05 Nov 2024UMG sues Believe for $500m over piracy claimsUniversal Music Group (UMG), alongside its subsidiaries UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, and ABKCO...By In-house West Africa
22 Jul 2024Ghanaian producer wins $250 000 in CAF copyright lawsuitAn Accra High Court has ruled against the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for violating the...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
06 Jun 2023Deezer takes on AI-generated music clones with transparency...France-based music streaming platform Deezer has announced that it is building a set of cutting-...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
24 Mar 2023Kenya: Nonini wins We Kamu copyright disputeKenyan hip hop artist Nonini has been awarded a Ksh1m (about $7 600) settlement by a court in...By Peter Choge
10 Oct 2022Ghana: Afrochella facing trademark lawsuitCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its organiser, Goldenvoice, are suing Ghanaian...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
29 Sep 2022Ghanaian rapper Kirani Ayat takes on govt for copyright...Ghanaian rapper Kirani Ayat has called out the government for infringing on his intellectual...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
22 Sep 2021Twitch and US music publishers association join forcesAmazon-owned video live-streaming platform Twitch has partnered with the National Music Publishers...By Butchie Seroto
15 Jan 2021SA’s DJ Lag gets settlement from Will.i.amSouth African gqom producer DJ Lag has received an undisclosed amount from Will.i.am following a...By Butchie Seroto
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