Lawsuit

Beyonce's latest album 'I Am... Sasha Fierce' has been on the shelves since November 2008, but an anime artist in Japan claims that it's taken this long to move forward with a lawsuit over the album's art. Anime director Hiroshi Nagahama, mastermind behind 'Mushi-Shi' and 'Detroit Metal City,' has filed suit with production company Marvelous Entertainment against Sony Music Japan International, cl

Infamous industry figure and manager of the Game, Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the New York Daily News over a recent report accusing him of being a police informant. The Daily News ran a story on Sept ...

Brooklyn rapper Fabolous is scheduled to head to court this week to face an $85 million lawsuit filed by Philadelphia radio personality Lisa "Golden Girl" Natson. In the suit, Natson charges that she was assaulted by Fab's bodyguard after her radio station, Power 99's annual Powerhouse concert back in 2004...

When Kanye West recently suggested that every aspiring artist could at least grab a camera and shoot a viral video, he forgot to mention that you still need to have your permits in order first. New Orleans rapper B.G. learned this hard way...

50 Cent may have proven his dedication to his self-funded film 'Things Fall Apart' by losing roughly 60 pounds for his role, but an outside production company hired for the movie claims that 50 wasn't as committed when it came to payments...

Busta Rhymes just got busted. A woman named Devin Cooper recently filed a $250,000 lawsuit against the New York rapper, claiming that a hot-tempered Bus-A-Bus threw a glass at her while they were dining at Mr. Chow's restaurant in Beverly Hills, Calif...

Well after a year following Michael Jackson's sudden death, the drama continues. The King of Pop's mother, Katherine Jackson, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michael's children against concert promoter AEG Live, claiming that the company didn't offer proper physical care and that they were negligent in hiring Dr...

Just last week, Drive-In Music Company filed a lawsuit against Leaders of the New School and Busta Rhymes for copyright infringement over use of a track on their 1991 debut album 'Future Without a Past.' It looks as though they won't be slowing down with the legal proceedings anytime soon...

Johnny Nunez, Dr. Dre has logged excessive hours in the recording studio over the past few years -- even if the world is yet to hear much of the results. But the rapper/producer could have faced some serious financial repercussions if he didn't make good on a contract he had signed with Paramount Recording Studios in California for use of their studio from April 2009 to June 2010...

Russell Simmons has been in the fashion industry for years, but he hasn't had any internal legal snafus -- until now. Simmons, who founded Phat Farm in 1992 and sold it twelve years later for $140 million, has filed a $55 million breach of contract lawsuit against Hong Kong-based partner Li & Fung over his "Russell Simmons Argyleculture" and "American Classics by Russell Simmons