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Ghostface Killah is suing Universal Music Group executives for allegedly breaking the terms of his contract, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The rapper attests that UMG only holds a 25 percent stake in the Wu-Tang Clan songs featuring Killah and not the 50 percent as asserted...

The estate belonging to the late Rick James is following in the footsteps of Eminem, filing a proposal on Friday (April 1), for a class action lawsuit against label giant, Universal Music Group for unpaid profits earned from digital sales...

Eminem's music publisher, Eight Mile Style LLC, is attempting to collect $2.2 million in past due compensation, stemming from a 2009 settlement over download rights. The Detroit-based company filed an official request last week, asking a U...

Years following the death of reggae legend Bob Marley, his family has hit a standstill in winning back the rights to his classic albums. Following a verdict in a lawsuit against Universal Music Group's UMG Recordings unit, Marley's widow Rita and his nine children lost the battle to assume the copyright of five albums recorded between 1973 and 1977 for Island Records...

Nearly two decades after they brought reggae music to international heights, duo Chaka Demus & Pliers are crying foul on their record label's behalf. The Jamaican natives are suing Universal Music Group to the tune of $10 million in unpaid royalties and trademark infringement on a handful of their biggest hits including 'Tease Me,' 'Twist and Shout' and 'Murder She Wrote,' one of the most succ

The woman whom Bronx rapper Remy Ma infamously shot in the stomach over a money dispute is renewing her lawsuit against Remy's record label, Universal Music Group. In 2007, Makeda Barnes-Joseph was shot twice in the abdomen by her former friend Remy Ma, now serving an eight-year sentence for the crime at New York's Rikers Island...

In the months following Michael Jackson's death, the pop star's estate was swamped with lawsuits, debts, custody battles and an endless list of legal troubles. But now, a few months after the King of Pop has already been laid to rest, a new and undeniably absurd lawsuit as been brought against his estate...