Tag: Sony Music

Sony Music drops US singer R. Kelly: reports

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sony Music has called it quits with embattled singer R. Kelly, ending his contract with subsidiary RCA after a documentary aired accusing him of repeated cases of sexual abuse, media reports said Friday. While Variety and Billboard reported the breakup, Sony Music did not immediately confirm it when contacted by AFP. One woman who sued R. Kelly, accusing him of sexual battery, knowingly infecting her with a sexually transmitted […]

Ed Sheeran faces $20 mln copyright lawsuit over ‘Photograph’

LONDON,United Kingdom (Reuters) — Two California-based musicians are suing British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran for $20 million over his hit song “Photograph,” which they claim bears a similar structure to one of their songs, according to court documents filed on Wednesday (June 8). The copyright infringement lawsuit was filed by Martin Harrington, a songwriter and producer, and Thomas Leonard, a songwriter signed to Harrington’s company HaloSongs, in federal court in the Central District of California. The […]