. This week: Mary J. Blige’s 1992 “Real Love” draws a new copyright case over an oft-sampled funk song with a long history in both hip hop and music law; Madonna strikes back against angry fans who sued […]

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Kodak Black Wants Plies To Clear Sample For New Song

Kodak Black apparently can’t get in touch with Plies to clear a sample for his new song, so he’s put the call out on social media.In an Instagram Live on Thursday (March 28), Yak made a plea for the “Shawty” creator or anyone on his team to help him out.“I need somebody from Plies camp or Plies himself or whatever to tighten down,” he said. “‘Cause I got a song […]

todayMarch 30, 2024 2

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Ozzy Osbourne Blasts Kanye West For Use Of Black Sabbath Sample

Ozzy Osbourne has taken to social media to blast Kanye West for using an unauthorized Black Sabbath sample after the English rock band denied his clearance request.In a post today (February 9) on X (formerly Twitter), the Black Sabbath frontman sent out a PSA in the aftermath of the ‘Vultures’ album event that was live streamed the night before, during which Ye and Ty Dolla $ign previewed a song featuring […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024 2

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Ozzy Blasts ‘Antisemite’ Kanye West for Unauthorized Sample

Ozzy Osbourne has condemned Kanye West for using a sample of "War Pigs" without his permission, saying he wants "no association" with the rapper.According a social media post made by Osbourne, West had requested his permission to use a section of a 1983 live version of "War Pigs," which he denied. He went on to claim that West used the sample anyway at his album release party in Chicago on […]

todayFebruary 9, 2024 2

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Chaka Khan Is Over Kanye West’s ‘Through The Wire’ Sample Grudge

Chaka Khan has taken a more enlightened approach to Kanye West‘s use of a sample of her classic song, “Through The Fire,” for his debut single “Through The Wire.”The legendary diva spoke with Rolling Stone for an interview that went live on Thursday (December 28). There, she revealed that while she wasn’t a fan of the song at first, she couldn’t blame Ye for her disdain. Because she did give […]

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