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Apple has been forced to stop selling the Apple Watch in the US due to a patent infringement lawsuit.   Sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be banned online starting on December 21 and from Apple retail locations after December 24.   The move comes …

Popular Nigerian musician and activist, Charles Emeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has threatened to drag Premier Records Limited to court over issues bothering on copyright infringements. The musician claims that Premier Records Limited has violated the terms of the agreement over a musical contract between both parties. The …

  Music publishers sued Twitter for more than $250 million in damages on Wednesday, June 14 alleging that the social media platform “breeds massive copyright infringement that harms music creators.”   In the lawsuit, the National Music Publishers’ Association, whose members include Universal, Sony and Warner Music Group allege that …

Ghanaian musician Obrafour is dragging Canadian rapper Drake to court over the unauthorised use of his song. In music, sampling is a common concept as artists borrow from the works of others to uplift their art. To legitimately borrow, one must take permission and the absence of such permission amounts …

According to Mr. Eazi, Bad Bunny recorded a Joeboy song without going through the standard clearance process with the label and the artist. “Yo @sanbenito you need to tell your lawyers to stop messing around and clear that Joeboy rip-off on your album,” the tweet reads. Mr. Eazi then proceeded …

Marjorie Taylor Greene used Dr. Dre’s Still Dre as the soundtrack to one of her propaganda videos, but Dre stopped it by filing a copyright claim against the Georgia congresswoman. Dr. Dre told TMZ when he found out about the video, “I don’t license my music to politicians, especially someone …

According to the letter, the Lawyers representing Asa stated that the song’s composition was created by Asa in a recording session with Tempoe which took place on 22nd, September 2020. It further stated their client didn’t grant permission for Joeboy and Tempoe to utilize said composition. Asa’s lawyers demanded that …

Nigerian UK-based multi-talented artist Melvitto recently got involved in a public disagreement with Afrobeats sensation Oxlade over the release of a new single. Details: Melvitto recently released a new EP he called ‘Overdose’ and included in the 6-track EP is single titled ‘Folasade’ which features Oxlade. Controversy has surrounded the song’s inclusion …

Controversy has surrounded the song’s inclusion on the album as it appears the track wasn’t cleared by Oxlade and his team, While replying to a Twitter user who was wondering if Oxlade had cleared the song, Melvitto surprisingly revealed that the track was included without Oxlade’s knowledge or consent. Melvitto …

American pop music superstar, Mariah Carey is being sued for $20 million for alleged copyright infringement over her hit song All I Want for Christmas Is You. The singer and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are both named in the lawsuit, which is being brought by the songwriter Andy Stone. Carey …